Preparing for the Future: How to Surf the Wave of Commercial Foreclosures
Eric Steckling, Pitney Bowes Business Insight An earthquake can devastate a shoreline thousands of miles away in the form of a tsunami. In the same manner, short-term loans made to commercial-property...
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Positive Retail Comp Sales – A Good Sign? It is All Relative
Ed Borden, Pitney Bowes Business Insight The monthly reports of retail year-over-year comp (comparable sales) is often viewed a strong sign of the health of retailers; however, the recent positive...
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From Deserts to Desserts
Shawn MacDonald, Pitney Bowes Business Insight Lately it has been fashionable for national media outlets to spotlight the failures that have been plaguing Detroit for the past several decades and...
View ArticleZombie Retail
Eric Steckling, Pitney Bowes Business Insight As Americans and consumers, we have all witnessed the decline of countless national retailers in the past decade only to see them rise from the dead and...
View ArticleSpring Ahead: The Grass is Getting Greener on the Retail Side
Deb Purcell, Pitney Bowes Business Insight Ah..spring! A time for renewal and growth. Green shoots are emerging from the thawing ground and buds are blossoming, spreading cheer and optimism of even...
View ArticleOn the Hunt for Unique Economic Indicators
Kyle Bingham, Pitney Bowes Business Insight Economists look at a variety of sources for indications of economic recovery – sources like national statistics on unemployment filings and consumer...
View ArticleChristmas in July?
Leslie Nogue, Pitney Bowes Business Insight This week, Janet Cho of The Cleveland Plain Dealer, published an article titled “Retailers offer Christmas in July specials to woo reluctant shoppers”. In...
View ArticleTrends in Retail: What’s Hot and What’s Not?
Kyle Bingham, Pitney Bowes Business Insight In the retail world, trends come and go faster than ever. Playing catch-up is the norm as companies find ways to reinvent themselves while pushing the...
View ArticleO Canada!: Opportunities abound for U.S. companies north of the border
By Paul Thompson and John Ferguson Last month, in his blog post, Trends in Retail: What’s Hot and What’s Not? Kyle Bingham noted that Canada is an attractive option for international expansion. Kyle’s...
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