Even in the best of times, everyone knows that retailing is a tough business. But the seesaw effect of this past holiday season was enough to cause daily heartburn. As if six fewer shopping days weren't frustrating enough, there was the season's...

In 1996, just after West Palm Beach okayed plans for what became CityPlace (right), a rival developer said the ambitious project probably wouldn't work because it called for three times the retail space of his plan — too much for the area. “I...

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Home. It conjures up verses of holiday jingles, Norman Rockwell paintings and the aroma of backyard barbecues. And, of course, there's the sweet electronic beep of a cash register, too. Thanks to the lowest mortgage rates in 40 years and the...