There are a variety of quantitative and qualitative performance measures and industry standards that Moody's considers when evaluating the credit quality of a regional mall. The occupancy cost ratio is an important tool in analyzing regional malls...

“In 1970, some malls were still having watermelon seed-spitting contests as an attraction,” Doral Chenowith, corporate marketing director, Don M. Casto Organization
— From 1983 Shopping Center World

And the Winner Is: The name of the magazine has changed. The prestige of the SADI Award has not. Now in its 14th year, the Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging award recognizes outstanding achievements in creating successful retail...

It was a typical A-list event that brought the crème of Chicago society out to celebrate the grand opening of a new store during a private shopping benefit for Northwestern Memorial's new Women's Prentice Hospital. Debutantes, socialites and...

Retail properties have shined during a time of economic uncertainty and turmoil. Intense demand for quality, well located properties has pushed up prices, compressed cap rates and tipped the scales in the seller's favor. Low interest rates, a lack...

Casual Fridays continue to erode the dressy mens wear market. In 2002, Americans bought 20 million fewer neckties than they did in 2000.

More than 500 exhibitors will be at the 2003 Trade Expo, with all sorts of products and services for the retail real estate industry. Before you get started, consult this handy guide...

Owners of suburban Chicago neighborhood centers are pondering the fate of an important tenant — grocery chain Dominick's. Bought by Safeway in 1998, the chain's 113 Chicago-area stores account for $2.3 billion in sales and 22.3 percent of the...

WH Smith USA Travel Retail, which depends on world-weary travelers for its profits, is struggling. As if code orange wasn't enough, the specter of SARS is inhibiting travel to Asia and hurting the chain's business, which consists largely of books...

The former Jeffersonville II Outlet Center in Jeffersonville, Ohio, will become a “home-themed” project tenanted exclusivel, by home goods retailers next fall. Midwest Outlets — owner of the 300,000-square-foot center — hired Malvern, Pa.-based...