Big Box Stores

Walmart's New Ad-vantage Over Best Buy

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Walmart Ad Campaign, Walmart, Walmart Best Buy, Newspapers, Best Buy Closing, Walmart Store, Wal-Mart, Best Buy Store, Best Buy, Walmart News, West Dundee, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Big Box Retailers, Walmart Ad, Advertising News, Advertising, Big Box Stores, Walmart Sales, Walmart Bestbuy, Business News, Walmart Prices, Business News

Walmart turned Best Buy's retreat into an advertising diss. Walmart has taken out full-page newspaper ads telling shoppers not to worry about the anno...

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Are Big-Box Stores Crumbling?

Time | CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Online Retail, Big Box Stores, Best Buy Sales, Brian Dunn, Retail, Online Shopping, Big Box Stores Decline, E-Commerce, Amazon, Best Buy, Business News

Best Buy released its first-quarter 2012 earnings this week, and though the numbers beat Wall Street expectations, net income took a tumble — fallin...

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Dispatch From a High-Temperature Republic

Peter Mandel | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Strip Malls, Revolution, Tax Rates, Suburban Blight, Wealth Disparity, Banana Republics, Gun Ownership, Death Penalty, Big Box Stores, National Disunity, Job Training, Occupy Movement, Tea Party Movement, American Decline, Politics News
Peter Mandel

Prices may be low, but the Republic's economy is slow and there are hundreds of thousands who can't keep up. "Jobs exist," insist local experts. "But our workforce isn't trained." In fact, many high school graduates here have a hard time reading and doing basic math.

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Ikea Solar Panels Shadow Other Big Box Retailers

Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Renewable Energy, Wal-Mart, Solar Energy, Ikea, Video, Big Box Stores, Green Technology, Solar Panels, Green-Living, Photovoltaics, Ikea Renewable Energy, Ikea Solar Installation, Ikea Solar Panels, Ikea Solar Power, Photovoltaic Cells, Solar Power, Green News

From EarthTechling's Susan DeFreitas: Big-box stores may contribute to the evils of urban sprawl, but -- with all that rooftop real estate -- they ...

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Dave Jamieson

Warehouse Woes: Workers Say They're Losing Jobs For Speaking Up

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Retailers, Walmart, Labor, California, Workers, Big Box Stores, Class Action Lawsuit, Inland Empire, Schneider-Logistics, Warehouse-Workers, Business News

Nearly a hundred warehouse workers in California who spoke up about alleged wage violations and unsafe working conditions fear they now may lose their...

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Retail Reinvented, Again

John Backus | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Tower Records, Small Business, Startup, Big Box Stores, Retail Entrepreneurship, Cds, Virgin Megastore, Retail, Entrepreneurs, Best Buy, Entrepreneur, Dvds, Amazon, Retail 2.0., Small Business America, Small Business News
John Backus

We are in the middle of another battle between brick and mortar and e-commerce. Best Buy is dying. But it is not alone. Welcome to the new world of retailing, the death of retail 2.0. So who will pick up the pieces?

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The French Connection Between Old Books and Current Events

Dave Astor | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: France, Women's Rights, 19th-Century French Literature, French Novels, French Literature, Racism, Big Box Stores, Occupy Wall Street, Economic Inequality, Feminism, Sexuality, Realism, Books News
Dave Astor

Nineteenth-century French novels have a lot to say about our 21st-century world. And I'm not just talking about Jules Verne books that predicted some of today's technological advances.

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The Faithful Shopper: Present Perfect

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Make Up for Ever, Dany Sanz, New York City, Sephora, Black Friday, Frederick Malle, Laura Geller, Edit NY, Geller on Lex, One-of-a-Kind Shops, Maquillage, Big Box Stores, Frédéric Malle, Jeffrey New York, Toiletries, Nationwide, Shopping, Department Store, Bond No 9, Stationery, Edit New York, Eyewear, IL PAPIRO, Diaries, Mrs. John L Strong, Address Books, Journals, Mrs. John L. Strong, Photo Albums, Glasses, Robert Marc, Park Avenue, Scully & Scully, Erwin Pearl, Selima Optique, Martin Katz, Fine Jewelery, French Riviera, Fred Leighton, Fashion Jewelry, Buttercup Bake Shop, Cupcakes, Magnolia, Ann Sacks, Anne Sacks, Sex in the City, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

Whenever possible I look to smaller, one-of-a-kind shops for the little treasures that loved ones will cherish forever. And New York City is the capital of the unique boutique!

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Walmart's Gain Indicate U.S. Economy May Be Headed For Rebound

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Walmart Gains, U.S. Recovery, Retailers, U.S. Retail Sales, Walmart, U.S. Economy, Video, Quarterly Earnings, Big Box Stores, Walmart 3q 2011 Earnings, Walmart-Earnings, Business News

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart got an early Christmas gift: Its strategy of offering the lowest prices and shoppers' favorite goods is starting to bear fru...

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Walmart Benefiting From Americans' Frustration With Big Banks

Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Walmart, Video, Big Box Retailers, Bank Fees, Big Box Stores, Bank-News, Business News, Big Banks, Walmart-Financial-Services, Bank of America Debit Card Fees, Big Bank Fees, Business News

It's not just local non-profit credit unions that are benefiting from anger directed at big banks -- the world's largest retailer is also getting a bo...

