Here's a lesson in civic duty: To create consistency between The Lakes at Thousand Oaks and its neighbors along the eponymous boulevard out front, Caruso Affiliated relegated parking to the back of the site. Perkowitz + Ruth Architects designed...

Wal-Mart is again making noise about opening its first New York City store. After opposition last year from organized labor groups and others, the behemoth is trying a different tactic. This time, it's lobbying key New York officials — in an...

In April, J.C. Penney said it agreed to open up the prestigious, European cosmetic chain, Sephora, as stores-within-stores, first at new Penney locations with a subsequent rollout at many existing stores. The move adds a strong brand to Penney...

Jurors were impressed by the numbers. For LaLaport Koshien in Nishinomiya City, Japan, RTKL & Associates adeptly squeezed 913,000 square feet of retail space on a 87,000-square-foot site. That site, a former zoo in a tree-lined area, inspired...