Article: Isle stores slash prices to attract shoppers

Article: Woolworth closing all isle stores
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  July 17, 1997 ;     655 words ...Woolworth Corp., a fixture in Hawaii's retail business for decades, will close all of its 13 isle stores, laying off 731 employees, as it gets out of the general merchandise business nationwide. The New York-based company announced ...

Article: Isle stores see green on Black Friday
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  November 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ...By the looks of it, Black Friday for many of Hawaii's major retailers will indeed be black instead of red this year. Hawaii Residents Stake Out Good Bargains [ Watch ] Despite national forecasts of dismal holiday sales, shoppers were out in full force at Hawaii's malls and retail centers on the

Article: Isle stores beef up security to stop holiday ...
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  November 30, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The day after Thanksgiving brings retailers a welcome rush of traffic into their stores on what is traditionally the first and busiest day of the holiday shopping season. That day also brings an increase in shoplifting. "It gets a little busier, kids are out of school, there are more people in the

Article: Isle stores gear for Friday
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  November 26, 2009 ;     373 words ...Ready, set, shop! Black Friday officially opens tomorrow and sales either could make or break local retailers. Above, Paula Santiago got a jump yesterday on what she may buy when she found a frog doll at the Disney Store at Ala Moana. View more photos >> Black Friday, the day after

Article: Isle stores starting up Christmas tree sales
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  November 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ...It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but Christmas trees will go on sale this weekend. About 2,000 spruce and Douglas fir trees will be available at Wal-Mart in Mililani starting Saturday, said Assistant Manager Kaesho Scudder. Scudder expects a rush of tree shoppers the day after Thanksgiving, when

Article: Many isle stores aren't registering big gains
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  December 23, 1998 ;     700+ words ...It's tough to find parking out there. And shoppers, wandering aimlessly just a few weeks ago, are barging through malls with their bundles and bags. But if Hawaii retailers are enjoying brisk sales in the days before Christmas, there may be some coal in their stockings. According to TeleCheck

Article: More isle stores sell tobacco to minors
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;  July 27, 2006 ;     466 words ...The number of Hawaii retailers that have sold cigarettes to minors has increased slightly over the past few years but is still reasonably low, said Keith Yamamoto, the state Department of Health's alcohol and drug abuse administrator. Since 2004 the percentage of retailers selling cigarettes to