'We look at a huge volume of deals and say no to a very significant number of them.'

'We look at a huge volume of deals and say no to a very significant number of them.'

Check out this cool animation pointed out to us on Wal-Mart's store growth created by FlowingData. It shows, in an interesting graphic presentation, Wal-Mart's growth throughout the country since 1964. We think it kind of looks like bombs dropping. Click on the image below and see what you think. [wp_caption...

June sales results proved that discount chains are the ones winning the battle during this recession downturn. According to ICSC's monthly same-store sales survey, luxury stores experienced a 10.9% year over year decline in June, while discounters rose 5.1%. Wal-Mart's 6.4% gain compared with Nordstrom's...

DUBAI, UAE-It is Starwood's first St. Regis hotel in this booming Middle Eastern metropolis.

DUBAI, UAE-It is Starwood's first St. Regis hotel in this booming Middle Eastern metropolis.

The news just keeps getting brighter! Now Regis Corp., the parent of Supercuts and other salon chains, says it plans to close about 160 stores, most of them in malls. Granted, the company operates 8,500 units around the world, but this still can't bode well for the industry. We're sure that Supercuts...

HAINAN ISLAND, CHINA-The bank will help develop the 9.7-million sm project in the southern China province.