CALABASAS HILLS, CA-Same-store sales were down 1.6% from last year during the company's Q3, as its flagship chain fell 2.1%.

SEATTLE-Starbucks pushes its international growth plans to 20,000 units, up from its previously planned 15,000, as the coffee chain enters new countries.

SEATTLE-Starbucks pushes its international growth plans to 20,000 units, up from its previously planned 15,000, as the coffee chain enters new countries.

SHERMAN OAKS, CA-Lower-than-expected sales and store-opening costs could bring a loss of $100,000 to $300,000.

PLANO, TX-The new stores, opening today, are part of the retailer's ongoing off-mall strategy.

NEW YORK CITY-Shoppers shift their buying habits during the month and frequent department stores more than wholesale clubs.

PALM SPRINGS, CA-Rising costs in this state are not only impacting landlords from a construction perspective, but they also hit developers by constraining their customers' wallets, speakers said at the International Council of Shopping Centers' Western Division Conference. "It's hard to live here; it's hard to work here," says David Contis, executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Santa Monica, CA-based Macerich Co. "The quality of life is dramatically worse, and we have to address that."

PALM SPRINGS, CA-The cost of business is up in the retail industry, but those changes can present opportunities, ICSC speakers say.