Retailing: Trends
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. ...
CASHING IN ON GROCERS
Jun 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
The consumer's unwavering demand for necessities drove shopping center REITs into positive territory while miserly purchases of discretionary items such...
Grocery Anchored Centers Get Squeezed
Apr 9, 2008
Owners and operators of neighborhood and community centers are unexpectedly bearing the brunt of escalating energy and food prices. ...
The Lap of LUXURY
Apr 1, 2008, By Lauren Shepherd
When Libby Lassiter began developing the Tysons Galleria in McLean, Va., in 1988, she decided to try something rather novel in those days anchoring a...
SPACING OUT
Apr 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
In February 2007, Dillard's closed a 150,000-square-foot store at the 206,000-square-foot Shively Shopping Center in Louisville, Ky. During a normal economic...
On the Surplus
Apr 1, 2008, MATTHEW BORDWIN
Retail Traffic: How much excess space are you seeing enter the market right now? Matthew Bordwin: I can't give you any particular number with regards...
Behind Closed Doors
Mar 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
With the economy on the decline, 2008 promises to become a trying year for retail property owners, as the number of new store closings will climb to 5,770,...
Venti or Supersize?
Feb 1, 2008
Would you like fries with that latte? Get used to hearing that question possibly at your neighborhood McDonald's. The largest fast-food chain in the U.S....
Retail's Holiday Picture Developing
Jan 3, 2008
Retailers pulled out all the stops during the days before Christmas by extending hours, upping promotions and doing everything they could think of to spur one last spending blitz ...
Outlets Grow Upscale
Jan 1, 2008, By Riccardo A. Davis
To get a sense of just how much the outlet shopping center world has transformed in the past decade, one need look no further than to the radical ups...
