SEATTLE-The retailer looks to offer designer-clothing in more stores, adding two or three more annually.

LAS VEGAS-The signing of Nordstrom as the first anchor for Summerlin Centre in Las Vegas will "set a tone" for the entire mixed-use complex, said Robert Michaels, president and COO of General Growth Properties, the developer of the mixed-use complex.

ATLANTA—The home-improvement retailer tries to improve customer service despite tough same-store sales results.

WILBRAHAM, MA-As it examines strategic options, the ice cream shop owners are finding ways to revitalize the company.

LAS VEGAS-With major new mixed-use complexes now under way in the city and its suburbs, Las Vegas is seeing an influx of new and expanding retailers, including Rave Theaters and Nordstrom. But a supermarket company may just be generating the most excitement, says a local expert.

PHILADELPHIA-The retailer plans to open 38 new stores this year with 15 or 16 each in the Urban Outfitters or Anthropologie format and six to eight Free People units.

INDIANAPOLIS–Stores in the 490-unit chain will get a new exterior and interior look starting next year.

NEW HYDE PARK, NY–The company already has a presence in Mexico and Chile and is now looking in Peru and other Latin American countries.