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Christmas Tree chain making Texas debut | Bed Bath & Beyond acquired chain in 2003
Friday, January 29, 2010
Dallas Business Journal -
by Bill Hethcock Staff writer
Jake Dean
CHRISTMAS IN JANUARY: Christmas Tree Sops, a holiday-themed subsidiary of Bed Bath & Beyond, will open at the parent company’s superstore along the Dallas North Tollway this summer, say Steve Lieberman, left, CEO of The Retail Connection, and Peter Russell, vice president of Bed, Bath & Beyond.
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Holiday-themed retailer Christmas Tree Shops is expanding into Texas, with its first store in the state taking root at a prime shopping spot in North Dallas.
Home furnishings...
North Texas businesses plan Haiti relief efforts
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, 5:07pm CST
Dallas Business Journal
by Bill Hethcock Staff writer
North Texas businesses are gathering relief supplies and taking other measures to help respond to Tuesday's 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti.
Fort Worth's Alcon Laboratories is working with Project Hope, Americares, Direct Relief International and Heart to Heart to assist with the relief efforts for the victims of the earthquake, Alcon spokeswoman Melissa Mota said.
Alcon is donating eye care supplies to treat eye infections or injuries caused by debris and dust, she said. The products include tear...
How will struggling stores fare in 2010?
Saturday, January 2, 2010
By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News
mhalkias@dallasnews.com
After the Christmas rush, retailers step back and figure out what needs to happen next.
Those unable to stabilize their business during the holiday will close more stores in 2010, but the numbers shouldn't be as big as in recent peak years, says Alan Shor, president and co-founder of the Retail Connection LP, a Dallas-based retail real estate firm.
Store closings in 2009 are below the record-setting years of 2001 and 2008. By Thanksgiving, retailers had announced 4,644 store closings, according to the...
By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News
mhalkias@dallasnews.com
After the Christmas rush, retailers step back and figure out what needs to happen next.
Those unable to stabilize their business during the holiday will close more stores in 2010, but the numbers shouldn't be as big as in recent peak years, says Alan Shor, president and co-founder of the Retail Connection LP, a Dallas-based retail real estate firm.
Store closings in 2009 are below the record-setting years of 2001 and 2008. By Thanksgiving, retailers had announced 4,644 store closings, according to the...
Retailers sell out of key items as holiday shopping counts down
December 17, 2009
By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News
mhalkias@dallasnews.com
Heading into the weekend before Christmas and the final days of Hanukkah, shoppers are encountering out-of-stock items in everything from basic wrinkle-free men's shirts at L.L. Bean to fashion-forward shearling women's boots at J.Crew.
Some retailers are trying to decide if they want to put the entire store on sale at this critical point in their holiday sales season. Other stores are sticking to already aggressive promotions planned months ago as they watch one item after another sell out.
One-third of shoppers...
By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News
mhalkias@dallasnews.com
Heading into the weekend before Christmas and the final days of Hanukkah, shoppers are encountering out-of-stock items in everything from basic wrinkle-free men's shirts at L.L. Bean to fashion-forward shearling women's boots at J.Crew.
Some retailers are trying to decide if they want to put the entire store on sale at this critical point in their holiday sales season. Other stores are sticking to already aggressive promotions planned months ago as they watch one item after another sell out.
One-third of shoppers...
