The 21st century begins on a note of irony for the retail industry. As the world moves forward with complex technologies undreamed of 100 years ago, one of the biggest trends is a return to the kind of shopping environment that was popular at the...

Patience paid off for CBL & Associates Properties Inc. this October. The Chattanooga, Tenn.-based REIT finally made its regional mall debut in the top-tier Atlanta market after almost a decade of careful planning, negotiating and waiting...

In these times, when consumers are described as people who want it all, the challenge to retailers is this: They must have it all...