School's In
Oct 1, 2009, By Mike Janssen
It's not just kids who are going back to school this fall. With the unemployment rate spiking, adults have increasingly returned to the classroom to make...
Core Competencies
Oct 1, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
It's time to move back to the city. That's the conclusion that many national and local retailers seem to be drawing about Chicago. There, firms have responded...
Standing Alone
Oct 1, 2009
In the latest development in an eventful year for Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trustm the firm opted to remain a stand-alone entity after reviewing its...
An Isolated Occurrence
Oct 1, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
An early August ruling in the General Growth Properties bankruptcy case has rattled lenders as some fear it might make it easier for real estate owners...
Investment Sales Market for Retail Shows No Sign of Improvement
Sep 15, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Those in the retail real estate industry who hoped the second half of 2009 would bring the long-awaited rush of investment sales transactions are likely to be disappointed...
Ramco-Gershenson Opts To Stand Alone; Continues Push to Deleverage
Sep 9, 2009, by David Bodamer
In the latest development in an eventful year for Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust, after completing its review of potential strategic and financial alternatives, the firm is opting to remain a stand-alone entity...
Kevin and Libby Go Shopping
Sep 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
On a Wednesday night this July, the marketing staff for Scottsdale Fashion Square, a two-million-square-foot superregional mall in Scottsdale, Ariz.,...
2009 Leaders In Retail Architecture
Sep 1, 2009
Q How are you collaborating with owners and asset managers to come up with solutions for properties where tenants have gone dark? Arrowstreet Kevin Nice,...
Getting to Yes
Sep 1, 2009, Bill Sullivan Partner at Huntley, Mullaney, Spargo, & Sullivan
With so many retailers struggling with low sales these days, asking for a helping hand from the landlord is becoming more common. And as vacancy rates...
CDA ARCHITECTS
Sep 1, 2009
For 35 years, CDA Architects has served retail developers and tenants by designing in a manner that facilitates the success of a project, large or small....
JUDGES
Sep 1, 2009
John Chipman Founding PartnerChipman Adams Architects Chipman began creating a new direction for his father's interior design firm in 1979 when he joined...
DESIGN COLLECTIVE
Sep 1, 2009
Design Collective is an 87-person, multidisciplinary design firm with offices in Baltimore, Md., and Durham, N.C. We offer a unique set of qualifications....
Timberland Westfield
Sep 1, 2009
Timberland is a brand that has been around for a while. But the retailer wanted to create a visually dynamic shopfront with a new store in London. Checkland...
DORSKY HODGSON PARRISH YUE
Sep 1, 2009
Partnering it's how we work; that's how we create exciting projects. Whether it's a new development or repositioning an existing mall, we believe that...
Nokia Flagship
Sep 1, 2009
For the second time in three years an Eight Inc.-designed Nokia Flagship store is being recognized in the SADI competition. In this case, judges were...
GREENBERGFARROW
Sep 1, 2009
Designing a significant and wide range of complicated retail developments in some of the nation's most demanding markets, GreenbergFarrow continues to...
ARROWSTREET
Sep 1, 2009
For more than 40 years, Arrowstreet has been designing small- and large-scale retail and mixed-use projects. Arrowstreet understands today's economic...
Vapiano
Sep 1, 2009
Vapiano International is a fast casual chain with 30 locations worldwide that is looking to gain a foothold in the U.S. The Heiserman Group succeeded...
PERKOWITZ+RUTH ARCHITECTS
Sep 1, 2009
Your retail center's anchor has closed its doors and tenants have relocated. As great as the challenge may be, this is an ideal time to reposition your...
Correction
Sep 1, 2009
In our July issue, we ran the incorrect photo in a brief about Cohen Commercial Properties' new CEO Robert Friedman. The photo was actually of Robert...
Ethan Allen
Sep 1, 2009
Judges awarded the new flagship for Ethan Allen in New York City because of how the designers transformed a drab corner in Manhattan into a new and dynamic...
Setting An Example
Sep 1, 2009, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
Welcome to the third edition of Retail Traffic's Retail Architecture Review. This supplement includes our 20th Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging...
Lack of Information
Sep 1, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
One of the big challenges facing the retail real estate sector is that with so few investment sales getting done there is little confidence that the prices...
Jewel City Diner
Sep 1, 2009
The Americana at Brand project in Glendale, Calif., is full of interesting architectural nuggets. The SADI judges were particularly impressed with the...
Donut Changeover
Sep 1, 2009
On a Monday morning in July, something new greeted New York City commuters. In the space of one weekend, 12 Dunkin' Donuts stores and one Dunkin' cart...
