First Rays of Light
Dec 1, 2009, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic
A year ago, our forecast issue featured a picture of a milk carton with Baby New Year listed as missing. Experts we talked to predicted that 2009 would...
Cautious Optimism
Oct 1, 2009, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
Is it safe to open our eyes now? It's been a terrifying run for the past 12 months, ever since the amazing weekend when Lehman Brothers went belly up...
Reeling Them In
Sep 1, 2009, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
The Chicken pistachio salad at the Nordstrom Cafe at Macerich's Washington Square mall in Portland is apparently quite a lunch treat. How do I know this?...
What's Going On?
Jul 1, 2009, By David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
It's 10:00 a.m. The shopping center is about to open. Do you know who your landlord is?...
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...
Looking Back, Looking Forward (12/30)
Dec 30, 2008
The final numbers aren’t yet in, but there’s little doubt that 2008 was the worst holiday shopping season in a generation, marking an ignoble finish to a dismal year for retail. ...
Editor's Letter: Looking for a Retail Hero
Dec 1, 2008, By David Bodamer, Editor-in-Chief
It seems like not a day goes by without one retailer or another announcing that it is closing stores, declaring bankruptcy or opting to liquidate. In...
Editor's Letter: Retail REITs Deserve Another Look
Nov 1, 2008, By David Bodamer, Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
For the past month or so from the day that Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy retail REITs have been under seige. The bad news has continued to pile...
Editor's Letter: When the Wall (Street) Comes Down
Oct 1, 2008, By David Bodamer, Editor-in-Chief
It's gut-check time. It's time to admit that this financial crisis has now exceeded anything we've seen since the Great Depression. This is worse than...
Back to the Drawing Board
Sep 1, 2008, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
It has been a tumultuous 12 months in retail real estate. The housing bust and the credit crunch have taken their toll and massively slowed the pace of...
