Retailers look to restaurants, juice bars to drive traffic

Tommy Bahama will open a seafood eatery in its New York City flagship next month, one of a growing group of retailers including J.C. Penney, Banana Republic and Ann Inc. that are turning to food and beverages to boost sales and give shoppers another reason to come into their stores. Two Urban Outfitters Terrain stores even offer farm-to-table restaurants designed to complement the store’s inventory of home-and-garden merchandise. Read the Bloomberg Businessweek story here.