For anyone involved in building, leasing, marketing or selecting space in shopping centers, geographic information is as essential to decision-making as anchor tenants are to survival. Fortunes can rise and fall based on market demographics, long...
Retailers ranging from Michaels and Old Navy to Wal-Mart and Home Depot continue to train their sights on the Midwest for aggressive expansion plans...
Home improvement How does a conservative home furnishings retailer compete in a retail world revolutionized by branding, imagery and lifestyle statements? Ask Havertys. The 115-year-old retailer targeted younger, more contemporary shoppers with...
Shopping center developers and investors face enough risks without having to worry about the dangers that can surface in the murky area of title searches. Fraud, partnership disputes, easements, encroachments and liens are just a few of the...
Carolina characters In keeping with Mills Corp.'s typical, larger-than-life style, Concord Mills entertains shoppers with whimsical interpretations of North Carolina culture. Imagery inspired by regional history, crafts and pastimes became the...
Joel Murphy is president of Cousins MarketCenters, the retail development arm of Atlanta-based Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ). He heads a group of about 20 professionals that spend their time conceiving and developing shopping centers nationwide...
entertainment-enhanced real estate has fast become the solution to aging malls and urban centers and an attractive alternative to traditional mixed-use developments. Retail entertainment centers have mushroomed - from 7.5 million sq. ft. in 1995...
You've stocked your store and opened the doors, now how do you prevent shoplifters from getting the best of your merchandise...