"So far they've done everything right except they got caught in this down retail climate and they're the new guys on the block."

Many analysts said the reports indicate a gradual improvement in the retail climate.

The company has had flat sales and lower net income in the increasingly competitive retail climate.

"Despite a tough retail climate, we remain in line with the board's expectations."

So in a weak retail climate, philanthropy, and the image it projects, has suddenly become a competitive advantage.

As the mall expanded and Canada's retail climate changed, the current anchor tenants are:

In this retail climate, we're all up against each other.

After one year in business, the high-fashion-for-less collection has become a casualty of the soft retail climate and production problems, executives said.

"I felt there was a stronger retail climate further south where our business would grow."

In an uncertain retail climate, there is a tendency for stores to rely on a few tried-and-true resources.