Market Profiles
International
Retailers, Developers Seek to Exchange Best Practices as Globalization Ramps Up
May 22, 2012 12:43 PM, By David Bodamer, Editorial Director
Globalization brings along with it challenges as companies have to learn the vagaries of new markets, including local customs and tastes, different laws and lease structures and exposure to new risks. ...
Walmart Blazes a Trail for Other Value Retailers in Expanding Internationally
May 22, 2012 9:21 AM, By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer
Major retailers ranging from Walmart to Britain-based Tesco are proving that the value-priced retail model resonates with customers around the globe....
Macroeconomic Concerns Alter Retailer Global Expansion Strategies
May 22, 2012 9:00 AM, By Beth Mattson-Teig, Contributing Writer
The deepening sovereign debt crisis sweeping across Europe is forcing retailers and investors to rethink global expansion strategies. ...
Mid Atlantic
Target Might Fulfill Vornado’s Downtown Crossing Dreams
Sep 14, 2011 7:40 AM, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Penton Commercial Real Estate Senior Associate Editor
With Target entering the picture, will the stalled Downtown Crossing project in Boston spring back to life?...
Prince George’s County Moves into the Retail Spotlight
Feb 12, 2010 10:26 AM
Prince George’s County's demographics make it an attractive market for retailers looking to expand....
Major Prince George’s Developments Weather Economic Storm
Feb 12, 2010 10:14 AM
While the prospects for new retail development are bleak nationally, Prince George’s County—with its low unemployment rate, high median income and relative stability—is bucking the odds. ...
Midwest
Retailers Look to Fill Vacancies in Chicago’s Loop and Affluent Shopping Districts
Sep 22, 2009 3:41 PM, By Jennifer Popovec
It's time to move back to the city. That's the conclusion that many national and local retailers seem to be drawing about Chicago...
Home Body
Oct 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Mike Janssen
The high gas prices grabbing U.S. headlines amount to yet another pressure on cash-strapped Americans in already tight financial times which gives retailers...
Coyote's Big Plans
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 PM
After seeing its portfolio shrink to just one property the Tempe Mall Dallas-based Coyote Management L.P. was sitting on a lot of capital and talent,...
Northeast
Retail Real Estate Pros Optimistic as ICSC New York Show Begins
Dec 5, 2011 2:59 PM, By David Bodamer, Editorial Director
Spirits are high as ICSC's annual New York National Conference and Dealmaking gets under way....
WTC Retail Site Among Crop of Downtown NY Venues Expected to Produce Record Sales
Dec 1, 2011 11:38 AM, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
The new World Trade Center retail complex will aim to replicate past success....
REI Rehabs New York Landmark for Its First Big Apple Store
Nov 15, 2011 12:26 PM, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Senior Associate Editor
REI has ambitious plans for New York historic Puck Building....
Northwest
Savvy Owners and Retailers Look to Find Opportunities Despite California's Challenges
Sep 28, 2010 11:54 AM, By Patricia Kirk
The Golden State's lower land values and construction costs have created advantageous conditions for owners to upgrade assets while the market’s reduced rents have encouraged retailers to open new stores. ...
Mall Case Shows How Municipalities May Use “Blight” to Evade Post-Kelo Rules
Aug 4, 2010 10:07 AM, By Elaine Misonzhnik
A dispute over a mall in Colorado shows how cities may attempt to use blight to circumvent eminent domain rules....
To fill California’s gaping budget deficit, the government may squeeze retailers and retail real estate owners
Aug 26, 2009 1:44 PM, By Brad Berton
As if conditions aren’t tough enough for California retail property developers - particularly those seeking tenants amid so much vacant space - a troubling specter looms...
Southeast
Opry Mills Reopens
Mar 29, 2012 12:03 PM, Staff Reports
Just less than two years after being heavily damaged by record-setting floods, Simon Property Group’s Opry Mills property has re-opened....
CBL, Horizon Partner on Atlanta Outlet Center
Jan 12, 2012 9:58 AM, Staff Reports
CBL & Associates Properties and Horizon Group Properties have formed a second joint venture on the heels of their successful development of the Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City....
Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo to Merge
Dec 19, 2011 12:16 PM, Staff Reports
Two of the South's largest grocery chains, Winn-Dixe and Bi-Low, have announced a blockbuster merger....
Southwest
P.F. Chang's to Open New Concept
Nov 21, 2011 10:01 AM, By Ron Rugless, Nation's Restaurant News Southwest Bureau Chief
P.F. Chang's plans to open an even more limited-service and pared-down-menu version of its fast-casual Pei Wei Asian Diner....
The Tech Sector is Driving Real Estate Activity in Silicon Valley
Aug 4, 2011 11:00 AM, By Jennifer Popovec, Retail Traffic Contributing Writer
The tech sector is hot again and driving real estate activity in Silicon Valley. But is it sustainable?...
New Projects Fuel Downtown L.A.'s Transformation
Jul 28, 2011 12:14 PM, By Jennifer Popovec, Retail Traffic Contributing Writer
Los Angeles' downtown continues to emerge, fueled by sporting venues and a new convention center....
