According to the Commerce Department, September retail and food sales decreased 1.5 percent from August and were 5.7 percent below September 2008. ...

Here are some news and notes about retail and retail real estate from around the Web. CoStar has a fascinating piece examining the potential impact of new accounting rules on commercial real estate. The rules will change how leases are...

Upscale teen apparel seller Abercrombie & Fitch has been in the news a lot this year, but not in a good way. As the retailer struggled to hold onto its core customers, it was forced to close some newer concepts. ...

As we move further into fall, traditionally a heavy activity period for the commercial real estate industry, there appears to be an increase in all kinds of new deals. In the past few days, Goldman Sachs issued a $400 million loan to shopping...