Urban revitalization has a new poster child: Providence Place mall in Providence, R.I. As part of a triumvirate of recently built attractions, including a new Westin hotel and a modern convention center, the $460 million development is helping to...
The 2001 top contractors survey ranks retail contractors by interior and shell space completed in the past five years, as well as by square footage under construction. In compiling the rankings, Shopping Center World's research department reviewed...
The roundtable was conducted in Chicago in conjunction with the GlobalShop conference earlier this year. Six questions in all were asked by the editors. By far the one that had the most input from the participants was number six, shown below. For...
On the way to the ICSC show in Las Vegas, I was standing in the check-in line at the airport and as always, the clerk asked for a photo ID. I calmly handed over my driver's license expecting to get a boarding pass in return...
Pittsfield, Mass. — KB Toys paid $3.35 million for additional assets of failed dot.com retailer eToys. The move came shortly after KB Toys’ successful acquisition of approximately $5.4 million in eToys inventory. According to Reuters, Pittsfield...
Stride Rite Columbus, Ohio-based design firm Chute Gerdeman created this inviting entrance with the help of Lake Mary, Fla.-based contractor Treehouse Development Corp. The entrance has a residential feel and features elements found within the...
Municipalities are striving to create environments that are attractive for both working and living. Retail service is a key part of that formula. “Just in the last couple of years you have seen more communities chasing retail,” says Greg...
At Trade Shows these days, people swarm the MediaPro International booth, trying to touch the money floating in the air...