Light comes to The Lakes
Sep 1, 2002, BY HELEN DIEMER, FIALD
Electric lighting is one of the largest single consumers of energy in shopping centers and other commercial buildings. Lighting systems also produce heat,...
Learning to love the money pit
Sep 1, 2002, By Marti Christoffer
First-time tenants looking for retail space are often astonished by the demands of a retail landlord. Unlike upper floor tenants, they are often asked...
Liability Nightmares
Sep 1, 2002, BY MIKE SHERIDAN
Years ago, a woman walked into a suburban mall in Pennsylvania and started firing a semi-automatic rifle. The individual, who later was ruled criminally...
Q&A -- Big Lots CEO Mike Potter talks value
May 13, 2002
Operating some 1,350 stores nationally, Big Lots Inc., the Columbus, Ohio-based broadline closeout retailer, is seeking growth while positioning itself...
It's all about the experience
May 1, 2002, Yaromir Steiner
If legendary showman Cecil B. DeMille were still alive and directing not movies but shopping centers, I know he would have the attitude and passion necessary to compete in today's retail real estate environment. And today's shopping center executives would do well to think a bit like Cecil B. DeMille....
Retail's urban advantage
May 1, 2002, Sy Perkowitz
Admiring how great cities provide variety and interest around every corner, real estate development teams are creating environments that are characterized by urban attributes. These projects win the affinity of the communities in which they are located and result in success for their developers....
Town centers: It's all in the mix
May 1, 2002, Raul Anziani
Investors are selective shoppers
May 1, 2002, Bernard J. Haddigan
Some retail property investors have moved to the sidelines, waiting for the economy to sort itself out; others have remained active, but become much more selective about their acquisitions. While capital is seeking product types that represent stable, low-risk investments, sellers, in general, have displayed more of a wait-and-see attitude....
