Days of ‘build it and they will come’ are over
By Sarah Fischbach In marketing, we often talk about product, price, place and promotion when it comes to the elements of the marketing mix used to help decision makers assess their product against the competition for a successful launch in the marketplace. One of the areas of the marketing mix that has been experiencing a Read More →
Amazon puts squeeze on State Street stores
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Ventura County commercial real estate market ripe for investment
The Ventura County commercial real estate market is ripe for investment, speakers said at the 21st annual CBRE Ventura County and Conejo Valley Commercial Real Estate Symposium and Economic Forecast at the Four Seasons Resort in Westlake Village on Feb. 10. There was $855 million in CRE sales in the Ventura County market in 2016 Read More →
Tri-county Sports Authority spaces could end up split up
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Sports Authority closing all stores, including 6 in Tri-Counties
Sports Authority plans to close all of its 463 stores, including six in the Tri-Counties, according to documents filed in bankruptcy court in Delaware. Tiger Capital Group, Gordon Brothers Group and Hilco Trading Co. won the May 16 auction with a joint bid for the assets of the struggling chain, which has racked up more Read More →
Landlords learn to repurpose their malls
By Lisa Spiwak This is a season of discontent for retailers. There doesn’t seem to be a week that goes by without a national chain closing stores or filing for bankruptcy protection. Most recently, we lost Sport Chalet. Before that, it was Sports Authority, Sears, Fresh & Easy, Office Depot, Radio Shack, Staples, Abercrombie Read More →
Sport Chalet closing down, including 2 tri-county stores
The parent company of sporting goods retailer Sport Chalet recently announced it would be closing all of the chain’s 47 stores, including two in the Tri-Counties. Purchased in 2014 by Connecticut-based Vestis Retail Group, Sport Chalet stores will be closed as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing. Sport Chalet, which was founded in Read More →
