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Toys R Us vacancies

Bill Read, EVP of Retail Specialists, has compiled a list of how the vacant Toys R Us boxes are being taken over and filled. TOYS R US (PDF)
Tagsback filling, bankruptcy, bill read, filling, infromation, retail, toys r us, vacancies

The Best 9 Franchise Deals 2018

Top 9 Franchise Units     Franchise PDF
Tagsbest 9, deals, franchise, qsr, quick service restaurants, restaurant, retail, top 9

Top 100 Retailers 2018

Top 100 Retailers 2018 Welcome to STORES Top 100 Retailers. This annual compendium of the nation’s retailers ranks the industry’s largest companies according to sales. The list has changed very little over the past several years, thanks to retailers working smartly to modernize and reinvigorate their strategies and retail’s measured pace of change. Explore the […]
Tags2018, national retail federation, nrf, retailers, top 100

Article: Could Retail Closures Actually Be Good for Your Community?

Could Retail Closures Actually Be Good for Your Community? by Lacy Beasley, published on Trustbelt.com, February 2018 [link] Is retail dead or simply evolving?  With a record number of store closings in 2017, what can we expect in 2018 and how will it impact our communities? Full Article Is Retail Healthy or Dying? Christmas spending […]
Tagsapocolypse, conway events, e-commerce, lacy beasley, point of view, rebuttal, retail, retail closures, trustbelt

Top 100 Restaurants [2017]

  Nation’s Restaurant News [link]
Tagsnation’s restaurant news, restaurants, top 100

Top 50 Franchises

2017 FRANCHISE ~ Top 50 Full Article 2017 FRANCHISE 500 RANKING RANK FRANCHISE INITIAL INVESTMENT # 1 7-Eleven Inc. $38K – $1.1M # 2 McDonald’s $1M – $2.2M # 3 Dunkin’ Donuts $229K – $1.7M # 4 The UPS StoreRequest More Info $178K – $403K # 5 Jimmy John’s Gourmet SandwichesRequest More Info $330K – $558K # 6 Dairy Queen $1.1M – $1.9M # 7 Ace Hardware Corp.Request More Info $273K – $1.6M # 8 Wingstop Restaurants […]
Tags2017, franchises, national retail federation, nrf, top 50

Top 50 Chains ~ Sales by Unit

Top 50 Chains ~ Sales by Unit data from Nation’s Restaurant News The List (PDF)  
Tagschains, nation’s restaurant news, restaurants, retail, top 50

Top Retailers 2017

Top Retailers in 2017 Full Article Rank Company 2016 retail sales (000) Headquarters/U.S. Headquarters 2016 stores USA sales growth Worldwide retail USA % of Growth   (’16 v ’15) sales (000) worldwide sales (’16 v ’15) 2% Sales Tax 1 Wal-Mart Stores $362,815,000 Bentonville, Ark. 5284 2.70% $485,873,000 75% 2% $68,662.94 2 The Kroger Co. […]
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50 Fastest Growing Retailers

50 Fastest Growing Retailers Full Article Data from National Retail Federation Growth rank Top 250 rank Name of company 1 157   Vipshop Holdings Limited 2 36 JD.com, Inc 3 17 Albertsons Companies Inc. 4 164 Axel Johnson AB 5 242 Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. 6 72 Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. 7 84 Southeastern Grocers, […]
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Article: Retail Turn Over in the TrustBelt States

Retail Turn Over in the TrustBelt States TRUSTBELT.com, by Lacy Beasley, President & COO of Retail Strategies [link] What is the future of brick-and-mortar retail when e-commerce is so easy? What is FOMO and why should I care? Is this the end of retail or the beginning something new? Is Retail Dying? Retail is perhaps […]
Tagsarticle, ecommerce, lacy beasley, retail confidence, retail death, retail fear, retail turnover, trustbelt, wallstreet

Retail as a Catalyst for Economic Development

Retail as a Catalyst for Economic Development, Second Edition A total revision of the previous edition that includes nine brand new case studies, this collaboration between ICSC and IEDC (International Economic Development Council) delivers an informative guide for public officials, economic development professionals, public sector developers and retailers looking to forge successful public-private partnerships in […]
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Lacy Beasley on “Why Amazon Loves Florida” || Site Selection Magazine

“Why Amazon Loves Florida” by Ron Starner, pg. 174-78, Site Selection Magazine, March 2017 [link] Hidden away off the backroads of rural Central Florida is a sprawling warehouse that represents the future of the retail industry. The 1-million-sq.-ft. (92,900-sq.-m.) Amazon e-commerce fulfillment center on County Line Road in Lakeland in western Polk County is one […]
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