There's an interesting photo essay up from someone outside the industry opining about the future of shopping centers. ...

ICSC's figures show that chain stores reported a 2.6 percent increase in same-store sales in July (membership required). That's in line with what the association's researchers had predicted. ...

A day after filing for bankruptcy protection, Boscov's Inc. won approval Tuesday for funding to keep its stores operating. It also moved a step closer to approval of a liquidator to conduct store-closing sales at the 10 stores the firm said...

MIT has released its most recent data on commercial real estate transactions. Below is its transaction-based index. ...