Dining Out
Dec 1, 2006
GE Capital gobbles up restaurant REIT. Two trends converged in early November with the announcement of the proposed $3 billion acquisition of Trustreet Properties, a net lease REIT that specializes in restaurant properties, by the Franchise Finance division of GE Capital Solutions...
Rejecting Kelo
Dec 1, 2006, David Bodamer
the 2006 election had a subplot crucial to the real estate industry. In 11 states referendums recommending restricting the use of eminent domain were on the ballot and in nine states those measures passed....
Theater Traffic
Dec 1, 2006, Riccardo A. Davis
Movie theaters are returning to regional malls. Movie theaters are making a big comeback at malls. A few years ago the industry got hit with problems in overbuilding and lackluster seasons for summer blockbusters....
Baskin in the Glow
Nov 1, 2006, Elaine Misonzhnik
With the growing popularity of so-called super premium ice cream chains like Cold Stone Creamery, Marble Slab and MaggieMoo's, more established chains like Hagen-Dazs and Baskin-Robbins are being forced to adapt. ...
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
Dec 1, 2004
BLING-BLING BOULEVARD Fifth Avenue is the most expensive shopping thoroughfare in the world. $950 per sq. ft.New YorkFifth Avenue $711 per sq. ft.ParisAvenue...
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
Jun 1, 2004
Generation X, which consists of 49 million people ages 28 to 39, is not at the top of most marketers' hit lists. Sandwiched between the larger baby boomer and Generation Y groups, Gen X just doesn't have the numbers to influence any major trends. Nonetheless, baby boomers are spending less as they age and Gen X...
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
Mar 1, 2004
BOOMERS SPEND MOST BUCKS Young adults may be the hottest demographic targeted by advertisers, but those reliable boomers are still spending the most money,...
Double Duty
Dec 1, 2003, By Patricia Kirk
Wal-Mart Supercenters are shopping malls unto themselves. In addition to their grocery, toy, apparel, sporting goods, jewelry, pet, and other departments,...
Pride, AMBITION, Daring and Disaster 2003
Dec 1, 2003, By Curt Hazlett
A $1.7 billion hostile-takeover fracas kept the REIT world buzzing for months. Discounters made still more gains, even as some big-name retailers sank...
