Experience has taught us that the real estate market is cyclical, driven by trends that can change drastically — and, in recent years, swiftly. Right now, the market for retail center acquisitions is a challenging one. On one hand, the volatility...

Under-stored, ethnically diverse markets are the last frontier in domestic retailing. As suburban markets reach their saturation point, retailers must look to underserved markets for expansion opportunities. The International Council for a...

Jan Walters wants Atlantans to get down and dirty with her appliances. Visitors to her new showroom in upscale Buckhead are welcome to fry eggs on a high-BTU Whirlpool range or see for themselves if a KitchenAid convection oven can make fast food...

Fast backward to Lake Forest, Illinois, 1916. Chicago architect Arthur Aldis called a trend when he convinced Cyrus H. McCormick, Jr., to form the Lake Forest improvement trust to build Market Square. It was to be a shopping complex of 28 stores...