Linens N Things News

A two-story dormitory complex once used as part of a Bible conference center at 7215 U.S. 301 N. was demolished Wednesday.

Bed, Bath & Beyond is poised to have a good 2010 based on comparisons to last year's recessionary sales figures, competitive position and the prospect that consumers are returning to its part of the market.

An Indianapolis-based electronics and appliance retailer will soon move into the former Linens 'n Things in Manchester Township.

Over the past year, one of the biggest concerns in commercial real estate was the amount of retail space going dark with the demise of companies like Circuit City and Linens ' N Things.

Department chain Nordstrom will open a Peoria store under its discount brand, Nordstrom Rack, by fall of next year.

Just as turkeys will be stuffed today, Savannah retail stores likewise will be Friday.

In a troubled economy, some say it's the right store at the right time. It bills itself as the "dress for less" store and ROSS is planning to open a new location in Goleta's Camino Real Marketplace.

Nordstrom Inc. will locate its first North Carolina Nordstrom Rack store at the Renaissance Center in Durham, the Seattle-based retail giant announced Monday.

Ah, Black Friday rears its ugly head once again. The real question this year will be if shoppers are digging even deeper to find better bargains, or if we'll just pass on Black Friday altogether.

'Tis the season for deep discounts. Shoppers will be looking for bargains this holiday season, and retailers will be providing them.

Looking for a flat screen TV this Christmas? Circuit City is closed. Need a set of Legos for the nephew? Forget KB Toys.

Q: There are several huge Dumpsters in the parking lot by the former Linens 'n Things in the Naples shopping center across from Coastland mall.

If you were a first-time visitor from Mars and you happened to drop into a marketing meeting somewhere in the United States, you might assume that marketing people do nothing but talk about "TGIF." That's Twitter, Google, the internet and Facebook.

Target Corp., once committed as an anchor for the long-delayed Cypress Creek Town Center, has pulled out of the project.

Vallejo's new Bed Bath & Beyond store in the Gateway Plaza shopping center opened Wednesday and was busy almost immediately, manager Tina Harris of Martinez said.

Farewell, KB Toys, Circuit City, Mervyn's, and Linens 'n Things. Each retailer, now defunct, offered good prices, but that's not enough in a recession.

Small reminders that Spirit Halloween occupies a building that used to be a Linens 'n Things are houseware brand names hanging above advertisements for Halloween costumes Wednesday in Manchester Township.

The economy has affected many industries, but the Halloween industry isn't one of them, say officials at Spirit Halloween, one of the country's leading retailers of Halloween merchandise.

A year after the bankrupt national retailer Linens 'n Things began the final liquidation of its properties, a Triad furniture company is set to purchase its 279,000-square-foot distribution center near Piedmont Triad International Airport .

In addition to a few specialized stores and the usual discount stores selling costumes, Clarksville has a huge Halloween headquarters that comes to town for one month only.