Kirkland's joins the growing list of retailers closing stores. However, the firm also does expect to open 15 to 20 stores in the third and fourth quarters. ...

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Here's a transcript of a brief interview with Real Estate Roundtable CEO Jeffrey DeBoer talking about the current state of commercial real estate and what's happening with the fed programs aimed at helping the commercial real estate sector. In...

Via the Wall Street Journal: ...

J.Crew is testing a new concept in Malibu. ...

(Spotted at Deal Junkie)

The immediate blast of news covering the bankruptcy is now over. Now it's time for the more analytical pieces and the stories picking up on specific interesting angles that will play out as the bankruptcy unfolds. ...

11:53 AM: General Growth Properties executives are doing a call with the media at noon. I'll be updating this post as the call goes along with tidbits and observations...

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