May 1, 2001
2001 ICSC Spring Convention
TRADE MALL SHOWCASE: On Exhibit
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Beth Mattson-Teig
The retail industry will be able to sneak a peek at the latest innovative products and services at the 2001 ICSC Convention Trade Exposition Showcase....
Departments
EDITOR'S LETTER: Reality check
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Elise Vachon www.scwonline.com
Freefalling from 10,000 feet was exhilarating I loved it. But that was just the beginning. I pulled the ripcord the parachute canopy didn't unfurl! The...
QUICK HITS
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
In the news Santa Monica, Calif. California's energy crisis has prompted The Macerich Co. to institute low- and no-cost conservation efforts at its properties...
TRANSACTIONS
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Management contracts Atlanta New York-based Times Square Real Estate Investors awarded Jones Lang LaSalle the management and leasing contract for the...
SHOWS & EVENTS
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
LIGHTFAIR INTERNATIONAL 2001 May 30-June1 The 12th annual architectural and lighting trade show and conference, showcasing new products and introducing...
RETAIL REPORT
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Sales figures of major retailers For March 2001 Company Name Month 01 Full $ Month 00 Full $ Month 01 Full % Month 01 Comp% Month 00 Comp % Specialty...
NEW LEASES
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Mid-America Real Estate Group Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Rollins Crossing, Round Lake Beach, Ill.: The Bedding Experts. Schaumburg Commons, Hanover Park,...
STOREFRONTS: H2O to go
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Allyson Sicard
In the early 1980s, Don and Lani Dolifka noticed a warning on their water bill. It indicated the water provided to their community was not safe for pregnant...
STOREFRONTS: An affair to remember
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Allyson Sicard
Planning a wedding can be stressful. After all, it's one of the most important days in a couple's life. Needless to say, getting the right help can go...
STOREFRONTS: The scoop
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Allyson Sicard
At Marble Slab Creamery, choosing one of 20 homemade ice cream flavors is the first step in an entertaining process. Customers are encouraged to create...
RETAIL DESIGN TRENDS: Hip street blues
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Erika Hutton Assistant Editor
If you look inside the cluttered confines of a Gen Y's closet well, you're going to find a lot of things. Instantly you'll find that members of this generation...
RETAIL DESIGN TRENDS: Retail sculptors
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Pat Matson Knapp
At the core of the new La Maison Simons department store in downtown Montreal, a 30-ft. to 10 years colored-glass sculpture rises through a three-story...
RETAIL DESIGN TRENDS: New York state of mind
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Pat Matson Knapp
With close to 70 stores under its fashionable belt, the in-house design team at Kenneth Cole Productions has raised its signature urban chic to the level...
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Design Nano Kawa, Japan New York-based CDI Group Inc. was chosen by Fukoka-based Sunny Co. to redefine the grocery retailer's image. The 22,000-sq.-ft....
DEVELOPMENT DIGEST
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
New developments Goinia, Brazil VOA Associates Inc.'s Florida division is currently working with Goinia, Brazil developer EMSA to complete Praa do Sculo...
INDUSTRY PROS
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Charles Dunn Co. Angela Siuta joined Los Angeles-based Charles Dunn Co. as regional vice president of property management. Duties include overseeing the...
LEASE LANGAUGE: Allowing for improvements
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, By James T. Mayer & Harold B. Pomerantz
Leases often provide that a landlord has agreed to give a tenant an improvement allowance (Allowance) for enhancements to be made to the leased premises....
Features
HOT TOPIC: Opportunity knocks
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Cristina Gair
In an opportunistic move, Kimco Realty Corp. secured the winning bid in an auction for the asset designation rights for 315 Montgomery Ward locations....
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Closer to home
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Richard E. Huelsman
The days of consumers spending their free time exclusively at a suburban mall is becoming a novelty of the past. However, consumers demand more from businesses...
CENTER PROFILE: Endless summer
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Brannon Boswell, Senior Associate Editor
Grocery-anchored centers have become a staple of everyday commerce, but they rarely ignite excitement within the communities that surround them. Consumers...
COMPANY PROFILE: The name game
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, John McCloud
Westfield Shoppingtown. The name says it all. At least, that's the goal of Westfield America, Inc., the Los Angeles-based company managed and advised...
Q&A: Capital to grow
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Misty Reagin, Editorial Assistant
Changes are afoot at Stamford, Conn.-based GE Capital Real Estate. The company, with assets of more than $345 billion, has a new president and a new organization....
COMPANY PROFILE: A can-do attitude
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Stephanie Flack
When the editors of Fortune magazine decided to run an article honoring African American businesspeople making a difference in their community, they unwittingly...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Riding the investment cycle
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Jeffrey J. Cohen
The election of George W. Bush certainly changes the political landscape in Washington, D.C. But if history proves anything, the result of the presidential...
VALUE TENANTS: Back to basics
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Dan Kimack
In an era when many grocery chains try to be all things to all people, St. Louis-based Save-A-Lot continues to refine its limited assortment format. Through this approach, Save-A-Lot stores have achieved fantastic results, while saving its customers a pretty penny. “As an edited-assortment grocery chain, we offer savings up to 40% compared to conventional grocery stores,” says Dan Kimack, corporate communications manager for the food retailer.
