Johnson Controls Helps Retailers Cut Costs, But Warns Firms Not to Neglect Necessary Maintenance (8/19)
Aug 19, 2009, by Lauren Shepherd
Looking to cut costs? You’re not alone. Milwaukee, Wis.-based Johnson Controls Inc. is working with retailers to manage portfolios and provides a range of services, including finding and building new locations, renewing leases and managing maintenance projects...
Pop-Up Stores Fill Vacant Space, Create A Win/Win Model In A Down Market (8/18)
Aug 18, 2009, by Elaine Misonzhnik
At a time when retail landlords are struggling with record vacancies, a novel sales strategy employed by some tenants is helping them fill the gaps and earn some additional rental income...
July News Roundup (7/22)
Jul 22, 2009
June same-store sales, as expected, came in negative. According to Retail Metrics, same-store sales fell 4.3 percent...
Riese Brings Tim Horton’s into New York Market to Grab New Business (7/22)
Jul 22, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
In the space of one weekend, 12 Dunkin' Donuts stores and one Dunkin' cart had turned into new locations for the Canadian chain best known for its homemade doughnuts, Tim Hortons Inc...
Grocers Increasingly Taking Over Vacant Big Boxes (7/21)
Jul 21, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
What the deals getting done have in common is that grocers are picking off the choice locations first...
Need a Lift?
Jul 1, 2009
Whole Foods Market stores in Manhattan in early June offered to take shoppers home for free via rickshaw...
On Again, Off Again
Jul 1, 2009
The sale of bankrupt Filene's Basement provided a bit of drama to the retail sector in early June...
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...
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...
