Friday Retail & Consumer Reading List

2012 Retail Real Estate Outlook: Cautious Optimism as Tipping Point In Shopping Center Rents Expected (CoStar Group)
Retail-as-a-Story: A NYC Boutique Redefines The Shopping Experience (Forbes)
Walmart Broadens ROI for Green Power Initiatives (HBR)
Crossover Shoppers Mix Luxury Spending with Discount Buying (Robin Report)
Not Much in Store for Lower-Quality Malls (Barron’s)
Shoppers Plan to Double Eco-Apparel Purchases in 2012 (Apparel Magazine)
2012 U.S. Digital Future in Focus: key trends in social, digital, mobile and e-commerce (comScore)
Luxury Marketing Outlook for 2012 (Luxury Daily)
After years of skimping, men splurging on clothing again (Chicago Tribune)
Boomers Still More Likely Than Gen Y to Purchase CPG Products Online (The Integer Group)
PayPal Makes Big Push For In-Store Presence (Reuters)
The Rapid Ascension of Pinterest and Social Shopping Sites (PC Mag)
Retailers employ geo-targeting to craft offers tied to weather, holidays and local prices (Internet Retailer)
Google May Follow Amazon, Open Retail Store at European Headquarters (Businessweek)
Nearly three-quarters of nation’s major metropolitan areas added retail jobs last year (The Business Journals)
Barneys New York Struggles with Debt as Competition Heats Up (WSJ)
Retail Real Estate Sector Defies Expectations, Still Has Strong Potential for Upside Surprise (GlobeSt)