Simon Says
Apr 1, 2009
Simon Property Group CEO David Simon's sound bite from the company's fourth-quarter earnings call in February got a lot of play...
Silver Linings of the Month
Apr 1, 2009
The Commerce Department's figures for February came in better than expected. Sales fell 0.1 percent from February-less than what analysts had predicted...
Projects and People
Apr 1, 2009
Primestor Development broke ground for Phase II of Plaza Del Sol in South El Monte, Calif...
A Leaner Industry for Leaner Times
Apr 1, 2009, By David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
Looking for a money-saving tip? Try double-sided printing...
More Raises Ahead
Apr 1, 2009
Real estate owners, fasten your seat belts. In its first quarter 2009 Korpacz Real Estate Investor Survey PricewaterhouseCoopers notes survey participants...
In Progress: Village at Gulfstream Park
Apr 1, 2009
Location: Hallandale Beach, Fla. Developer: Forest City Enterprises, Inc....
Expanding Philosophy
Apr 1, 2009
It may seem like every retailer is closing stores, but there are expanding sectors...
Business Deals
Apr 1, 2009
Aliso Commons Corner, LLC sold a 13,386-square-foot retail property occupied by Walgreens located within the 700,000-square-foot Aliso Viejo Town Center...
On the Watch List
Apr 1, 2009
The retail REIT sector continues to take a beating amid a combination of falling consumer demand and frozen credit markets...
Coming Back?
Apr 1, 2009
Most retail REITs hit new 52-week lows in the last 30 days, but many have since rebounded strongly from those new low levels...
Making a Comeback
Apr 1, 2009, By Denise Kalette
Linens 'n Things retail stores disappeared from shopping centers coast to coast after the chain went bankrupt and liquidated its stock...
Timing the Market
Mar 1, 2009, Jennifer Popovec
The cost of land has dropped precipitously as commercial property values slump...
A Fresh Start
Mar 1, 2009, David Bodamer
Officials with Dallas-based Staubach Retail Services in late January announced plans to rebrand the 22-year-old firm as SRS Real Estate Partners...
Technology Grows as a Business Strategy Driver
Mar 1, 2009, By Robert Teel, Vice President of Global Solutions
Commercial property managers face pressure to stay ahead of competitors, to grow or diversify their portfolios, to fulfill varying reporting commitments...
Projects and People
Mar 1, 2009
Pace Properties opened the first phase of Manchester Highlands, a $120 million, 550,000-sq.-ft. shopping center in Manchester, Mo...
RESOURCE LIST
Mar 1, 2009
THE MAGAZINE: Retail Traffic is published monthly. Archives are at retailtrafficmag.com along with our annual Owner, Manager, Contractor, Lender and Developer...
In Progress: Lake Pointe Village
Mar 1, 2009
Lake Pointe Village will combine stores, including Whole Foods Market, Hinz Jewelers and Texas Running Company, with restaurants positioned along Brooks Lake...
On Barren Ground
Mar 1, 2009
It's been a slow few months in the world of real estate lending. For example, Steven J. Lurie, partner in the real estate practice group of Greenberg...
Stock and Trade
Mar 1, 2009
Simon Property Group's surprising decision to pay out its fourth- quarter dividend in the form of 90 percent stock instead of cash could trigger a new trend for retail REITs...
Time to Work Together
Mar 1, 2009, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
For too long the landlord/tenant relationship in this business has been adversarial. To be sure, in good times, everyone seems to get along. That's because...
Business Deals
Mar 1, 2009
Cohen and Co., Inc. Real Estate negotiated the sale of the 234,045-sq.-ft. Ormond Towne Square, in Ormond Beach, Fla., from Developers Diversified Realty to the Jaffe Corp. for $20 million...
Take Four
Mar 1, 2009
The Mall of America won't be making another pitch to Minnesota's state legislature...
On Second Thought
Mar 1, 2009
About two years into Tesco's experiment in the U.S., the company is now saying that it took the wrong approach in trying to break in...
Scaling Back
Mar 1, 2009
LIQUIDATIONS Jan. 7, Goody's, closing 287 stores Jan. 16, Circuit City to liquidate; closing 567 stores CHAPTER 11 FILINGS Jan. 8, Against All Odds, operates...
Study Abroad
Mar 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Mixed-use development has been a hot topic in the U.S. for the past few years. But in the race to get projects done quickly, developers may have lost touch with what makes such environments thrive...
