Culminating a story of disappointed hopes and financial hemorrhaging, CIM Group of Los Angeles in February paid $201 million to acquire the troubled Hollywood & Highland, the 640,000-square-foot retail complex that's home to the Academy Awards...
Over the past decade, we've seen retail shopping evolve, by necessity, to a much more experiential event, one requiring more creativity and more options in the development process. Today's retail “destinations” demand more: more from the entire...
When are the parts worth more than the whole? When savvy retail owners and investors need new deal structures to bolster property values and increase returns on investments in record time, for one. The success of recent break-up transactions prove...
Unanimously impressed with the striking beauty and execution of this renovation, the judges praised Daniel P. Coffey & Associates' transformation of Chicago's 1912 Medinah Temple to a four-story Bloomingdale's Home & Furniture store. The...
Gateway's short-lived flagship store looked more like the home of a high-tech aficionado than a showroom floor. The computer maker, which shuttered its stores in April, jettisoned its cowhide look for a stylized showroom. AIRvision recreated a...
In England last month I witnessed a phenomenon that spoke volumes about challenges facing U.S. toy retailers. Driving past the local toy barn with a group of parents, I was surprised by a chorus of barely concealed disgust: “You know, I wish we'd...
Oklahoma City's demographics are comparable to the general U.S. census profile. Advertising agencies are starting to look at Oklahoma City as the next Peoria, Ill. Peoria has been used as the leader of the nation's average consumer. According to...
Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises is making its Florida debut with a 600,000-square-foot lifestyle center called Wiregrass Ranch. Partnering with The Goodman Co. of West Palm Beach, this North Tampa mixed-use development will feature four...