Breaking Up Isn't Hard To Do
May 1, 2004, Richard Walter
When are the parts worth more than the whole? When savvy retail owners and investors need new deal structures to bolster property values and increase...
Design By Data
May 1, 2004, Bruce A. Barteldt Jr., AIA
Our retail team sees patterns every day whether it's a macro-summary of a metroplex transportation plan relative to new housing starts or a planogram...
Five Wishes For 2005
May 1, 2004
Maybe John Maynard Keynes had it right when he said the difficulty lies not in creating new ideas but escaping from old ones. Today's retail industry...
Ignore the Death Notices
May 1, 2004, Anita Kramer
The death of the mall has been greatly exaggerated. The real story is in distinguishing between super regionals, which are flourishing, and regionals,...
An Investor's Guide to the U.S.
May 1, 2004, Gwen MacKenzie Brad Umansky
The investment market remains a seller's market throughout the United States and should continue into 2005. Each region has its own opportunities and...
A Letter From David Simon
May 1, 2004
You're holding a document that tries to capture what a typical day is like at Simon Property Group. If you're in our industry, you realize that there...
New Best Friends
May 1, 2004, Gregory Gunter
Over the past decade, we've seen retail shopping evolve, by necessity, to a much more experiential event, one requiring more creativity and more options...
Single-Tenant Deals Skyrocket
May 1, 2004, Bernard J. Haddigan
Investor interest and capital flows to the single-tenant net-lease sector have skyrocketed. Many private investors are attracted to these low-maintenance...
Time To Rethink Pad Locations
May 1, 2004, Mark Tweed
Pad locations are a no-brainer, right? Not necessarily. Instead of flinging your pads to the outer reaches of the parking lots, consider grouping them...
Toy Stores: Don't Kid Around
May 1, 2004, Christian Davies
In England last month I witnessed a phenomenon that spoke volumes about challenges facing U.S. toy retailers. Driving past the local toy barn with a group...
