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March 29, 2013
Weather Trends: April 2013

The North Central and Northeast states will be warmer than last year and normal for April 2013 overall with warmer trends arriving mid-month, a positive for spring products. However, an active jet stream will bring frequent showers and storms to much of the eastern half of the nation where precipitation will trend greater than last year which may soften spring category demand, especially for outdoor products. Temperatures in the Southeast and along much of the West Coast will be similar to last year and near normal.

March 1, 2013
Same day delivery could be WMT's secret weapon

With 4,000 U.S. stores serving as product depots, same day delivery holds great potential for a retailer with an unrivaled retail footprint, assuming a strategy can be developed to profitably unlock the opportunity.

February 28, 2013
Sport Chalet enhances online assortment

Sport Chalet, a sporting goods chain operating mostly on the west coast, has expanded its online assortment.

February 13, 2013
Report: Retail imports to increase 8.5% in February

A report released Friday by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates estimated that retail imports will increase 8.5% in February, after a contract deal between the East Coast and Gulf Coast dockworkers is finalized.

October 23, 2012
Walmart general counsel to talk e-commerce at legal conference

Joel Lamp, senior associate general counsel for global e-commerce at Walmart, will deliver the keynote address at the 10th Annual General Counsel Conference West Coast on Oct. 30 to 31 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in San Francisco.

October 15, 2012
Scotts Miracle-Gro names SVP independent channel

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. has appointed Phil Jones, formerly president of its west coast region, to lead its retail channel for independent garden centers and hardware co-op stores as SVP independent channel.

October 3, 2012
Uniqlo to open first West Coast flagship in San Francisco

Fast Retailing will open its first West Coast Uniqlo flagship store in the Union Square neighborhood of San Francisco.

January 12, 2012
Kohl's expands New York design studio, adds California studio

Kohl's Corp. said Thursday it is doubling the size of its design office in New York City, as well as adding its first design studio on the West Coast, in Santa Monica, Calif.

September 8, 2011
Supervalu to sell 107 fuel centers

Supervalu has announced the sale of 107 fuel centers located in the Midwest, Intermountain West and West Coast regions following the acceptance of four separate bids to purchase the centers.

April 20, 2011
Toys 'R' Us girds for online battle on Western front

The multichannel capabilities of Toys “R” Us were enhanced this week when the company announced plans to open a new online fulfillment center near Reno, Nev., that will allow for more timely shipment of West coast customers’ online orders.

March 2, 2011
Economy and weather little help at Big 5

The weak sales and profits reported Wednesday by West Coast sporting goods retailer Big 5 weren’t a surprise, as the company had warned Wall Street more than a month ago that financial results would be below expectations.

November 14, 2010
Two Targets to close

Target stores in Bonita Springs, Fla., and Waterford, Mich., are slated to close after the...

July 8, 2010
Big 5 Sporting Goods reports same-store sales decline

Big 5 Sporting Goods reported that for the second quarter same-store sales declined 0.5% versus...

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