American multinational department store chain
I enjoy watching changes in consumer buying behavior and the adapting marketplace. It’s the classic scenario of ‘find a need and fill it.’ Smart entrepreneurs will always have their eye…
Editors at USA Today use the sad story of Sears during this holiday season to remind us about the role of capitalism. The company that’s mostly an afterthought this Black…
Winston-Salem Journal takes us back in time to urban planning fad circa 1970s—the pedestrian mall: The initial Trade Street plan, unveiled in 1963, was grandiose. Everything in the blocks enclosed…
Sears Holdings has announced that it’s closing 68 Kmarts and 10 Sears stores. Among the casualties are five Kmarts in North Carolina: Brevard, Gastonia, Lumberton, Pineville, and Rocky Mount. Another…
CBSLosAngeles reports that: A woman shopping in Northridge was surprised when a man ran past her and swiped her handbag. But she was in for more of a surprise when…
The New York Times offers up a fascinating look at the state of the industry. The basic idea: There is too much retail space in the United States and a…
Another great example of inept government bureaucracy. Imagine if you were Eric and Robin Bjerke. The Bjerkes owed in 2010, and the IRS cashed their check. But the government keeps…
George Mason University economist Donald Boudreaux has read commentary from pundits who yearn for the “good old days” of the 1950s, when income tax rates and unionization rates were much…
Thomas Donlan‘s latest editorial commentary for Barron’s highlights one of the unsung benefits of productivity gains for the American consumer. It’s easy to see the jobs lost to productivity improvements.…
The last day to register your friends to vote in the upcoming election is this Friday, October 12. The last day for Election Services to receive your friends’ requests for…
While Scott Sexton get props, the Journal’s editorialists beg Sears to locate its headquarters in Winston Salem, adding “we can talk incentives with the best of them”……
Hed: Eastland’s overhaul still needs developer Money quote: “It’s more difficult than we thought it was going to be.” — Tom Flynn, Charlotte city economic development director. News: None. It…