The International Council of Shopping Centers just put out a report that highlighted the shopping habits of the folks that are living within our current economic stages (which is all of us really ) Here are some things that they found out: KEY FINDINGS Financial Situation & Perceptions While the majority of consumers in North America rated their current financial situation as good (35%), fair (40%) or excellent (7%) – only 18% rated...

Okay, you have been down this road once or twice. You have been in business for several years, or maybe you are new to the retail world. The problem is you are stuck in this crazy roller coaster of an economy and sales are not where you had originally thought they would be. Your five year plan is about to implode, so what do you do? You have some options. The first thing is to renegotiate your lease or mortgage to a better suited financial...