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Teriyaki Experience Restaurant Scouts Sites
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted - October 6, 2008)Quick-serve Japanese dining could be on the menu in the Buffalo area early next year in as many as six locations. (full story)
Chick-fil-A Eliminates Trans Fat
(The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - October 3, 2008)The announcement came the same day that Miami- based Burger King said it was cooking with trans- fat-free oils. All menu ingredients will have zero grams of artificial trans fat by Nov. 1, Burger King said. (full story)
Huge Development Approved by Planning Commission
(The Bakersfield Californian - October 3, 2008)The Bakersfield Planning Commission voted 6-0 to approve the Bakersfield Gateway development along Highway 99 and Hosking Avenue. It would add 1 million square feet of commercial space, including a Bass Pro Shops, cinemas and restaurants. (full story)
Select Best Buys to Offer Musical Instruments
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel - October 3, 2008)Consumer electronics giant Best Buy Co. Inc. is adding musical instruments to its entertainment repertoire at roughly 85 stores nationwide. (full story)
Financial Crisis Hits the Mall
(Associated Press - October 2, 2008)Alarmed by the financial meltdown, stores nationwide are slapping sale signs on everything from fall sweaters to furniture - frantically trying to attract shoppers who are cutting back. (full story)
Wal-Mart's Smaller Food Stores Take on Fresh & Easy
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted - October 2, 2008)Unlike Fresh & Easy, Marketside doesn't carry many private label products, and the stores provide cashiers to ring customers up whereas Fresh & Easy has self-serve checkout stands with a nearby employee to assist. (full story)
Rite Aid September Same Store Sales Up 1.7 Percent
(Business Wire - October 2, 2008)For the four weeks ended September 27, 2008, same store sales increased 1.7 percent over the prior- year period. Front-end same store sales were up 3.4 percent. (full story)
Health Talks A Big Draw for Mall
(McClatchy-Tribune Information Services -- Unrestricted - October 2, 2008)At The Oaks shopping center in Thousand Oaks, community health education seminars are being presented twice a month by Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center in cooperation with the mall's owner. (full story)
$5m 'Urban Shopping Center' Planned
(Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA - October 2, 2008)What is envisioned is a community grocery store that would focus on fresh foods. It would be larger than the neighborhood's corner bodagas, but smaller than a supermarket. There would also be retail shops and a full-service restaurant/entertainment venue. (full story)
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