The absorption rate of big-box retail space in New Jersey is increasing, with the Paramus-based Goldstein Group closing eight such transactions at the end of 2011, including four gyms, in northern and central New Jersey. Chuck Lanyard, president, said the New Jersey market is starting to see rent prices come back after dipping nearly 20 ...

Montvale-based A&P announced Monday that five additional New Jersey grocery stores will be closed, as part of 14 closures in four states, as part of the company’s reorganization after bankruptcy. A&P filed for bankruptcy in December 2010, and has been making incremental efforts to restructure the company and its four supermarket chains — A&P, Pathmark, ...

As companies expand wellness programs as part of their benefit packages, Hamilton-based Hand & Stone spas is adding franchises rapidly and encouraging human resource teams to include massage therapy when considering employee resources. President and CEO Todd Leff joined Hand & Stone in 2009, working with founder John Marco to develop expanded franchising plans for ...

The National Retail Federation increased its Christmas retail sales growth forecast to 3.8 percent year-over-year from its earlier 2.8 percent prediction — and if history is any indicator, New Jersey retailers will see that same benefit.

New Jersey retailers are spending a "modest" amount more than last year to attract shoppers despite a national survey showing holiday marketing and advertising spending is flat this year at a majority of companies across the country.

Early returns for Cyber Monday indicate another year of record-breaking Internet sales, which means New Jersey and its shops are missing out on even more of the business done by online-only retailers that do not collect sales tax, according to one expert.

After nearly three decades in the electronics business, a Springfield-based electronics retailer is on its way out.

The still-weak economy continues to squeeze state and municipal governments, which have less to work with as long-established revenue streams dry up in the prolonged recovery.

The loss of revenue for the state and the loss of competition for retailers in New Jersey "compounds daily," said New Jersey Retail Merchants Association president John Holub, because of online retailers that avoid the 7 percent sales tax.

By tablet, smartphone or computer, at work or at home, more than 122 million Americans are expected to do some holiday shopping on Cyber Monday. As retailers hope for big returns, employers hope productivity does not fall off the charts today and throughout the season, with an executive saying companies regard it as more of a nuisance...