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TV Retailers Plan To Be 'Aggressive' With Promotions On Black Friday

Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Retailers, Video, Black Friday Shopping, Black Friday Sales, Retail Sales, Black Friday Shopping 2011, Big Box Stores, Black Friday, Business News, Black Friday Deals, Retail, Business News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - It may not be a blood bath, but it will definitely be a dogfight. The television aisles of top U.S. retailers are poised f...

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D.C. Hip-Hop Artist Says 'Keep D.C. Walmart Free!' (VIDEO)

Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Walmart, Dc, Empower DC, Social Justice, Video, Petworth, Big Box Stores, Head-Roc, D.C., Hip-Hop, DC News

WASHINGTON -- D.C.-based hip-hop artist Head-Roc does not want Walmart on Georgia Avenue or anywhere else in the District of Columbia. With Empower D...

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Target Comes Under Fire Around the World

Michelle Chen | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Nlrb, Walmart, South Asia, Labor, Human Rights, Jordan, Big Box Stores, Migrant Workers, Jobs, Manufacturing, Target, Target Stores, Unions, Business News
Michelle Chen

The retail giant Target is under fire from all sides, for union-busting at home and labor violations overseas. The reports that have come out in the past several weeks highlight a continuum of cruelty in the global supply chain.

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California Cities Lowering Standards To Raise Revenue

latimes.com | Alana Semuels, Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: California Big-Box Stores, Big Box Stores, Wal-Mart, Los Angeles News

Like many municipalities across the state and nation, Turlock, Calif., is struggling to plug a sizable budget hole. So city officials are looking to c...

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Shun The Mega-Retailers

Jeff Milchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Outsourcing, Imports, Big Box Stores, Exports, Independent-Retailers, Home Depot, Small Business America, Lowes, Stihl, Business News
Jeff Milchen

Just as the U.S. government has subsidized the largest global banks at the expense of smaller competitors and taxpayers, the rise of the mega-retailers owes partial thanks to the invisible hand of Uncle Sam. Those government policies should be reversed.

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Big Box Prescription Bargains -- Less Than Meets the Eye?

Yolanda Reid Chassiakos | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Pharmacies, Big Box Stores, Pharmaceutical, Generic Drug Companies, Advertising Campaigns, Make a Profit, Drug Companies, Health Care, Healthcare, Health, Healthy Living News
Yolanda Reid Chassiakos

Big box stores are in business to make money, not to subsidize your health care. Be aware of the research and study that have gone into making the attractive product displays.

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Big Box Store Bashing

Peter Gorman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Texas, Sushi, Food, Walmart, Organic Food, Big Box Stores, H-E-B, Healthy Living News
Peter Gorman

I live in tiny, bucolic Joshua, Texas. Horses abound on neighbors' property. The nearest supermarket, one I don't use often, is more than two miles aw...

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Rivals Secretly Finance Opposition to Wal-Mart In Mundelein

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Area Walmart, Walmart, Chicago Suburbs, Illinois, Walmart Mundelein, Big Box Stores, Supervalu, Chicago News

MUNDELEIN, Ill.--Robert Brownson long believed that his proposed development here, with its 200,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter, was being held h...

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A Reluctant Vote for Walmart -- A Report From the Chicago City Council

Joe Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Living Wage, Walmart, Chicago City Council, Edgewater, Chicago Big Box Ordinance, Rogers Park, Big Box Stores, Chicago News
Joe Moore

I voted for the zoning change to allow for the Walmart because I wanted to honor the hard work of labor and community organizations. I cast my vote with great trepidation, however.

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Is Walmart The Only Retailer Interested In Pullman? Maybe Not.

Chicago Reader | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walmart, Big Box Stores, Pullman, Chicago Plan Commission, Big Box Chicago, Chicago City Council, Walmart Chicago, Chicago News

The fight over a proposed new development in Pullman on the far south side has so far been focused on whether it should include a new Walmart store, a...

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Walmart In Chicago: A Bad Thing Or The Worst Thing?

The A.V. Club Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Walmart in Chicago, Walmart, Big Box Stores, Chicago Walmart, Chicago Big Box Stores, Walmart Chicago, Chicago News

Andrew: Well David, the city has postponed its big decision on whether Walmart should be allowed to set up a second store in city limits, this time on...

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Big Box Store, Boutique Price: Target's Designer Collaborations

Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tracy Feith, Designer Collabs, Designers, Target, Alexander McQueen, Big Box Stores, Anna Sui, Disocount Shopping, Discount Stores, Style News
Alexandra Sinderbrand

Now Target is just another place that enables designer deities to do what they do best: Rip us off.

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As Retailers Cut Back CIties Confront 'Ghostboxes'

AP | JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ghostboxes, Stores, Box Stores, Big Box Stores, Business News

BISMARCK, N.D. — Hundreds of anxious shoppers watched as city officials used power saws to cut 2-by-4s during Home Depot Inc.'s ribbon-cutting c...

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Buy Local, Buy American

Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Big Box Stores, Shopping, Buy American, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

I'm not against China, or globalism. But right now, America needs all the money we can give it. And we need to reward the very few Americans who are still making things here.

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More Suburbs Fighting Against Big Box Stores

Daily Herald | Larissa Chinwah | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wal Mart, Chicago Suburbs Zoning, Big Box Stores, Chicago Big Box Stores, West Dundee Wal Mart, Chicago Suburbs Development, Wal Mart Development, Chicago News

An empty field surrounded by family homes, soccer fields, baseball diamonds and a shopping mall on West Dundee's northern border is the latest battleg...

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