Uniqlo Makes Splash With Two Giant NY Stores as International Retailers Continue to Eye U.S.
Oct 13, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Uniqlo reinvigorates its U.S. push with two big New York stores. It's part of a trend of international retailers' attempting to crack the American market....
Economic Concerns Cast Shadow Over CMBS Sector
Oct 12, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
The CMBS sector continues its second half struggles....
Luxury Retailers Face a Challenge, but Already Have a Fight Plan
Oct 6, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Luxury retailers enjoyed a strong rebound after 2008, but today face new challenges....
Blackstone’s Purchase of Equity One Portfolio Signals Confidence in Retail Assets
Sep 29, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
Blackstone makes another bet on grocery-anchored shopping centers....
Industry Keeps Expectations in Check for 2011 Holiday Shopping Season
Sep 22, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
With the consumer under pressure, observers are tempering expectations for this year's holiday shopping season....
The Spread of Smartphones Forces the Evolution of Mall Marketing Efforts
Sep 20, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
The shopping center industry is fast nearing a point when offering customers mobile services enhancing the in-mall experience will no longer be considered a perk, but will become a necessity....
Apple Diversifies Its Retail Game with Stores at Non-Traditional Venues
Sep 15, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Penton Commercial Real Estate Senior Associate Editor
Apple is looking to university campuses and transit hubs as avenues for expansion....
CBRE Report: Retailers Cautious But Confident About the Future
Sep 15, 2011, By Susan Piperato, Penton Commercial Real Estate Managing Editor
Retailer sentiment has continued to improve, although merchants remain cautious....
Target Might Fulfill Vornado’s Downtown Crossing Dreams
Sep 14, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Penton Commercial Real Estate Senior Associate Editor
With Target entering the picture, will the stalled Downtown Crossing project in Boston spring back to life?...
How Eden Prairie Mall Challenged the Minnesota Tax Court
Sep 7, 2011, By John Gendler, Esq., NREI Contributing Writer
How one mall was able to challenge its appraised value and lower its tax bill....
Labor Costs, Construction Materials Prices Remain Low, but Contractors Can’t Benefit
Sep 7, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Penton Commercial Real Estate Senior Associate Editor
Retail construction remains a slow business. ...
Taking a Bold Leap Forward
Sep 1, 2011, Staff Reports
Penton Commercial Real Estate announces the addition of Jonathan A. Schein....
Net Lease Investors Remain Enamored With Drugstores
Aug 31, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
Drugstores remain the most sought after net lease properties....
Investors Show Faith in JC Penney, Barnes & Noble’s Future
Aug 24, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
Large deals involving JC Penney and Barnes and Noble show that investors retain faith in the concepts....
Flood of Distress Retail Not Forthcoming, RCA Figures Show
Aug 23, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
RCA's Dan Fasulo explains why a flood of distressed retail assets will not hit the market....
Flip Flop Chain Looks for Help in Expanding its Footprint
Aug 22, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
Flip Flop Shops is adopting a new real estate strategy as it plans for growth....
Wal-Mart Banking on Smaller Formats to Drive U.S. Growth
Aug 18, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
With its U.S. same-store sales continuing to decline, Wal-Mart is looking at small format stores to drive its growth....
CMBS Tries to Bounce Back from Bump in the Road
Aug 17, 2011, By David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
The CMBS market took a hit in late July, but experts think it's just a blip....
Florida Buyers Still Focused on Core Product, Avoid Risk
Aug 16, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
Investors in the Florida retail real estate market remain cautious....
Florida Retail Real Estate Faces Long Road to Recovery
Aug 16, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
Florida's retail real estate market has pulled itself up from the floor, but challenges remain on the road to recovery....
Will Fed’s Surprise Rate Decision Bolster Economy, or Prolong Lending Malaise?
Aug 10, 2011, By Matt Hudgins, NREI Contributing Writer
The threat of an imminent rise in interest and capitalization rates abated Tuesday, courtesy of the Federal Reserve’s plan to suppress short-term interest rates for the next two years....
Uncertainty Threatens to Derail CRE Recovery
Aug 9, 2011, David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
The S&P downgrade was just the latest economic headwind to hit commercial real estate. Will it derail the recovery?...
What Does S&P Downgrade Mean for Real Estate? Economists’ Opinions Vary
Aug 9, 2011, By Matt Hudgins, NREI Contributing Writer
Economists are divided over the commercial real estate implications of Friday’s historic downgrade of U.S. debt....
Opportunities are Expanding for Small Stores, but Risks Remain
Aug 8, 2011, By Jon Springer, Supermarket News Associate Editor
While Trader Joe's has been an unusually successful story in food retail, a proliferation of other small food store concepts indicates that small stores are becoming a big phenomenon....
Is the CMBS Market Coming Back Too Quickly?
Aug 4, 2011, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
Is the CMBS market coming back too quickly?...
