June News Roundup (6/24)
Jun 24, 2009
Here is a roundup of the major news and notes for the Site Optimizer community from the past 30 days...
Mapping Analytics Charts New Territory For Landlords (6/24)
Jun 24, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
As the retail real estate industry struggles with a severe downturn, industry insiders have been repeating the comforting adage that challenging times can breed new opportunities...
Funding Demand From REITs Might Spur Interest In TALF For New Loans (6/23)
Jun 23, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
News that Developers Diversified Realty, one of the largest REITs in the retail sector, is considering using the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program to secure up to $600 million in loans might help the program gain popularity...
Weak May Sales Numbers Damage Notion of "Green Shoots" (6/16)
Jun 16, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
May's retail sales numbers might disappoint those who hoped the current downturn is nearing an end, industry experts say...
General Growth Bankruptcy Facing Challenges; Ackman Joins REIT's Board (6/9)
Jun 9, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
General Growth Properties' bankruptcy proceedings are turning out to be every bit as complicated as commercial real estate industry experts feared...
Car Dealership Closings Could Hurt Commercial Real Estate Values With Excess Space Supply (6/2)
Jun 2, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Car dealership closings are spiking, generating a glut of excess space that might have a prolonged negative impact on the commercial real estate market...
Retail Real Estate Firms Jockeying for Spoils of Distress (5/26)
May 26, 2009, By David Bodamer
Managing distressed assets that get turned over to banks could be a multi-billion dollar business in coming months and years...
Charting a Path for a Retail Real Estate Recovery (5/20)
May 20, 2009
According to ICSC, more than 30,000 people have registered for the event, although most attendees on the floor believe the actual attendance is 25,000 or less...
Site Analytics Helps Retailers Look at the Big Picture (5/13)
May 13, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The U.S. retail landscape is littered with chains that seemed to have found the winning formula a few years ago only to end up closing hundreds of stores in recent months...
Quiznos Helps Franchisees Take a Bite Out of Expenses (5/13)
May 13, 2009
Each month, Site Optimizer will discuss industry trends — most importantly, leasing issues—with experts in the retail real estate industry...
May News Roundup (5/13)
May 13, 2009
Retail sales in April fell 0.4 percent (±0.5%) from March and were 10.1 percent below April 2008—a worse drop that analysts had expected...
Batteries Plus Powers Up Demand in Small Town America (5/13)
May 13, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
Even as some retailers cut back on opening new stores and building out new concepts, battery retailer Batteries Plus is expanding to small-town America...
Shopping Center REITs’ Performance Stable, But Likely To Get Worse (5/12)
May 12, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Like the majority of the U.S. REIT universe, shopping center REITs outperformed analyst expectations in the first quarter of 2009...
Helped By Lowered Expectations, Mall REITs Outperform In First Quarter (5/5)
May 5, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
In spite of the most challenging retail environment in recent history, the six regional mall REITs that have reported their first quarter results have emerged from the carnage in decent shape...
Massive REIT Stock Offerings May Signal Future Deals (4/28)
Apr 28, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
A recent spate of stock offerings by some of the retail sector’s stronger REITs points to a possible pick-up in acquisitions going forward...
