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Development: Analysis

Retail Contractors Expect Business to Remain Slow in 2010.

Jan 25, 2010 4:25 PM, By Elaine Misonzhnik

The outlook for retail construction will begin to stabilize this year, but it will likely be a long road back to the volume contractors completed in the mid-2000s. ...

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Swayed By Changing Consumer Patterns, More Retailers Eye Outlets

Jan 20, 2010 11:50 AM

Apparel seller New York & Co.’s January 11 announcement that it plans to open up to 25 outlet stores in fiscal 2010 is a sign of the times for the U.S. retail real estate industry. ...

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Development: Construction

Retail Contractors Expect Business to Remain Slow in 2010.

Jan 25, 2010 4:25 PM, By Elaine Misonzhnik

The outlook for retail construction will begin to stabilize this year, but it will likely be a long road back to the volume contractors completed in the mid-2000s. ...

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2009 Top Contractors

Jul 13, 2009 2:49 PM

For the third straight year Little Rock, Ark.–based VCC topped both the shell and interior space rankings as part of our annual look at the top contractors of retail real estate...

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Development: Mixed Use

Mall of the Future

Feb 2, 2010 3:16 PM, By Elaine Misonzhnik

What a shopping trip might look like a decade from now. ...

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Is Xanadu Meadowlands Not Meant to Be?

Jan 26, 2010 10:53 AM

The New Jersey Governor’s office has essentially labeled the Xanadu Meadowlands a failure and called for its developer to complete construction or turn the site over....

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Development: New Development

Is Xanadu Meadowlands Not Meant to Be?

Jan 26, 2010 10:53 AM

The New Jersey Governor’s office has essentially labeled the Xanadu Meadowlands a failure and called for its developer to complete construction or turn the site over....

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In 2009, Retail Real Estate Industry Delivered Lowest Amount of Space in 27 Years

Jan 26, 2010 10:27 AM

The retail real estate industry delivered 79.5 million square feet of space in 2009—the lowest amount of new construction in CoStar’s records, which go back to 1982....

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Development: Renovation

Retail Owners Look to Fountains to Provide Intangible Gains (7/7)

Jul 7, 2009 6:04 PM, By Riccardo A. Davis

Mall fountains, are enjoying a resurgence in both indoor and outdoor settings...

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Full Speed Ahead

Feb 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Elaine Misonzhnik

In today's floundering market, mall owners are finding value incorporating open-air elements at enclosed malls and repositioning the properties as lifestyle...

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Development: Site Selection

Sun Capital Tries Bundling Concepts in New Concession Locations

Dec 16, 2009 12:13 PM

Bruegger’s Bagels, Fazoli’s Restaurants, Friendly’s Ice Cream, Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill and Timothy’s Coffees of the World Inc. are teaming up to develop a joint concession concept....

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Tucanos Grill Starts to Sizzle

Dec 16, 2009 12:02 PM

Tucanos Brazilian Grill is expanding nationwide in middle markets, focusing on both downtown and suburban locations. ...

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Development: Trends

Retail Real Estate's 2009 in Review

Dec 29, 2009 9:05 AM

A look back at the most challenging year in retail real estate's history. ...

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Gold Turns to Dust as California Faces Consequences of Past Excess

Aug 26, 2009 1:34 PM

After riding at the forefront of the real estate boom in both the residential and commercial sectors in the mid 2000s, California seems to be having a particularly difficult time returning to some semblance of normalcy...

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Retail Architecture Review 2009: Welcome to the third edition of Retail Traffic’s Retail Architecture Review. This supplement includes our 20th Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging Awards and our annual Leaders in Retail Architecture supplement.
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