Retail recession
Date:December 4th, 2008Retail recession
Links of the Day, 12/4/2008
Retail sales for November were the weakest in years, to nobody's surprise. ... Kim's pessimisim is understandable, even though the gaming industry is one of the few that have come close to being "recession-proof.... (more...)
Women's Voices For Change Thursday Newsmix
Split-pea soup for the soul: Diana Foote, food writer for the Treasure Coast Palm newspaper, says that anti-depressants are not what's needed during the recession. ... I could listen to the dire retail sales forecasts for this holiday season because I was safe in the knowledge that no matter what, I could whip up a soup with that b... (more...)
Dolce & Gabbana & Madonna
It's only right we set this edition with a realistic view of how the recession is affecting the retail industry.... (more...)
Pension News from 15-30 November
30 November
Government urged to guarantee Pension Protection Fund
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Bank cuts UK rates to 57-year low
? Homewares retail chain The Pier - which has 31 stores and 17 concessions across the UK - was placed in administration. It employs about 400 workers. ... ?Manufacturing and services surveys this week have confirmed that the recession is gathering momentum.... (more...)
Uniformly Dismal
The economic news is uniformly dismal. Retail sales are expected to drop dramatically, the economy is sinking quickly into what may be the worst recession since the 1930?s... (more...)
Today's Westdale Column
Could permanent public offices stabilize the mall and make its retail space and perimeter land more valuable and attractive for development? ... Anyone who thinks a private investor is going to ride into the middle of a recession and fill the mall with new stores has a very active imagination.... (more...)
Stock up on Overstock.com (OSTK)
When the Bureau of Economic Research declared that the recession had officially begun in December 2007, the entire retail sector shrugged its shoulders and said, " No kidding.... (more...)
Hyde Park Village to get Upscale CineBistro
Now, this is exciting. Recession-shmession.... (more...)
Turning Tradgedy into Absurdity
If advertising was that effective, there would be no recession and no retail downturn.... (more...)
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