Redevelopment Schaumburg, Ill. -- Mid-America Real Estate Group, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., is leading an effort to redevelop One Schaumburg Place into The New E Zone, a retail and entertainment complex. Mid-America was named exclusive management...
The consolidation among big-box retailers has been the talk of the shopping center industry for probably 18 months now. However, one business buying out a similar business as a means of gaining market share is not an uncommon business practice...
The idea of a bamboo floor would strike most people as bizarre. Even in a jungle hut, a bunch of bamboo poles aligned side by side would make for an awkward walking surface. But San Francisco-based Smith & Fong Co. has created a bamboo...
Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Muscles Into Eatertainment With sites forthcoming in Maui, Hawaii, Miami, New Orleans and Baltimore, San Clemente, Calif.-based Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is beginning to amass a colony of themed restaurants. Based on the...
While most retailers use incandescent lighting to highlight particular products and displays, Crate & Barrel relies on it for nearly all of its ambient lighting needs. What it loses in energy costs, the company feels it gains in aesthetic...