Management: Leasing
Bargain Hunting in Manhattan
Dec 1, 2008, By Marc Hequet
Despite dire forecasts that New Yorkers will reign in their spending for everything but the basics, Spanish retailer Zara is forging ahead with opening a store on Manhattan's Upper West Side....
Store Closings Could Double in 2009
Nov 5, 2008
Circuit City’s announcement Monday that it was closing 155 stores, or 21 percent of its 721 U.S. locations....
Bleak Outlook for Retail Real Estate in 2009 … and 2010
Oct 22, 2008
Hoping for a quick turnaround in the retail real estate sector? Don’t bet on it. ...
Leaps of space
Sep 1, 2008
Retailer closings and bankruptcies began to take their toll in the second quarter as vacancy rates jumped significantly at neighborhood and community...
Life Preservers
Sep 1, 2008, By Mike Janssen
There's nothing like a crisis to bring people together. With more and more retailers shuttering locations, filing for bankruptcy protection or reining...
Now What?
Sep 1, 2008, By Kerri Linden
The headlines have been full of companies making announcements about store closings. A July report from ICSC projected that nearly 144,000 stores (about...
Signs of weakness
Sep 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The economic slowdown has begun to take its toll on shopping center REITs. Retailers are hurting as consumers cut back on spending. Firms are opening...
Boston's Trade Winds
Jul 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
As real estate pundits continue to discuss which U.S. cities are best positioned to withstand the economic downturn, Boston ranks near the top of the...
U.S. Retail Store Closures Flirting with Six-Year High
Jun 25, 2008
Bankrupt home furnishing retailer Linens 'n Things' disclosure this week that it plans to dispose of 120 locations is the latest burst in the retail sector's growing flood of store closings this year that has industry's real estate disposition firms scrambling. ...
Heard on the Floor
Jun 1, 2008
With the way the economy is going right now, I've noticed retailers are more aggressive about negotiating their exit strategies, says an attorney with...
