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Some OC restaurants feeling the slowdown

I talked to Steve Carley of El Pollo Loco who told me the operating environment for restaurants was…

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Global economic news and information

A few reports out this month detail how the economic slowdown is impacting the rest of the world.…

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Dave Hollander

The drumbeat of bad news continues

Hopefully, the economic picture for retailers is not as bleak as it sounds on the financial pages lately.…

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Japanese economy shows signs of slowing, Australian retail sales soften

Economists are watching Japan closely after the country's unemployment rate rose and household spending fell in June. The…

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The Atwater crew: Dean Bradley

Some good retail and economic news

Some of my friends at Atwater have been teasing me about having so much doom and gloom economic…

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Pacific Sunwear CEO Sally Frame Kasaksäó» decision to close the companyäó»s demo chain is mentioned in the AP story.

Retail retrenchment hurts malls

Here's an interesting Associated Press story out today about the impact of retail consolidation on shopping malls. It…

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Tips for managing business in a downturn

I saw this story on Forbes.com this morning and thought it had some good information. The examples are…

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The Bulgari store at South Coast Plaza. Luxury good sales in the U.S. are holding firm.

Interesting U.S. and global economic data

I caught up on my Wall Street Journal reading this weekend, and saw several stories of interest to…

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Tommy Knapp

Honolua co-founder on surviving a recession

We all know times are tough out there, so I thought it would be a good idea to…

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