10 Ideas for Filling Vacant Borders Stores
Feb 24, 2011
Last week, Borders filed for bankruptcy and quickly identified 200 stores it would close while leaving open the possibility that it might add another 75 stores to the list. The closings will prove more problematic for some centers than others and cause distress for some lenders. Retail Traffic’s editorial team spoke with several brokers, developers and other retail real estate experts in recent days to pick their brains for ideas landlords could explore to fill empty Borders spaces. The following slideshow lays out some of our findings. ...
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