Management: Property Management
Now What?
Sep 1, 2008, By Kerri Linden
The headlines have been full of companies making announcements about store closings. A July report from ICSC projected that nearly 144,000 stores (about...
To Goodwill
Sep 1, 2008, By John Egan
Amid a sluggish economy and battered consumer confidence, marketing directors at shopping centers across the country are reaching out to consumers, tugging...
Picketing at the Mall
Sep 1, 2008
In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco overturned restrictions on picketing imposed by Macerich at shopping centers...
In Good Health
Sep 1, 2008
The current economic downturn might be causing headaches for owners of enclosed regional malls, but it seems to be benefiting outlet centers. For example,...
Leaps of space
Sep 1, 2008
Retailer closings and bankruptcies began to take their toll in the second quarter as vacancy rates jumped significantly at neighborhood and community...
Life Preservers
Sep 1, 2008, By Mike Janssen
There's nothing like a crisis to bring people together. With more and more retailers shuttering locations, filing for bankruptcy protection or reining...
Tailor-Made
Sep 1, 2008, By Riccardo A. Davis
As retailers struggle and post lackluster sales results, one of the most important things a shopping center owner or manager can do for its tenants is...
Summer School
Aug 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
As retailers shift into high gear for the all-important back-to-school shopping season, mall owners and operators looking to boost sales at their centers...
Antiwar Protest at the Mall
Aug 1, 2008
In March on Long Island, N.Y., a man was arrested and removed from a mall when he wouldn't remove an anti-war shirt he was wearing. Now local protest...
After Dark
Aug 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
What happened this summer at the Metrocenter Mall, in Jackson, Miss., was one of the worst nightmares for the center's property manager, Boise, Id.-based...
