EDITOR'S LETTER: Mind the Talent Gap
Feb 1, 2007, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
I see young guys that are now chief acquisition officers, and they don't know what a true real estate cycle is and that scares the hell out of me, stated a lender at the Commercial Mortgage Securities Association's CMBS Investors Conference ...
EDITOR'S LETTER: Entering a New Territory
Jan 1, 2007, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
At Retail Traffic, we continuously report on new developments, talk to the most influential players and probe the markets to understand what makes the industry tick....
EDITOR'S LETTER: Shaking the Rafters
Dec 1, 2006, David Bodamer
Mergers and acquisitions are the way of the business world. But some deals mean more than most not just because of their dollar amount, but because of what they represent....
EDITOR'S LETTER: REITs Suddenly in a Buying Mood
Nov 1, 2006, David Bodamer
Suddenly, in the past four months, a new merger wave has begun to build. On a single day in July Kimco Realty Corp. announced an agreement to purchase Pan Pacific Properties and Centro Watt forged a deal to buy Heritage Property Group...
Corrections:
Oct 1, 2006
In the Expert Q in our September issue with John McDermott, senior vice president and national director with Sperry Van Ness, a sentence should have read:...
EDITOR'S LETTER: Wal-Mart: Behemoth at the Crossroads
Oct 1, 2006, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
The last few months have been a crucial period for Wal-Mart. The world's largest — and most feared — retailer seems to be at a crossroads....
Where's the Consumer Going?
Sep 1, 2006, David Bodamer
Has the consumer left the party? That is the question that hangs over the U.S. economy and the retail real estate business today. ...
EDITOR'S LETTER: Presenting: The Management Office
Aug 1, 2006, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
Our goal is to make Retail Traffic a practical tool for our readers across the industry. In recent years we have worked hard to improve our coverage of...
Correction:
Jul 1, 2006
Weingarten Realty Investors was incorrectly identified as Weingarten Realty Advisors in our April 2006 listings of the top owners and managers. Also,...
LETTERS
Jul 1, 2006
Dear Retail Traffic: Mall TV is a nightmare that just won't go away. The idea of satellite networking between retail stores and home offices for communications,...
