According to a study, U.S. retailers can expect to lose $8.9 billion in theft, fraud and vendor losses during the Christmas shopping season.
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Retail
ShopRite project moving ahead, but attorney says roadblocks remain
A Wyckoff grocery store that’s been the scene of a pitched battle for more than two years got approval from the town planning board, but a lawyer says the project’s opponents aren’t going away.
Read More »Downtown retailers report sales surge for small-business shopping event
While Black Friday sales met the expectations of New Jersey retailers as a whole, the state's mom-and-pop stores saw a bigger boost than anticipated for Small Business Saturday.
Read More »N.J. retailers saw big holiday weekend win
Concerns over a dampened holiday shopping season were hung out to dry this past weekend. New Jersey retailers saw marginal sales growth that met expectations, and promotions got shoppers into stores and online.
Read More »Hartz confident it will prevail in trial with Harmon Cove tenant
While Vitamin World's legal fight to get its recently demolished Harmon Cove Outlet Center location restored has been granted a trial, an executive at the firm that owns the property is confident the retailer won't win the case.
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N.J. retailers expect holiday traffic similar to 2011
Survey finds most planning for Black Friday crowds, but expecting more traffic as Christmas gets closer.
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Retailers say Small Business Saturday has extra importance this year
The impact of Hurricane Sandy and an overall sales slowdown are reasons for concern to the owners of small shops.
Read More »Judge halts Hartz’s demolition of Secaucus shopping mall
A Superior Court judge extended a temporary stay on demolition at Vitamin World’s retail space in the Harmon Cove Outlet Center.
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Retailer sues Hartz Mountain over Harmon Cove closure
A lawyer for Vitamin World is attempting to block Hartz from doing further demolition work on the Secacus mall.
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Fresh Grocer supermarket opens in New Brunswick, addressing ‘food desert’ challenge
After several delays in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, public- and private-sector groups were finally able to enjoy the fruits of their labor today with the opening of a new full-service fresh food supermarket in New Brunswick, which represents the urban center's first successful grocery store development in more than two decades.
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Blue law ban rhetoric escalates to threats of court action
As Bergen County and Paramus officials traded threats of legal action over the state's ban on blue laws after Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Chris Christie today held firm that Paramus officials can't block the sale of certain goods this Sunday.
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Chafing at Christie’s blue law ban, Paramus mayor lists what can be sold Sunday, threatens penalties for violators
Saying his town's shoppers are no longer in need after Hurricane Sandy, Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera made a clear line in the sand about what can be sold in his Bergen County town this Sunday if a blue laws ban is in effect: furniture, appliances and sneakers are OK, but basketballs and $800 high heels are not.
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