Innovation Luggage Inc. is packing it up. The retailer, which touts itself as America's largest luggage dealer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday. The Secaucus, N.J.-based company listed assets between $1 million and $10 million...
As part of a story about broad retail trends, this St. Petersburg Times story mentions that Westfield is scaling back the hours of operation at its U.S. properties. ...
In perhaps the most interesting news of the past few days, Microsoft revealed plans to open its own line of stores. Any news of new retail concepts in this environment is welcome news. And given Apple's success, it seems worth it for Microsoft to...
Here's some potentially good news on the retail front. Radio Shack has quietly tested a new concept that, if successful, could lead to new openings or conversions of older Radio Shacks into the new stores. ...
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's financial stability plan may come too late to rescue the commercial property market, which is following housing into a slump. Lending has dried up as $171 billion of commercial mortgages held by non-bank...
Menswear chain S&K Famous Brands Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, citing operational losses over the past year. The Richmond, Va.-based chain, which sells value-priced clothing in about 136 stores in 23 states...