Retailing: Analysis
Retail Landlords Grant Temporary Deferments, Come Up with Barter System to Set Off Rent Declines (6/30)
Jun 30, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
As vast numbers of U.S. retailers struggle with disappointing sales results month after month, the pressure has grown on landlords to grant relief...
Private Equity Racks Up Checkered Record in Retail Buyouts (6/29)
Jun 29, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
When Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), the legendary New York City-based private equity player, purchased the discount retailer Dollar General for $7.3 billion in July of 2007, the deal hardly made waves...
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...
The Exceptions (5/14)
May 14, 2009
Even in today's horrendous business climate, firms bucking the odds are lending money, buying assets, developing projects and opening new stores...
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...
Coming to the Rescue (5/7)
May 7, 2009
Will the government’s bailout of the financial sector and Obama’s ambitious budget help retail real estate?...
Bright Spots
May 1, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
Amid retailer closings and bankruptcies, value-oriented chains shine...
Money Talks
May 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Regional and local banks, private equity players and foreign financial institutions still have money to lend for retail real estate...
Bottoms Up
May 1, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
Investors savor higher cap rates and a lack of competition....
Building Confidence
May 1, 2009, By Mike Janssen
Some developers find ways to build in a down market...
Value Engineering
May 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Retailers respond to shift in consumer spending by beefing up discounts...
Finish Line Seeks Gold in Spite of Real Estate Downturn (4/16)
Apr 15, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
The sporting goods retailer renegotiates leases and cuts costs to prepare for a turnaround...
VIDEO: Factors Find Upside to Retailer Blues (3/27)
Mar 27, 2009
J. Michael Stanley, of Rosenthal & Rosenthal, Inc., speaks about a recent surge in factoring activities within the retail sector....
Room to Grow (1/29)
Jan 29, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Outlet centers’ appeal in the throes of an U.S. economic and retail downturn...
Luxury Slide Could Spur Closings, Consolidation (1/20)
Jan 20, 2009
Last week’s announcement by Saks Fifth Avenue that it plans to cut 9 percent of its workforce as a result of slumping economic conditions could portend things to come for the luxury retail sector...
Trimming the Branches (1/8)
Jan 8, 2009, By Jennifer Popovec
Consolidation among commercial banks will lead to shuttering of branches as organizations look to prune portfolios....
Post Holiday Gift Returns Could Deal Another Blow to Retailers (1/6)
Jan 6, 2009
Amid a dismal holiday sales season, rife with low shopper traffic and huge markdowns, U.S. retailers might suffer another hit to bottom lines as stretched consumers take advantage of lenient return policies to trade in holiday gifts for cash. ...
Deal of the Week
Sep 24, 2008
Meridian Capital Group arranged a $285 million loan to refinance 717 Fifth Ave., a 115,630-square-foot retail/office condo in New York City. The loan, which featured a LIBOR-based floating rate and a five-year term, was placed with Greenwich Capital. ...
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,...
Shut Down
Aug 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
When rumors surfaced in July that the mid-price department store chain Mervyns was on the brink of entering bankruptcy proceedings, the news hit landlords...
Mall Owners Join Retailers to Drive Back-to-School Sales
Jul 23, 2008
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 are riding shot-gun....
Good as Gold
Jul 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
It was a news blast worthy of the Great Depression at the end of April, Costco and Sam's Club, among other retailers, suddenly slapped rations on U.S....
Expert Q&A: Food for Thought
Jul 1, 2008, HERB WALTER Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers
Food prices have risen across the globe sparking unrest and protest in some areas. In the U.S., the reaction has not been that acute, but it has changed...
NEW DIRECTIONS
May 1, 2008, By Anne Field
Eighteen months ago, Joshua Weinkranz's phone was practically ringing off the hook with calls from tenants looking for space in Kimco Realty Corp. properties....
The Lap of LUXURY
Apr 1, 2008, By Lauren Shepherd
When Libby Lassiter began developing the Tysons Galleria in McLean, Va., in 1988, she decided to try something rather novel in those days anchoring a...
