Business Deals
Aug 1, 2008
CB Richard Ellis negotiated the sale of the Boardwalk at Andersen Springs, a 92,231-sq.-ft. neighborhood shopping center in Chandler, Ariz., from BOAS...
Expert Q&A: A Changing Landscape
Aug 1, 2008, CHRIS SCIORTINO Director of Baird Investment Banking
Before the credit crunch, private equity firms were active investors in buying out retailers and real estate companies. That all came to an abrupt halt...
Out of Order
Aug 1, 2008
Nearly a year after it began, the credit crunch gripping financial markets is no closer to resolution. The losses are too large for the market to right,...
Skating in the Desert
Aug 1, 2008
Temperatures in Dubai in July often average more than 100 degrees....
Projects & People
Aug 1, 2008
Brody Co., Inc. and Zimmer Development Co. will develop Mayfaire Town Center, a $200 million, 400-acre, mixed-use project in Wilmington, N.C. Ernst &...
New South Street
Aug 1, 2008
General Growth Properties unveiled its vision for a revived and renovated South Street Seaport in New York City....
Dollar-and-a-Half Stores?
Aug 1, 2008
Inflation is taking its toll on dollar stores. Many of the small mom-and-pops can no longer afford to sell goods for that cheap, forcing many to raise...
Summer School
Aug 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
As retailers shift into high gear for the all-important back-to-school shopping season, mall owners and operators looking to boost sales at their centers...
Centro Clears Hurdle
Aug 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
As it continues to wrestle with a mountain of debt, Centro Properties Group, a poster child of the credit crunch, on Tuesday announced the sale of the first piece of its 106.5-million-square-foot U.S. portfolio...
Starbucks Loses Ground
Aug 1, 2008
The announcement that coffee giant Starbucks plans to close 600 stores 500 more than CEO Howard Schultz had talked about earlier this year is unwelcome...
Antiwar Protest at the Mall
Aug 1, 2008
In March on Long Island, N.Y., a man was arrested and removed from a mall when he wouldn't remove an anti-war shirt he was wearing. Now local protest...
Smoldering CMBS
Aug 1, 2008
When the credit crunch first broke in earnest last fall and froze the U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market in its tracks, ...
Business Deals
Jul 1, 2008
Renaissance Victorville LLC appointed Faris Lee Investment as the exclusive marketing agent for Renaissance Center, a 132,363-sq.-ft. shopping center...
A Personal Shopper
Jul 1, 2008, By John Egan
At the intersection of Cornwell Drive and Maple Avenue in the southern New Jersey town of Bridgeton...
Fresh New Face
Jul 1, 2008
Fresh Market unveiled its new concept at Edens & Avant's Forest Park in Greenville, S.C. The exterior features a brick facade and wrought-iron columns....
In Progress: The Golden Triangle
Jul 1, 2008
Location: Murrieta, Calif. Developers: The Garrett Group and Domenigoni-Barton Properties Size: 1.3 million sq. ft. Completion: Fall 2009 Buzz: Located...
Top Secret
Jul 1, 2008
Sears Holding Corp. very quietly opened two new Kmart concept stores in Illinois. The stores are organized to make them easier to shop, including tactics...
Another Step for Taubman
Jul 1, 2008, Jennifer Popovec
Taubman Centers Inc. has scored a win against the town of Oyster Bay in its 13-years-and-counting quest to develop a luxury shopping center on the former...
Bitter Medicine
Jul 1, 2008
After reporting another lackluster month of sales in May, with same-store comparisons down 14 percent from a year ago, San Francisco-based Gap Inc. is...
Expert Q&A: Food for Thought
Jul 1, 2008, HERB WALTER Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers
Food prices have risen across the globe sparking unrest and protest in some areas. In the U.S., the reaction has not been that acute, but it has changed...
Vinyl Rules!
Jul 1, 2008
There have always been audiophiles that worship vinyl. But you can't get those records in just any store. However, they are around if you know where to...
Editor's Letter: Inflated Expectations
Jul 1, 2008, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
Our cover story this month (p. 20) looks at how rising grain prices have provided an unexpected boost in sales and profits to grocers, wholesale clubs...
Projects & People
Jul 1, 2008
Stoneridge Centre Partners opened Phase I of Stoneridge Towne Centre in Moreno Valley, Calif. The project contains 518,000 sq. ft. of retail space. AWE...
Traffic Patterns
Jul 1, 2008
Retail REITs took a step back in June with every firm posting declines since our last update. RETAIL REIT SCORECARD Symbol Price* 52-week High Chg 52-week...
Atlantic Yards Clears Supreme Hurdle
Jul 1, 2008
The U.S. Supreme Court in late June declined to hear an appeal from a group of property owners and tenants facing eviction to make room for a new New...
