In every major metro area, you'll find a dearth of retail venues in blighted inner city neighborhoods. Yet residents — though they might not have the buying power of a Fifth Avenue dowager — spend like everyone else. They buy food, toiletries...

Since El Pollo Loco brought its marinated-chicken concept to the United States from Mexico in 1980, the restaurant's popularity — and sales — have grown steadily. Now under new ownership and operating close to 300 stores in the West and Southwest...

With a current explosive trend in the specialty leasing industry, mall owners and retailers wisely strive to maximize a center's income per square foot. These decision-makers whet their appetite in this arena by turning to carts and kiosks to...

One of the more difficult aspects of developing a power center is reaching consensus among the big-box users (box stores) as to what they are entitled to sell and what they are prohibited from selling...