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...“I think this is going to be a have/have not holiday season,” said Mark Cohen, a Columbia Business School professor and former CEO of Sears Canada....
...When one anchor tenant, the Sears department store, went bankrupt Marx signed a deal in September to replace it with a 130,000 sq ft Target — at an almost 30 per cent increase in rent....
...(BBG) Trouble at Sears The storied US retailer is still fighting for survival and is running out of cash....
...To Rise Again at a Decent Hour, by Joshua Ferris, Viking, RRP£16.99/Little, Brown, RRP$26, 352 pages You have to say this for Joshua Ferris as a comic novelist: he’s not afraid to tackle the big stuff....
...“This represents the ‘crowding out’ of spending as a result of the demands of the pension system,” says Joshua Rauh of Northwestern University....
...“There is still some worry that labour market gains may be faltering a bit,” said Joshua Shapiro chief US economist at MFR....
...The holiday season normally creates volatility in these figures that doesn’t shake out until late January,” said Joshua Shapiro, chief US economist at MFR....
...But for the programme's chief sponsor, Sears, the highlight came earlier....
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