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PHOENIX, ARIZ. -- Zocalo Mall, a unique new shopping center concept targeting Hispanic Americans that will be modeled after town square market and entertainment centers found in some Mexican cities, [...]

PLANO, TEXAS -- In a retailing version of the Oscars, the winner for best turnaround story of 2004 likely would be JCPenney, with the nod for best director or engineer [...]

NASHVILLE, TENN. -- Food continues to play a larger role in Dollar General's growth strategy, as the retailer recently announced plans to expand its test grocery format to 20 more [...]

TROY, MICH. -- Management's promise of a Kmart turnaround and emergence from bankruptcy could be a pipe dream if this holiday season takes a turn for the worse and deals [...]

NEW YORK -- Fleming Cos. Inc. has a long heritage as a supermarket supplier, but the company is realizing that heritage alone is not enough to achieve its ambitious goals. [...]

Five years of declining sales have forced makers of ready-to-eat cereal to finally face the fact that consumers aren't inclined to return to the breakfast table. Few people have time [...]

CHICAGO -- The Home Depot could become a $100 billion company within five years, growing into a retailing force second only to Wal-Mart in revenue. This is the ambitious sales [...]

When hundreds of independent grocers came together for the National Grocers Association's annual convention in Dallas last month, it was clear from the start what they feared most: Wal-Mart. According [...]

NASHVILLE, TENN. -- Service Merchandise has completed its chainwide repositioning to a new, smaller store presentation as it moves into the critical make-or-break holiday season. If the new strategy, which [...]

TROY, MICH. -- The executive reshuffling that has swept through Kmart since the recent arrival of ceo Chuck Conaway has taken yet another turn with the hire earlier this month [...]

PLANO, TEXAS -- With JCPenney's turnaround now complete, the retailer plans to move forward aggressively to a leadership position as the preferred shopping venue for middle America, part of which [...]

ABILENE, RAN. -- Revolutionary changes will be taking place at Duckwall-ALCO Stores this year as the regional discounter attempts to revive its business under the direction of ceo Bruce Dale, [...]

FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- Stronger competition, a failed advertising campaign and a pullback in consumer spending due to economic forces knocked Pier 1 Imports off-kilter last year, resulting in a [...]

M00RESVILLE. N.C -- Lowe's may generate half the revenue of leading home improvement retailer The Home Depot. but that hasn't stopped this No. 2 player from continued rapid expansion toward [...]

ABILENE, RAN. -- Regional discounter Duckwall-Alco Stores recently announced a multifaceted turnaround plan to revive same-store sales growth that includes expansion of a test format with expanded food, technology upgrades, [...]

SAN DIEGO -- A two-year streak of losses and declining sales finally drove off-price retailer Factory 2-U into bankruptcy earlier this month. The chain's filing for Chapter 11 protection hardly [...]

ATLANTA -- Increased spending on store modernization, technology, and a greater focus on expanding new and peripheral businesses are part of The Home Depot's plan to grow sales at least [...]

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Aggressive store expansion, supply chain efficiencies and new merchandising initiatives to drive comparable-store sales are among the priorities at Tractor Supply Company as it moves toward becoming [...]

IRVING, TEXAS -- A test scrapbooking store concept launched by Michaels Stores in Dallas this summer apparently has proven its worthiness and will expand to three new markets next year. [...]

MESQUITE, TEXAS -- Extreme-value and dollar store concepts have been one of the hottest growth trends in retailing this past year, especially given the sluggish economy and shoppers' demand for [...]

FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- An emphasis on hot new exclusive products, rollout of a test prototype to more stores and the expansion of accessories in core basics are part of [...]

Changes are likely in several hard lines departments at Kmart in the coming months as the retailer refines it merchandising strategy to meet the needs of its core shopper, a [...]

TROY, MICH. -- Kmart's recently filed plan of reorganization spells out the retailer's strategy in vague terms and lays out financial objectives, yet approval by creditors is the next critical [...]

TROY, MICH. -- Kmart's plan to emerge from bankruptcy this spring may be a first step to financial health, yet the retailer's latest move to shutter stores leaves many questions [...]

SAN DIEGO -- Still reeling from a terrible year in which comparable store sales dropped 8.7%, off-price retailer Factory 2-U has implemented a recovery plan that entails closing stores, subtle [...]

Two of Food Lion's newest formats--Bloom and Bottom Dollar--will expand this year. Six stores to open in upstate South Carolina will be Bloom stores, a format launched in 2004. Bloom [...]

Given positive customer response to its first Sunflower Market in Indianapolis, Supervalu plans to expand its new organic and natural foods limited-assortment concept to a second market this year, with [...]

Home products maker Newell Rubbermaid will shut down a third of its 80 factories, resulting in 5,000 layoffs. The move is part of a three-year plan to streamline operations and [...]

As acting ceo of Team Products International, retailing veteran Joe Ettore would like to see the company expand its array of licensed goods in hardware, automotive and housewares while simultaneously [...]

The exploding market for natural and organic food leaves plenty of room for entrepreneurs in retailing beyond the giants such as Whole Foods, Wild Oats and major supermarket chains expanding [...]

Natural and organic food company The Hain Celestial Group plans to merge in November with Spectrum Organic Products. Spectrum is a California-based maker of natural and organic culinary oils, vinegar, [...]

The challenges of limited space and high land costs in major city centers have kept big-box home improvement retailers away from these areas in recent years--but no more. In a [...]

Gourmet food retailer Balducci's will open a new landmark store in the historic New York Savings Bank building this spring. The 30,000-square-foot store replaces the original Balducci's in Greenwich Village [...]

Responding to the threat of super-centers and increasingly tough competition among their peers, traditional supermarket operators are turning more and more to expanded general merchandise as an answer to the [...]

Ongoing financial difficulties led Winn-Dixie to file for bankruptcy protection last month. The supermarket chain with 920 stores in the U.S. and Bahamas had been working on a turnaround plan [...]

MINNEAPOLIS AND BENTONVILLE, ARK. -- Private label food has grown increasingly important as a value-priced alternative to national brands in the supercenter channel, with some of the latest moves to [...]

Retailer News--Advance Auto Parts last month reported its best quarterly and year-end results in history. Same-store sales grew 7% in the fourth quarter and 3.1% for the fiscal year that [...]

Vendor News--Kraft will launch several new food products tied to health and wellness in the first half of this year. The new items include: 100-calorie portion control packs of crackers [...]

Everyone has an opinion about Kmart's chances of rejuvenating its business and rising again to a leadership position in retailing. But most talk about it in hushed tones, like a [...]

GARLAND, TEXAS -- A flier lured Lucy Fitzgerald to the new 99 Cents Only store near Dallas around rush hour on a Wednesday evening. She and eight other bargain hunters [...]

Bad blood continues to brew between the American Hardware Manufacturers Association and Reed Exhibitions, which dissolved their partnership in 2003 and this spring will produce separate hardware industry shows. In [...]

Fleming has filed a plan to emerge from bankruptcy. Over the past few months, Fleming has divested much of its business, including its once-core grocery wholesale and retail divisions. Under [...]

ARLINGTON, TEXAS -- The Home Depot's test of a retail concept targeting avid gardeners and professional landscapers expanded to its second major market earlier this month with the opening of [...]

NEW YORK -- AutoZone's record-breaking success last year drew significant attention from investors seeking more information about the company as well as assurances that the retailer can keep delivering strong [...]