| H-E-B no longer title sponsor of Thanksgiving Day Parade The Houston Thanksgiving Day Parade is looking for a new title sponsor. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Resale retailer expanding options for San Antonio shoppers A bargain-based concept out of Minneapolis is finding fertile ground among local shoppers. feeds.bizjournals.com |
NRF: August retail sales up 3.5% Despite dire predictions that August back-to-school sales would follow the trend of lackluster July, retail sales grew 3.5 percent on a seasonally-adjusted basis in August when compared to the same period last year. In addition, sales grew 0.4 percent between July and August, the National Retail Federation said Tuesday. feeds.bizjournals.com |
American Express finds San Francisco spending surged in Q2 In the latest sign that the Bay Area is on the vanguard of the nation’s economic recovery, American Express said Wednesday that San Francisco spending leaped 36 percent in the second quarter from a year ago. (AXP) feeds.bizjournals.com |
Franchises flock to D-FW to set up shop Franchise retail and restaurant concepts moving into North Texas could absorb vacant commercial real estate while adding hundreds of jobs, analysts say. feeds.bizjournals.com |