...VALUE TENANTS: Lucky number 99
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Jeff Gold
More than 2000 people stood in line for nearly three days awaiting the opening of 99¢ Only stores' Pasadena location last year. The Pasadena customers were vying for a chance to pay just 99 cents for one of nine 19-inch color TV sets. Generating that kind of excitement is unusual for most value retailers, but not for this City of Commerce, Calif.-based chain. The company has become famous for spectacular promotions centered on its name.
...VALUE TENANTS: Climbing to the top
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Bob Gurnee
Chesapeake, Va.-based Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. has consistently been a top performer in the value niche with $1.68 billion in revenues last year — up from $1.35 billion in 1999.
...VALUE TENANTS: The One and only
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Archie Dishman
One Price Clothing stores remains one of the top performers in the value clothing arena. The Spartanburg, S.C.-based national chain operates 641 stores all over the world under the One Price & More and BestPrice! Fashions brands. Stores can be found in the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. So, what is the one and only price? All merchandise is priced at (or below) the $15 pricepoint. (The One Price name is a hold over from the days when all...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Big-boxing boomers
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Mark Artus
The most overlooked consumer segment by today's large format retailers is the precious boomer population. Boomers all customers navigate through virtually...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Wireless in retail
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Jim Wells
Location-sensitive technologies and wireless devices are starting to turn mobile commerce into reality rather than just hype for retailers. The new technologies...
TECHNOLOGY EDGE: Fascination with the future
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Martin Sinderman
While tech tumbles on the stock market, its impact on the appearance of store interiors is growing. According to many design professionals, high-tech...
TECHNOLOGY EDGE (TECHNOLOGY NEWS): News Wired
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Seattle Locally based AccessVia recently unveiled a web-based tool that enables retailers to publish signs and labels using their Internet browsers. The...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Lessons in liability
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, James Maccaro
Technological progress has rendered virtually any business vulnerable to charges of copyright infringement. Standard office equipment, such as scanners,...
REIT UPDATE: REITs toughen up
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Steve Bergsman
A decade has passed since the last great real estate recession. But today, as the national economy drifts deeper and deeper into a severe slowdown, the...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Betterment through BIDs
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Anthony J. Capece
Hoping to encourage retail growth and general economic vitality, most of the world's major metro areas have undertaken some form of revitalization program....
LEASING TRENDS: Clash of the tenants
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Beth Mattson-Teig
Like members of any close-knit community, shopping center tenants don't always see eye-to-eye with each other. When disputes develop, the role of mediator...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Public/private alliances
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Frederick J. Stemmler
From SoHo to South Beach and Philadelphia's Center City to downtown Los Angeles, public/private alliances are being formed to rebuild our retail centers...
HOT TOPIC: The young ones
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Patti Connor
In an industry dominated by the old guard, a new generation of executives under 40 is making its mark. Whatever else might be said, one thing's for certain:...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: The power of creativity
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Terrence Tallen
In retail real estate, the term value creation is often used to describe a number of cross-functional operating strategies used to increase the value...
SMART GROWTH: Smart by design
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Joe Gose
When it comes to smart growth initiatives in Maryland, the people at RTKL must feel as if they're heading the class. In the past year, the Baltimore-based...
SURPLUS SPACE: Creative conversions
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, John Frantz
The aging of American properties, combined with ongoing shifts in retail and consumer demographics, is leaving a trail of vacancies across the country....
EXPERT ANALYSIS: The consumer dating game
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Dr. Brenna O'Roarty
While the fundamentals of retail in Western Europe remain the same, it is increasingly difficult to stand out from the crowd. Consumer appeal is critical...
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Global villages
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Elyse Umlauf-Garneau
Talk to architecture firms that have worked on retail projects overseas, and they'll tell you opportunities abound, not only for design services, but...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Sowing seeds of growth
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Tess Ferguson
The retailing sector of the nation's real estate market has faced several challenges in recent years. In addition to intensifying competition and local...
FRANCHISING: The franchise advantage
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Michael Fickes
Shopping centers attract three categories of tenants: national retailers, small independent operators (often referred to as mom-and-pops) and franchises....
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Attractive parking structures
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Noel Cupkovic
The most efficient, above-ground structured parking may cost upwards of $7,500 per space. In order to build the best parking facility, architects and...
RETAIL ARCHITECTURE: May/December romance
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Jenny King
When the design team from Patri Merker Architects of San Francisco met with the representatives from Macy's, who were handling the update of its Union...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Learning from European retail
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Stan Laegreid
For more than five decades, the unprecedented appetite of the American middle class has served as a fertile test market for retail developers. The lessons...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: A second look at hardscapes
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Darrell Pattison
The recent interest in upscale, external shopping environments puts a new emphasis on hardscape, amenities, landscape, lighting and environmental graphics....
