What's Old is New Again
May 1, 2003, By Victor MacFarlane
Over the next 20 years, the United States will experience tremendous population growth, as an estimated 60 million people are expected to be born or immigrate...
what would Victor Gruen SAY?
May 1, 2003, By John Kriskiewicz
A half-century ago, architect Victor Gruen introduced America to the enclosed shopping mall. Before Gruen, there were two types of major shopping environments...
When Authentic is Fake
May 1, 2003, By Angelo Carusi
No word is more frequently used to describe the design aesthetic for new Main Street-inspired retail and lifestyle centers than When applied to the design...
The Places To Be
May 1, 2003, By Bernard J. Haddigan
Retail properties have shined during a time of economic uncertainty and turmoil. Intense demand for quality, well located properties has pushed up prices,...
Steele's Case
May 1, 2003, By David Sokol
Retail Traffic Associate Editor David Sokol recently sat down with Max Steele, vice president of San Francisco-based architecture firm Gensler, to talk...
SCW EXPERT ANALYSIS: How to Assure a Painless Redevelopment
Mar 1, 2003, By Andrew Trachman
Anyone who has been through a retail redevelopment venture knows that things don't always go as expected. If only you could see into the future and head...
SCW FEATURE: Team Building
Mar 1, 2003, By Barbara A. Nadel, FAIA
Speed is more important than ever in retail construction, as builders rush to shorten the lag time between groundbreaking and rent collection. And slow,...
Judging a book by its cover
Dec 1, 2002, By David Silver
Signage the first shopping center component that meets the customer's eye is among the most critical tools in successful marketing. As such, it should...
It's reigning cats & dogs
Nov 1, 2002, Elyse Umlauf-Garneau
Dr. Seuss has used up two of her nine lives. The 13-year-old cat first was rescued from a shelter, then her owners spent nearly $1,000 to save her from...
Turning outparcels into gold
Oct 1, 2002, By Dave Ware
Smart shopping center developers today are focusing on a powerful, underutilized strategy to attract customers and build profits. Peripheral property...
