Some of the most storied buildings in the country are in New York City, and many prominent landmarks in the city draw people based on lore alone, such as The Plaza Hotel, home of the fictional troublemaker Eloise, or the Empire State Building...

What happens when the customers who have defined the shopping center business face a future of diminishing expectations — and shrinking economic power...

One judge said that architects Perkowitz + Ruth Architects “must have done quite a sales job” with Bella Terra: The $170 million project involved persuading big-box anchors to place small stores where there was once parking. But what a difference...

When I sat down in my cubicle at the ICSC office to write my first story about retail real estate, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I was curious about the economy and wanted to learn to write about business. But, truth be told, I'd...

Three department stores, 120 shops, movie theaters, 45,000 square feet of office space, a 540-seat playhouse, children's library. This sounds like the amenities of a small city, so why not arrange them in a traditional urban grid? That's what...

Can Martha make the leap from Kmart, where her curtains, bedspreads and knickknacks have long been sold, to the more stylish chain of Macy's? To some observers, the trip uptown seems like a good thing for both Macy's and the rehabilitated Ms...

The rich keep getting richer...

Once upon a time, shoppers knew that if they wanted to relax and shop at specialty and department stores, they would need to visit the local mall. For running to Target, they would visit their local power center. And if they wanted to go to the...

The young French woman was dressed appropriately for the sub-freezing cold. Although she was relatively new to the slope, she had worked at ski resorts from Europe to Lebanon and now she was leading classes here. In Dubai. As in the United Arab...

The Truelson family is not one for passing torches. Sure, three generations have operated restaurants on the same Minneapolis-area site for 40 years. But with each change of ownership, the structure is demolished and rebuilt to more upscale...