Of Summits, Sales & Security Ordinarily, I wouldn't take this space to preview what's in this issue. Together the cover and table of contents usually get the job done quite handily. However, we have put a few features in this issue that fall...
Simon DeBartolo Group Inc. Indianapolis-based Simon DeBartolo Group Inc. has named Karen D. Corsaro and Andrew Halliday co-presidents of Simon Brand Ventures, the company's strategic business and mall marketing unit. Corsaro and Halliday will...
How can a retailer extend a store's design theme with great impact but without great expense? How can a store planner pad a store's cement floor? Patterned carpeting, say some in the industry, is an increasingly popular answer to those questions...
Redevelopment Glencoe, Ill. -- Chicago-based Friedman Properties Ltd. has completed preservation of a local landmark in Glencoe. The building that from 1902 to 1993 housed Wienecke Hardware and General Store has been restored and reopened as...
Senses and sensibility in design Question of the Month: If money were no object -- and you had your choice of store category -- what would your concept of the ideal retail store be? What would the store's setting be? What types of design themes...
Mergers & acquisitions New York-based Banyan Associates Inc. has merged with New York-based Ripco Real Estate Corp. The new company will operate as Ripco Real Estate Corp. and will offer full-service, real estate advisory and brokerage...