Warehouse clubs seen as prime retail growth sector
Grocery, mass merchandise and online outlets are key selling points for consumer goods manufacturers, but the area in which they expect to see the...
Capitals, Wizards launch digital network; cable next
Monumental Sports and Entertainment chairman Ted Leonsis will launch an online network this week in what is the first step toward setting up his...
January one of two good times to buy an appliance
The holidays are over, and it is a notoriously bad time to be trying to sell merchandise, particularly big-ticket merchandise. That’s why one consumer...
Alliance for Women in Media names new board
Kay Olin (pictured), the President of Local Focus Radio will gavel the 1/25/13 AWM meeting at the National Press Club in Washington to order...
Breckenridge, CO translators may go dark over failing power line
Many of the FM and all of over-the-air TV stations available in Summit County/Breckenridge/Silverthorne, CO are in jeopardy, says The Summit Daily News. An...
Football well atop the fan favorite heap
Baseball and football were almost on even footing among sports fans asked to pick their favorite by pollster Harris back in 1985 – but...
Cox Enterprises invests big in Tripp Rackley
The company is investing $250 million with board member, entrepreneur and technology innovator Tripp Rackley. The investment creates an exclusive partnership with Rackley as...
Natural, unnatural causes for December spending index drop
Consumer spending hit a slump during the final month of 2012 after rising steadily most of the year, says Deloitte LLP. One cause was...
Analysts say CBS Outdoor has the REIT stuff
CBS has begun converting its outdoor segment in the Americas to a real-estate investment trust (REIT) and will also divest the segment's business in...
Retail organization blames Washington for modest holiday sales
Officials in Washington spent the month of December playing politics with the fiscal cliff, and according to the National Retail Federation, that put a...
Murdoch says News Corp. LA Times acquisition is iffy
The Los Angeles Times reports that its chances of becoming part or Rupert Murdoch’s global empire are not a given – Murdoch himself said...
Massachusetts Senate special election windfall not a sure thing
John Kerry (D-MA) is moving his office from Capitol Hill to Foggy Bottom (assuming Senate confirmation of his appointment as Secretary of State), opening...
NADA sees anything but nada for new year car sales
According to the National Automobile Dealers Association, there will be reason for its members to celebrate by the time December 31, 2013 rolls around....
Gifford working to counter NRA political funding
The tragic mass-shooting in Tucson made a victim of former Rep. Gabrielle Gifford (D-AZ). Her new focus is to prevent such tragedies in the...
Technology will continue to impact traditional media
But the pace of change may be at least somewhat manageable for broadcasters. According to Wells