Retailing: Traffic Patterns
Retail research, plus Traffic Patterns, retail focused information about American consumer preferences and critical data reflecting current demographic trends in consumer purchase behavior, from Retail Traffic and American Demographics.
Traffic Patterns
Sep 1, 2008
SHORT-CHANGED Short sellers are increasingly betting against regional mall REIT stocks. CHANGE IN SHORT INTEREST BY REIT SECTOR Sector Short Interest...
Stay Off My Turf
Jun 1, 2007
A squirrel at a shopping center in Port St. John, Fla., did not take kindly to customers treading on its turf. I've never seen one act like that, Carol Williams told WESH-2 News....
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
Apr 1, 2007
HUGO'S THE BOSS Hugo Boss has the highest concentration of its stores in the top five mall REITs with a full 88 percent of its locations in those properties....
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
Dec 1, 2006
IT'S A GAS Torto Wheaton research shows a strong correlation between spikes in gas prices and online sales activity. When gas is expensive, consumers make more purchases online....
No Cigar
Dec 1, 2006, Riccardo A. Davis
Arizona shopping center exec falls in Senate bid. One Democrat who was not celebrating on November 8 was Arizona shopping center developer Jim Pederson....
Slowing down
Dec 1, 2006, Riccardo A. Davis
Curves International the ubiquitous small-scale women's-only gym format opened its 10,000th location in November. Having hit that milestone, though, the franchise is putting the brakes on its expansion plans...
Unlikely Couples
Dec 1, 2006, Riccardo A. Davis
Traditional stand-alone franchises are sharing space. Starbucks and Subway are courting each other. At least they are each other's customers in Dallas....
Wal-Mart up North
Dec 1, 2006
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has brought its Supercenter concept north of the border, opening three locations ranging from 160,000 square feet to 200,000 square feet in the towns of Stouffville, London and Ancaster all located in the province of Ontario....
As the Mills Corp. Turns
Dec 1, 2006, Elaine Misonzhnik
The Mills Corp. is being slammed with another lawsuit in the never-ending saga to determine the fate of the company. This time from would-be savior Gazit-Globe Ltd...
Switching Gears
Dec 1, 2006, David Bodamer
TIAA-CREF alters retail investment strategy. Very quietly Teachers Insurance Annuity Association has made a big change in its retail real estate investment strategy....
