Harold Shumacher

This Week on The Street    December 1, 2011 (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) Is Retail Back?                                                 “It’s better than it was.”  “ I saw some […]

This Week on The Street    October 4, 2011   (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher Are Hot Dogs About to Get Their  Due? Face it, ever since the publication of  The Jungle  a century ago hot dogs haven’t got much respect.  Oh sure,  people eat them especially […]

This Week on The Street    August 10, 2011 (A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) By Harold V. Shumacher The Patient is Better but…..             A year, or so ago, we used the analogy of a hospital patient in intensive care when discussing the local and national […]

(A more or less regular compilation of news, factoids and observations.) July  15, 2011 As we reported a few weeks back the mood at Recon 2011, the International Council of Shopping Center’s annual gabfest and networking extravaganza , was distinctly upbeat from the previous few years.  The momentum has seemingly changed to the positive and […]