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Retailers report gains for February
Shoppers shrugged off the snow that hammered much of the country in February to buy spring clothing and other items, resulting in the strongest retail sales gain since November 2007, […]
February snowstorms raining on retail’s holiday parade
Two bits of retail news came my way this morning that don’t look good for retailers. With the massive snowstorms and weather across the country in February, the news isn’t […]
Could menu labeling set a dangerous precedent?
Sometimes ignorance can be bliss … but depending on your health needs, ignorance can also be deadly. That’s part of the reason I’m torn on a bill that’s being heard today […]
January retail sales better than last year…but that’s not saying much
Sometimes the realities of being a retailer during an economic downturn reminds me of encountering people who are so starved for attention that any little glance their way means they’ll […]
Snowpocalypse put a damper on your Valentine’s Day shopping?
I will look for just about any reason to insert “snowpocalypse” into a sentence this week. So for today’s excuse — if you haven’t gotten that Valentine’s Day present yet, now’s […]
New report: Consumers spent modestly in January
Americans backed off from their holiday spending pace in January, but retail sales rose for a third month in a row compared with a year earlier, largely because of higher […]
Is American consumerism dead?
I got an e-mail this week that started out with this: Dear Liz, According to a new study, 78% of respondents said the American Dream has died. Wow, that’s depressing. […]
Retail landscape looking up
After holiday sales predictions across the industry ranged from down a percentage point to up nearly two points, the official word is in from the National Retail Federation: sales were […]
Little Italy’s Boccaccio to be auctioned
Little Italy’s once-vibrant Boccaccio Restaurant, is up on the auction block after being closed for more than a year. Giovanni Rigato opened Boccaccio in 1992, but the upscale establishment closed […]
Jos. A. Bank now renting tuxedos
Hampstead-based retailer Jos. A. Bank announced today it plans to go into the tuxedo rental business with a test launch in about 5 percent of its stores this month. By […]
Ravens playoff gear in the blink of an eye
No sooner did the clock wind down on the Baltimore-Oakland game Sunday, than did the Ravens playoff gear emerge from its hiding place. At exactly 7:22 p.m. Sunday night, the […]
Post-holiday bargains galore
It’s that time of year again — when the shopping for others is completed and now it’s time to shop for yourself and spend all those gift certificates you got […]
