I think retailers can look forward to reasonably good Christmas business.

Even retailers that have been doing well with consumers are looking for new twists to make their stores more appealing.

So, while not closing their eyes to reality, retailers are looking on the bright side.

At the same time, developments can't seem to be built fast enough, as more retailers look to expand into new spaces to raise revenue.

They, and other retailers, are all looking for some way to differentiate themselves, and we try to accommodate each one.

"Now it's one of the first places the national retailers look."

Now, however, retailers are looking more closely at warranty options, for several reasons.

But, he added, "there's a buzz around town that more hotels and retailers are looking at the employment base there."

And retailers are looking at a soft Christmas selling season.

Training, analysts said, was one of the first places that retailers looked to cut costs.