In new and reconfigured stores, more space is being allocated tothe company's firedog services division, while cutting back spacefor music and movies, and even to televisions and other consumerelectronics as they shrink in size.

"We continue to right-size our latest retail concepts fortoday's multichannel shopping experience," said Philip J.Schoonover, chairman, president and CEO.

The company expects to add 60 to 65 new and relocatedsuperstores in the coming year and up to 100 more per yearbeginning in fiscal 2009. Of the 2007 units, 17 to 19 will berelocations of existing stores.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking commercial real estate news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the property casualty insurance and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.