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Retail Beginnings & Endings BEGINNINGS: McDonalds-Durham | Hallmark-Cary | Lululemon Athletica-Raleigh | Vestique-Raleigh | Men's Wearhouse-Raleigh | Harris Teeter-Southern Pines | Big Al's BBQ-Wake Forest | Bojangles-Durham... Read More>>> |
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Which is America's Best City?Businessweek.com spent months working with data that would help us to identify the best cities in the U.S. We looked at a range of positive metrics around quality of life, counted up restaurants, evaluated school scores, and considered the number of colleges and pro sports teams. All these factors and more add up to a city that would seem to offer it all. When we began the process we had no idea which cities would come out on top. The winner? Read More>>> |
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What's the real story on the European Debt Crisis?Why is it that drops in asset values associated with impaired debt undermine economic activity far more than larger drops in equity values do? For example, during the tech bubble and the subsequent crash, $5 trillion in economic value disappeared over 30 months on the U.S. stock markets. This dwarfs the decline in asset values... Read More>>> |
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Retail Industry Trade Group Sees Holiday Sales Up 2.8%“While businesses remain concerned over the viability of the economic recovery, there is no doubt that the retail industry is in a better position this year to handle consumer uncertainty than it was in 2008 and 2009.” Read More>>> |
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How Apple's Steve Jobs redesigned the retail spaceWhen the architect Peter Bohlin arrived for his first meeting with Steve Jobs, he wore a tie. “Steve laughed, and I never wore a tie again,” Mr. Bohlin recalled. Thus began a collaboration that has extended from Pixar’s headquarters, completed in 2001, to more than 30 Apple Stores (and counting) around the globe, all with design... Read More>>> |
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Fifi's Fine Resale Apparel: A Case StudyLauren Calderazzo has been in the retail industry for 15 years. She has worked in everything from sales/management in high-end boutiques to corporate retail overseeing 20+ stores and already had one successful Fifi’s franchise operating in Durham in her portfolio. Lauren was looking to expand her ownership with a second location in Raleigh. Lauren contacted Shane and the two met at the Durham store to assess current needs... Read More>>> |
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