Retail expert Alan Roseman explains how slight changes to maintained markups can significantly improve profitability.
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August 26 2009 |
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New ownership to provide broadened distribution, increased access to sourcing, and lowered retail prices for Lyon-based skateboard brand.
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August 05 2009 |
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In an effort to provide our readers with the most comprehensive coverage of the current retail climate as possible, Transworld Business has developed a new monthly column we’re calling Retail Round Up. In this installment we examine how specialty stores and department stores are performing based on same-store sales results over that past thirteen months.
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February 05 2009 |
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Transworld Business surveyed 185 leading surfboard retailers from around the county in order to present an accurate assessment of the surf hardgoods market. In this second installment of results, we’re breaking down how retailers in the U.S. are stocking their boardrooms by construction/ materials.
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January 09 2009 |
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Transworld Business surveyed 185 leading surfboard retailers from around the county in order to present an accurate report on the state of the surf hardgoods market. In the first installment from the data we gathered, we’re breaking down what the leading surfboard retailers in the U.S. are stocking their boardrooms with by category, and how those categories are trending in stores across the country.
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December 31 2008 |
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In the second installment of Retail Round Up, we’re looking at how several major Department Stores have performed in 2008, and how those results match up against specialty stores.
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December 08 2008 |
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Retailers post the worst October sales figures since 1971 as President-Elect Obama simultaneously calls for speedy action to revive the economy.
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November 07 2008 |
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According to a report from Chicago Business on November 3, Billabong has decided to pull out of plans to open a 15,000 square-foot flagship retail location in Chicago’s former Carson Pirie Scott & Price building on State Street.
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November 03 2008 |
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La Jolla Group announced that the company is opening the doors to its first O’Neill Clothing flagship store, located in Anaheim, California’s GardenWalk shopping district. The 3,350 square foot store features the latest collection of O’Neill clothing, footwear, accessory, and wetsuits.
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July 14 2008 |
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A wise man once said that the world is a dangerous place to look at from behind a computer. I couldn’t agree more. Nothing is better than getting out of the office for a few hours and catching up with key players in the industry. That’s what this new feature on Transworldbusiness.com is all about.
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June 24 2008 |
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