Washington, D.C. – The locally based Small Business Survival Committee (SBSC) recently released its sixth annual rankings of the states according to their respective policy climates for small business and entrepreneurship in the Small Business...

Realcomm 2001 Roundtable

Atlanta – Locally based JDN Realty Corp. recently acquired a 49% membership interest in Hendon/Atlantic Rim John's Creek LLC, which owns a prime retail shopping center located in a northern suburb of Atlanta...

Shopko Inc., based in Green Bay, Wis., established an energy efficiency plan in 1991 to cut expenses and has implemented it in its 141 specialty discount stores in the states of the Midwest, Western Mountain and Pacific Northwest regions...

Thanks in part to strong population and employment growth, major retail markets in Texas are full of activity. New chains are arriving, a plethora of grocery store chains are competing for their share of an expanding market, and shopping center...

At a time when many of its retail counterparts are declaring lackluster sales, Fort Myers, Fla.-based Chico's FAS Inc. is reporting sales of $259 million so far this year — a 67% increase over 2000. The casual-but-stylish apparel and accessories...

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Atlanta — Publix Supermarkets announced plans to launch PublixDirect, its own Webvan-style online and home delivery operation. The Florida-based chain plans to launch the service in Florida this year and in Atlanta in 2002. According to The...

For August 2001 Company Name Month ‘01 Full $ Month ‘00 Full $ Month ‘01 Full % Month ‘01 Comp % Month ‘00 Comp % Specialty apparel American Eagle Outfitters 151.8 120.9 25.6 2.1 9.1 Ann Taylor 86.5 76.6 12.9 (3.5) 3.7 Charming Shops 156.9 117.1...

New York – Locally based The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for September suffered its largest monthly drop since October of 1990...