In an increasingly standardized world, there is a growing call for original and unique items. The designer rug is one of the phenomena that can fulfill this need. Thomas Sandell, a leading Swedish architect who both designs rugs and international...
In retail real estate, the term “value creation” is often used to describe a number of cross-functional operating strategies used to increase the value of an asset beyond its acquisition basis or development valuation. These strategies include...
Retailers offering more for less are becoming supremely popular tenants. Current trends withstanding, Americans still want a big bang for their buck. How else can you explain the increasing popularity of dollar stores — even among those capable of...
Like members of any close-knit community, shopping center tenants don't always see eye-to-eye with each other. When disputes develop, the role of mediator often falls on the shoulders of the landlord...
When the design team from Patri Merker Architects of San Francisco met with the representatives from Macy's, who were handling the update of its Union Square store, immediate design changes were set in motion. “We showed them how it might look if...
For the next month and a half, Jim Young will be chained to his desk in Carlsbad, Calif., tying together the myriad loose ends for Realcomm, one of commercial real estate' technology events. Of course, for the remainder of the year, Young...