A fine-tooned theme Beetle Bailey and Betty Boop were never this entertaining in the Sunday paper. A slew of cartoon characters comes to life at the Photo Funnies store at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlando, Fla. In the...

With a celebrated reputation as one of the preeminent orchestras in the world, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has reached another high note - the completion of its new retail store. As part of a $135 million expansion/renovation to Orchestra Hall...

While communities today search for ways to reconnect and create focal points, the planning and development philosophies of the early 1900s have sparked discussion on ways to reinvent municipal zoning that allows for the "innovation" of mixed-use...

As veterans of brick-and-mortar retail explore a wide variety of online business models, key questions about making money in cyberspace arise. One of the most important topics to consider is the relationship between e-marketing and e-commerce...

Madison Marquette Realty Services L. Craig Estrem has been promoted to chief operating officer of Minneapolis-based Madison Marquette Realty Services. He will oversee and manage budget planning, human resources, information management, asset...

A lot of focus goes to place-making in the effort to capture what's missing from our super-charged lives. Rather than generic malls, we want more memorable, even authentic, places to live, shop and socialize, re-create a sense of roots, engage and...

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

A touch of glass The grand old department store isn't dead yet. As the spearhead of Pittsburgh's Fifth Avenue revitalization plan, Lazarus invokes the elegant dazzle of downtown. In the category of New or Renovated Department Stores, Cooper Carry...

As consumers clamor for convenience, national drug chains are building freestanding stores on high-profile corners across the country. They say such locations offer important advantages over shopping centers - namely curbside parking and drive...

For more than 100 years, an acclaimed school known as Santa Ursula stood at the center of Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. But when the school moved to a more modern facility a couple of years ago, Almeida Junior Shopping Centers of Sao Paulo saw an...