Baltimore-based sports apparel maker Under Armour last week opened its second U.S. retail store in the Fox Valley Mall in Aurora, Ill.
Under Armour opened its first retail store last November at Westfield Annapolis mall.
Built to resemble the inside of a sports stadium, the store is a futuristic mash-up of athletics, science, industry and performance. The design of Under Armour?s Annapolis retail store earned top honors in Chain Store Age magazine?s 2007 “Retail Store of the Year” awards in the “single unit store” category.
Under Armour plans to open at least one additional retail store in 2008 and will continue to evaluate expanding its branded retail business.
BGE to use Oracle software for new metering pilot
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co., a subsidiary of Constellation Energy, has selected Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management to leverage state-of-the-art, enterprise-level software as part of BGE?s pilot of an advanced metering initiative to manage and analyze high volumes of energy meter data.
The utility?s Advanced Metering Infrastructure pilot will deploy Oracle Utilities Meter Data Management in a pilot project for about 6,000 meters, of which 3,100 are for residential customers, from May through 2008.
Following the pilot, and provided that it receives permission from the state regulators to proceed, the company plans to implement the AMI program throughout its service area beginning in 2009.
