Suddenly sophisticated A vertical expansion transformed an industrial fortress into a fashion-conscious town center at Santiago, Chile's Plaza Vespucio. Originally constructed as a single-level, dumbbell mall, the shopping center resembled an off...

Over the past five years, Klaff Realty LP has become one of the best bargain shoppers in the world of retail. The Chicago-based firm is the corporate embodiment of that unflagging individual shopper who searches for hours through the bins of...

When Paul Fleming, a Ruth's Chris Steak House franchisee, couldn't find Chinese food to his liking in his hometown of Phoenix, he decided to start his own restaurant. For help, Fleming turned to the operator of his favorite Oriental eatery, The...

Rock 'n' retail You might expect Mick Jagger or Jimi Hendrix to pop up behind the counter at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The hotel, the most anti-Vegas of all the Glitter Gulch resorts, wanted a store that would reflect its upscale image of...

Shopping, Seuss-style "'I like to be here, oh I like it a lot!' said the Cat in the Hat to the fish in the pot" ... Step into the surreal world of Dr. Seuss at Cats Hats & Things. The shop, located at the Universal Studios Escape theme park in...

In the 1990s, dry cleaners became the retail tenants landlords loved to hate. And for good reason: research showed that perchloroethylene, the primary solvent used by the dry cleaning industry, was a dangerous contaminant. Though solvents used by...

Corporate Mergers Houston-based CenterAmerica Property Trust and a major corporate pension fund are planning a venture for the purpose of developing and acquiring neighborhood shopping centers throughout the Southeast and Southwest...

For the past two years, the market for commercial mortgage-backed securities, while still sizable, has been tougher and somewhat messy. No longer the hottest thing on the Street and faced with more competition for fewer maturing loans and a more...

Justin Lee, a senior at Artesia High School in Lakewood, Calif., asked SCW for help with his senior research paper. Justin's questions involve the ways shopping center designers try to maintain and direct shoppers' interests. SCW's editors asked...

Thanks to impressive demographics, the unrealized spending power of residents, and a dearth of new offering, Latin America and the Caribbean areas have caught the attention of shopping center developers and retailers throughout the world...