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After 50 years, MacArthur Road becomes the Valley's $1.5 billion strip
Of The Morning CallThe flow of vehicles exiting Route 22 at MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township is constant. One after another, they loop around onto what is, depending on your point of view, either shopping paradise or strip-mall hell. Last year, roughly $1.5 billion was...Tags: Williams-Sonoma Inc., Transportation, Road Transportation, McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken
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Finish line faces new challenges in pending acquisition
Tribune Media Services columnistQ:What do you think of my shares of Finish Line Inc.? Will the company's recent acquisition help or hinder it? -- F.M., via the Internet A: Success doesn't always breed success. The giant footwear retailer was successful recently in outmaneuvering rival...Tags: E.ON AG, Rocklin (Placer, California), Allianz AG Holding, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Under Armour Inc.
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Energy's volatility remains an issue for ConocoPhillips
Tribune Media Services columnistQ: Why haven't my ConocoPhillips shares done better this year? They had been great. -- R.M., via the Internet A: A Oil and gas price movements are the overriding consideration for this company, one of the nation's largest oil companies and refiners....Tags: Manor Care Incorporated, Finance, Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Petroleum Industry
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Basic Energy Services Inc.; Churchill Downs Inc.; Cogent Communications Group Inc.; Jo-Ann Stores Inc.; Rockwood Holdings Inc.; Spartech Corp. Tuesday: -- February retail sales -- January business inventories -- Earnings: Boston Beer...Tags: Shoe Carnival Incorporated, Six Flags Inc., Brookdale Senior Living Incorporated, Jo-Ann Stores Incorporated, Bowne & Company Incorporated
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Marquis to grow again
By Amanda KerrYORK -- The administrative yo-yo that The Marquis shopping center has become is taking yet another change of direction. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider a request to add 80,000 square feet of space to Phase 1 of the project. That comes...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, JC Penney Company Inc., Best Buy Co., Inc., Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), York County (Virginia)
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Dorm lesson No.1: Step it up a notch
Starting college means beginning a new educational journey. Part of that journey is learning that a lot of stores want to sell you things. The bookstore wants you to buy a sweat shirt and a plush mascot doll. The credit card companies would like you to...Tags: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Colleges and Universities, The Finish Line Incorporated, Illinois
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Holiday sales expected to be hit or miss for retailers
Tribune staff reporterNot all retailers are going to be rewarded equally this holiday shopping season. Investors in retailing stocks are increasingly concerned about which stores may suffer from lackluster sales and stock performance. For every expected winner likeAmerican...Tags: Television, Target Brands, Inc., Gail MarksJarvis, PlayStation 3, American Eagle Outfitters Incorporated
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Palin's long campaign trail (of stores)
The Swamp(Photo for the Chicago Tribune by Jeff Swensen) by Frank James All right, maybe I'm missing something. I understand why vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin might have needed to go to a department store to purchase designer jackets......Tags: Newspapers, The New York Times, Executive Branch, Foot Locker Incorporated, Government
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Speculation surrounds Sears' fate
Tribune staff reportersIt may seem far-fetched that a retailer as massive as Sears, Roebuck and Co. could ever be dismantled to tap the underlying value of its real estate. After all, the Hoffman Estates-based company is an American icon. It has $9.5 billion in market value,...Tags: Business Enterprises, Real Estate Sellers, Deutsche Bank AG, Heavy Engineering, Realty
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Choosing Clubs
ctnow.comForget about hauling your grandfather's dusty old clubs out of the basement. Experts urge new golfers to seek professional help when choosing equipment. "You want to make sure you get the right fit," says Shawn Higgins, a fitting specialist at Golfers'...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Sports Equipment, Clubs and Associations, Sports and Outdoor Equipment
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Retailing 101: Battle The Giants
Courant Staff Writer"Survival" is not a term that independent retailers like to use, says Marc Bazilian, longtime owner of Bazilian's, a popular clothing store turned shoe store in West Hartford. Words like "growth" and "success" flow more easily from the tongue, he said,...Tags: Weather Reports, Condos and Houses, Marketing, Toys, Toy Industry
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