Many regional retailers are also offering extended service plans at a fee.

When regional retailers start giving the street a second look, landlords will be surprised to get the call.

That plan was abandoned when attempts to draw regional and national retailers were unsuccessful.

And the new jobs are expected to add enough to consumer spending power to protect regional retailers from sales declines despite rising interest rates.

And these regional retailers, while planning some retrenchment, have seen no reason for panic.

The decision puts two of the nation's oldest and best-known regional retailers on the block.

City officials contend the building is in a busy area that will eventually appeal to a national or regional retailer.

That has not escaped the attention of national and regional retailers, who have begun to settle in on the street.

We can all be united on this, as it is very important to give guarantees to the regional retailer at a time of accelerating competition.

"The company has been run as a regional retailer," he said.