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NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- 80's style has been slowly creeping into mainstream fashion, beginning with the popularity of bright and neon colors to wardrobe essentials like printed tights and liquid leggings. Footwear is not immune to this influence, and may even be the front-runner in promoting this retro-trend -- after all, who could forget the popularity of the high-top sneaker? (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090311/NYFNSN03 ) For those of us experiencing this...
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer plans to report its fourth quarter and full year financial results for the period ended January 31, 2009 on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. A conference call is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. ET to discuss these results. This conference call may be accessed live from the Investor Relations section of the Foot Locker, Inc. website at...
GREENSBORO, N.C., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lorillard Tobacco Company has agreed to donate $1 million to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum to commemorate the unique role that Greensboro played in advancing the civil rights movement. The Center will be located in the original F.W. Woolworth building on downtown Greensboro's Elm Street and will honor the sit-in of February 1, 1960 that took place there, and other civil rights accomplishments. The donation is part of an...
Home Depot Inc. said Monday it would close 48 locations and lay off 7,000 U.S. workers as a reaction to the economic environment. The retailer said the move would not impact floor-staff who deal with customers at stores that remain open. However, at its continuing locations, reductions are planned for 10 percent of its managerial staff, about 2,000 jobs, American City Business Journals reported Monday. Home Depot cut 500 jobs a year ago and closed 15 stores at the cost of 1,300 jobs last...
British retailers began shedding jobs right after the holiday shopping season with thousands of positions slated to end soon, sources said. Mark & Spender will announce 1,000 job cuts as soon as Wednesday, The Times of London reported Tuesday. Adams closed 111 children's clothing stores, ending 850 staff positions. Passion for Perfume closed 46 stores, ending 185 jobs. Woolworths closed its remaining 197 outlets Tuesday, with job losses totaling 27,000 since the stores began to close....
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It's holiday shopping crunch-time and you've hardly scratched the surface of your gift list -- what are you waiting for?!? Prepare yourself for mall mayhem, holiday coupon craziness, parking-space scouting, and oh, the lines at checkout. Breathe. One way to combat at least part of the holiday hysteria is to have a plan of action. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081204/NYFNST02) Active-lifestyle experts at Foot Locker...
By Angie Mason, York Daily Record, Pa. Jun. 27--A developer has passed on the chance to redevelop the former Woolworth building in downtown York. The building has had five "suitors" in the past few years, said Matt Jackson, the city's Redevelopment Authority coordinator and economic development director. Ideas for filling the empty building at 44-50 W. Market St. have included an upscale grocery store, living space and offices, but none have worked out. Most recently, David Yohn and...
