Construction Costs Could Cause Delays
Dec 29, 2005
A growing number of retail projects could be put on hold in 2006 as the price of construction materials continues to rise as much as, or more than, 2005. ...
The High Cost of Procrastination
Dec 1, 2005, By David Koch
With construction materials experiencing unprecedented volatility, how much can two days of indecision about whether to accept a particular bid cost?...
Passage to India
Dec 1, 2005, By Anne Field
So near and yet so far. That could be the cry of retailers and shopping mall developers eyeing the potentially vast market in India. On the one hand,...
The Road To China
Nov 1, 2005, By Anne Field
The numbers would make any merchant or developer take notice: a retail market of nearly $700 billion; an economic growth rate of 9 percent annually; a...
Root, Root, Root For Your Home Team
Nov 1, 2005, By Marc Hequet
If you build it, they will come. Or so a disembodied voice told Kevin Costner's character, Ray Kinsella, in Field of Dreams, encouraging him to create...
Feathering the Nest
Aug 1, 2005, By Jennifer Popovec
For the past several years, the hotter-than-hot housing market has given an enormous boost to home improvement and home fashion retailers. Fixing up and...
Checking In
Jun 1, 2005, BY MARK HEQUET
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. was on a mission. Making its ICSC convention debut in full force last month, the hospitality chain was eager...
Mega-Mall Mania
May 1, 2005, Joe Gose
Four years ago, Arlington, Va.-based Mills Corp. was fitting a proposed discount mega-mall in New Jersey's Meadowlands for a casket. The REIT began working...
LOOKING UP
Dec 1, 2004, By David Koch
The mere mention of the words vertical mall is enough to start a debate. Can a developer afford the higher construction price tag? And the costs are particularly...
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Nov 1, 2004, By Curt Hazlett
Where's retail development headed these days? RED Development is drawing a pretty good roadmap. There's Cornerstone of Leawood, a lifestyle center on...
