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NEWS ABOUT: big-box retailers

big-box retailers stories: 5 news summaries

 Recession, 
 Competition 
 Imperil Malls 

100 shopping centers could be 'dead' by year's end

May 22, 09 9:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A half-century-old American standby is ailing as shopping malls around the country struggle to stay afloat, the Wall Street Journal reports. Same-store sales in shopping centers fell 6.5% in the year ending March 31, and the biggest mall operator has seen sales drop 7.3%. Some 100 malls could... More »

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retail • recession • mall • Target • Wal-Mart • big-box retailers

Revamped Dollar Stores Cash In on Recession

More food, cleaner aisles lure shoppers

May 14, 09 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - When the recession sent pinched consumers hunting for bargains, dollar stores were ready. Cluttered aisles of cheap treasures have been replaced with stocked fridges and neat rows of mustard and canned beans. Half of US households now shop at dollar stores monthly, and 18% more $100,000-plus households started frequenting... More »

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recession • discounts • Wal-Mart • big-box retailers • Jay-ZTV • dollar stores • bargain shopper



  Circuit City Powers Down 

Electronics retailer offers one more day of deep discounts

Mar 8, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today is the last day to benefit from the deeply slashed prices at the nation's closing Circuit City stores, NPR reports. Not everyone is pleased with the remaining selection of unwanted laptops and lonely printers, but shoppers are still finding deals, and the soon-to-be jobless employees seem to be doing... More »

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bankruptcy • Circuit City • Chapter 11 • financial crisis • economic downturn • big-box retailers • recession depression • going out of business sale

MARKETS

 Retail Drives Dow Down 122 

Bank of America continues fall as government fix remains unclear

Feb 4, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The stock market saw losses today as ugly earnings reports and continued uncertainty over the banking sector soured investor confidence, the Wall Street Journal reports. Bank of America, off 10.6%, was that sector’s big casualty; a grim forecast pushed Costco down 6.8%. The Dow fell 121.70... More »

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retail • Costco • Bank of America • Dow Jones • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • big-box retailers

 Home Depot Dumps Olympians 

Program helped win 95 gold medals

Jan 8, 09 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Home Depot is ending the high-profile sponsorship program under which hundreds of US athletes have had the opportunity to chase Olympic gold. The company denied that the slumping economy was behind the decision, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. But a marketing expert said, “In tough times like these, companies are... More »

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NFL • MLB • NASCAR • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Home Depot • Olympic Games • Paralympics • corporate sponsorship • big-box retailers

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