Management: Editor's Letter
Let the Dealmaking Begin
May 19, 2012, By David Bodamer, Editorial Director
It’s May, and that means one thing in the commercial real estate world: turning its attention to Las Vegas to see what happens at ICSC’s RECon show....
Taking a Bold Leap Forward
Sep 1, 2011, Staff Reports
Penton Commercial Real Estate announces the addition of Jonathan A. Schein....
Is the CMBS Market Coming Back Too Quickly?
Aug 4, 2011, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
Is the CMBS market coming back too quickly?...
The Mall is Not Dead
May 20, 2011, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
I admit it. I got it wrong. In April 2005 following the Federated Department Stores/May Department Stores and Kmart/Sears mergers, I penned a piece entitled...
The Return of Risk
Mar 1, 2011, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
For most of the past three-plus years, retail real estate has been a cautious business. When you talked to investors, lenders, owners and other stakeholders,...
A Few Changes
Jan 1, 2011, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
Last year, we at Retail Traffic made the decision to drop our print frequency to six times a year. We learned some lessons along the way about what that...
Refreshing Takes
Sep 1, 2010, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
The regional mall has been declared dead more than once. Yet the format has proven to be surprisingly resilient during the Great Recession. Regional malls...
Are You Experiential?
Jul 1, 2010, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
The Walt Disney Co. renewed its retail strategy in late June with the first of what it says will be 300 redesigned stores. The new World of Disney locations...
Don't Get Carried Away
May 1, 2010, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
The mood at this year's ICSC RECon promises to be a lot better than last year's and not just because the trade association finally relented to member...
Clash of the Titans
Mar 1, 2010, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
The last 30 days have provided some remarkable theater. It's not often that you get to see the two largest companies in an industry publicly trade barbs....
