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Gift card forecast is down for holidays

BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 8:58 a.m.

Shoppers are expected to pull back on buying gift cards again this year, according to a national survey.

  • Saturn lots set to close

    BY JERRY SIEBENMARK, The Wichita Eagle | Today at 6:23 a.m.

    On this cold and drizzly morning, ambient light provides the only light in the showroom of Saturn of Wichita's east-side dealership.

  • Twin Lakes Shopping Center is target of foreclosure

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Nov. 13 at 10:23 a.m.

    A bank has filed suit to foreclose on Twin Lakes Shopping Center, the latest blow to a center that has seen its ups and downs over the past 20 years.

  • Wal-Mart sees third-quarter profit

    BY ANNE D'INNOCENZIO, Associated Press | Nov. 13 at 8:53 a.m.

    NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted a 3.2 percent increase in third-quarter profit, helped by cost-cutting measures such as slashing inventories, and raised its full-year earnings outlook.

  • Retailers use social media to sell, listen

    BY DORIS HAJEWSKI, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Nov. 8 at 12:07 a.m.

    MILWAUKEE — Kohl's online customers would like to get free shipping on all their purchases. And the right people at Kohl's know it.

  • Studios look at delaying rentals on DVD releases

    BY BEN FRITZ, Los Angeles Times | Oct. 25 at 12:06 a.m.

    HOLLYWOOD — In an effort to push consumers toward buying more movies, some major film studios are considering a new policy that would block DVDs from being offered for rental until several weeks after going on sale.

  • Halloween business can be a scary time

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 26 at 9:53 a.m.

    For those who like a mystery this Halloween, here's one: Some stores say Halloween sales are up, while some say they are down.

  • Short-term stores 'pop up' at malls

    BY ANDREA CHANG, Los Angeles Times | Oct. 25 at 12:06 a.m.

    For most retail stores, staying in business for only a few days would be considered a major flop.

  • Eaton Steakhouse posts closing online

    BY KAREN SHIDELER, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 24 at 12:09 a.m.

    Eaton Steakhouse reported on Twitter on Friday morning that it had decided to close the restaurant at 523 E. Douglas.

  • Retail hiring for holidays predicted to be slow

    BY YLAN Q. MUI, Washington Post | Oct. 20 at 8:35 a.m.

    WASHINGTON — Competition for holiday retail jobs could be fierce this year, according to several recent surveys, as stores cautiously hire in the face of flatlining sales and budget-conscious customers.

  • Wal-Mart cuts price of books online

    By ASHLEY M. HEHER, Associated Press | Oct. 17 at 12:05 a.m.

    CHICAGO — Taking a page from its original playbook, Wal-Mart Stores launched a full-fledged price war with Amazon.com and a nation of book retailers, lowering online prices on certain highly anticipated hardback titles to $9.

  • Despite lower auto sales, retail sees increase

    BY YLAN Q. MUI, Washington Post | Oct. 15 at 12:05 a.m.

    WASHINGTON — Auto sales dried up in September, but Americans spent more money on food, gas and furniture than they did in August, according to new government data — a small step on the long road to economic recovery.

  • New Dillons in old spot

    BY DAN VOORHIS, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 10 at 1 p.m.

    Dillons plans to replace its store at Harry and Edgemoor with a bigger, nicer store, making it the latest in a string of multimillion dollar store renovations, expansions and openings.

  • Holiday sales expected to fall

    BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 7 at 12:06 a.m.

    First, the bad news: Christmas 2009 is going to be another lean year for the nation's retailers, according to a study released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation.

  • Dillon: Stores get more competitive

    BY BILL WILSON, The Wichita Eagle | Oct. 2 at 9:37 a.m.

    HUTCHINSON — David Dillon says the Kroger Co. he leads is trying to set itself apart from Walmart and its other competitors in an increasingly competitive market.

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