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...
Silver Linings of the Month
Mar 1, 2009
The Commerce Department reported retail sales in January rose 1.0 percent. That ended a string of six straight months when sales declined. Wall Street...
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...
Aid from Abroad
Mar 1, 2009
Developers Diversified Realty, which has been battling concerns about its debt load, received a cash infusion from abroad...
Free Falling
Mar 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The recession and credit crunch continue to take a toll on retail REITs. During the fourth quarter, REITs experienced a smorgasbord of difficulties...
Piece of Good News
Mar 1, 2009, By Matt Valley & Sibley Fleming
Starved for good news, the lending community earned a major victory in February in the effort to revive the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market and restore investor confidence...
Preemptive Surgery
Mar 1, 2009, By Denise Kalette
As major retailers file for bankruptcy and vacate stores, a domino effect is taking hold across the country...
A Final Sting
Feb 1, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
Amid a dismal holiday sales season, rife with low shopper traffic and huge markdowns, U.S. retailers might suffer another hit to bottom lines as stretched...
Picking Up the PIECES
Feb 1, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
Although Chicago-based REIT General Growth Properties and Australian limited property trust Centro Properties Group have so far been able to work out...
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Feb 1, 2009, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
The final numbers are in, and 2008 was the worst holiday shopping season in a generation, marking an ignoble finish to a dismal year for retail. That...