EXPERT ANALYSIS: A dynamic duo
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Steve Minett, PhD and Chris Taylor
In an increasingly standardized world, there is a growing call for original and unique items. The designer rug is one of the phenomena that can fulfill...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Fiber finishes first
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Hollie Walter
Everyone tries to stay on of the latest trends. Customers and clients have seen putty walls, avocado appliances and shag carpet. Everyone survived the...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: Big problem. Compact solution.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Charlotte May
Did you know operating costs for a food court generally run at least 200% higher per-sq.-ft. than the rest of the mall? Approximately 50% of the waste...
SPECIFIER'S GUIDE (COLUMN): Playtime plazas
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Misty Reagin Editorial Assistant
The park is no longer the only place for kids to play. In order to keep children and parents happy, some retail centers introduced play areas. This takes...
SPECIFIER'S GUIDE (FIXTURING): New directions
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
You'll find intimations of the New Millennium in the winning entries of the National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers' 30th annual Retail Design...
SPECIFIER'S GUIDE (FLOORING): Would you eat off yours?
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
The latest flooring maintenance equipment can keep the ground beneath your customers' feet as it should be spotless, shiny and hygienic. Minuteman International...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: So many questions
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Eileen Circo
The commercial real estate industry is edging toward integrating web-based technologies. Companies that have only had a general awareness of online real...
COMPANY PROFILE: The extra mile
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Stephanie Flack
When Thomas O'Connor was 25 years old, he saw an opportunity. A chance to establish a niche in the management general contracting profession and make...
LABOR TRENDS: Striving for more balance
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Ben Johnson
Houston-based Hines recently announced plans to add two new 18-story apartment towers to what was largely an office development called Overton Park, located...
Q&A: Real answers re: Realcomm
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Bailey Webb
For the next month and a half, Jim Young will be chained to his desk in Carlsbad, Calif., tying together the myriad loose ends for Realcomm, one of commercial...
2001 SADI Awards
DESERT PASSAGE (Las Vegas): Incredible handle on theme and illusion!
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
A fair trade On the north and south ends of the center, the two massive entrance gates introduce visitors to the story of Desert Passage, a journey through...
GARDEN WALK (Makuhari, Japan): A themed project that complements the architecture.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
A walk in the park Garden Walk is designed and premised upon two themes, which drive the master plan, the design and the environmental graphic of the...
ABOUT THE 2001 SADI AWARDS: Winners & awards
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM, Misty Reagin, Editorial Assistant
Each year, retail and shopping center designers anticipate winning the coveted SADI award. The four-letter acronym, Superior Achievement in Design and...
SKECHERS, USA (Manhattan Beach, Calif.): This project brings fun back to the shopping experience.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Manhattan Beach, Calif.'s Skechers USA is the first freestanding prototype for the new Skechers USA stores. The new look represents Skechers' evolution from an industrial street look to a ‘high tech look with street credibility.’ In the category of New or Renovated Specialty Stores (under 2,000 sq. ft.)......
SKECHERS, USA (Universal City, Calif.): Dynamic, club-like design.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Boogie shoes Universal City, Calif.'s Skechers USA store has design components that unite in shape and materials to form a dynamic, club-like atmosphere....
BONSPORT ACTIVEWEAR (Seattle): Innovative fixturing.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
On the move The design team's goal for Seattle's BONsport Activewear Shop was to provide a unique environment for women's and men's activewear through...
THE WIZ (New York City): Great use of flowing shapes over high-tech finishes.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
The new prototype store for The Wiz, a center for entertainment, technology and connectivity on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, is an example of the convergence of goods and services in one location. In the category of Renovated Specialty Stores (over 5,000 sq. ft.)......
MACY'S UNION SQUARE (San Francisco): Great urban response to a difficult set of parameters.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Wall of glass The renovation of Macy's Union Square presented some problems for the design team. The three buildings that comprise the store had varying...
SEIBU DEPARTMENT STORE (Okazaki, Japan): Sophisticated execution of design and presentation.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
New kid in town Seibu Department Store, the upscale fashion retailer based in Japan, is making its first foray into the suburban market with this 236,000-sq.-ft....
FLATIRON CROSSING (Broomfield, Colo.): Outstanding thematic project, where nature meets commerce.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
TROPHY CLUB PLAZA (Trophy Club, Texas): Well executed design, which gives quality to the community.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Coming together Trophy Club Plaza is considered a contemporary interpretation of the Texas Hill Country architectural style; using stone, metal roofing...
THE SHOPS AT RIVERWOODS (Provo, Utah): It's authentic. It has a legitimate feel
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
A natural progression A view down Main Street illustrates the prominence of the Wasatch mountain range and its importance to the Provo community. The...
WASHINGTONIAN CENTER (Gaithersburg, Md.): Very good planning. Nice variation on aesthetics.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
A stroll down main street Washingtonian Center's urban design is based on three place making components: the main street, the public square and the lakefront...
DICKSON CYBEREXPRESS (Hong Kong): The next step in retailing concepts.
May 1, 2001 12:00 PM
Virtual shopping Designers were challenged to create a retail mall within the Kowloon Transportation Station, but they were prohibited from altering the...
