by Associated Press Published: April 30,2012
Tags: Chrysler, Detroit, Employment, Jeep Cherokee, Sales
Sales of Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs are so strong that their factory will stay open through the normal two-week summer shutdown. Automakers typically close plants around the July 4 holiday to update cars and trucks for the new model year and maintain the machinery. But the Jefferson North factory in Detroit that [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: April 25,2012
Tags: Colorado Springs, commercial, Office, Real Estate, Sales, vacacncy
Recent commercial office space sales should spur lower vacancy rates and rising lease rates, according to reports from Cushman & Wakefield Colorado Springs Commercial, a realty group. [...]
Taco Bell has put the sizzle back in its U.S. sales after a nearly yearlong slump stemming from a short-lived lawsuit that created a stir. The Mexican-style chain saw its revenue at U.S. restaurants open at least a year rise 6 percent in the first quarter. And its parent company, Yum Brands Inc., is predicting [...] [...]
Colorado car and truck dealers are encouraged after new car and light truck registrations in Colorado finished 2011 with strong sales. A report by the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association said Monday people went on a holiday spree in December, with registrations up 25 percent over the previous year. Dealers say 2011 registrations were up more [...] [...]
Many retailers delivered solid sales gains for December, but heavy discounts needed to get shoppers to buy exacted a high price, clouding the holiday shopping season. Merchants had to mark down coats and other gifts to get shoppers to buy in a challenging economy. A mild start to winter also didn’t help, wilting shoppers’ appetite [...] [...]
by Amy Gillentine Published: December 15,2011
Tags: forecast, holiday, National Retail Federation, Sales
Looks like the holiday will be even jollier than first thought – at least for the nation’s retailers. The National Retail Federation has revised its holiday forecast upward, expecting holiday sales to rise to 3.8 percent this year. The overall forecast is a record $469.1 billion in sales. NRF’s initial forecast called for anticipated sales [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: November 22,2011
Tags: employees, online shopping, Retail, Sales, shopping
Workers looking to take advantage of Cyber Monday online deals will have a harder time sneaking past the guards at work this year, according to a survey of employers. Robert Half Technology found in a survey of Chief Information Officers that 60 percent of them block access on employee computers to retail and other online [...] [...]
by Amanda Miller Published: October 14,2011
Tags: Jobs, Retail, Sales, store closure
Gap Inc. today announced that it will close 21 percent of its U.S. stores. There is only one Gap store in Colorado Springs. It’s located at the Chapel Hills Mall at 1710 Briargate Boulevard. Staff at the store directed questions about the store’s future to corporate offices. “With respective to providing a list of stores [...] [...]
by Monica Mendoza Published: September 22,2011
Tags: hospitality, Marketing Association International, Sales, Tourism
Colorado Springs hotel sales executives, general managers and event planners rate Colorado Springs high against Vail and Albuquerque, but said the city falls short when compared to Denver, especially in the area of night life. The group of about 50 hotel sales executives and event planners from the Hospitality, Sales, Marketing Association International local chapter [...] [...]
When I first came to Colorado Springs in the summer of 1986, with a freshly minted doctorate from a university on the east coast, I thought I knew it all, especially when it came to ethics. I was teaching ethics seminars at Boston University’s medical school. I drafted the Informed Consent form for one of [...] [...]
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