The Capital Markets Group division of Boston-based Berkshire Mortgage Finance has provided $3.69 million in refinancing to Dallas-based Churchill Capital Co. L.L.C., for Plaza 303 Shopping Center in Grand Prairie, Texas. The 15-year loan carries a...

With a flagship store, a retailer or manufacturer makes an ultimate statement about the qualities driving its business. Here's how four companies have defined themselves through flagship store designs...

When examining the competition, I find it helpful to remember through whose eyes I'm looking. Mine? The competitor's? The customer's? Each view has merit, but the vantage point of the customer is by far the most valid...

Although retail demands shift as borders are crossed, opportunity is evident throughout the region...

With strong economies and expanding populations, North Carolina and Florida dominate the market...

Benetton Grows Merchandise Mix With Sportsystem Tricaffe This December, Accessories of Benetton, Boca Raton, Fla., will unveil its new concept: Accessories of Benetton Sportsystem A Tricaffe. The first store, slated for NorthPoint Center in Fort...

Database marketing allows managers to use customer information to their -- and the mall stores' -- full promotional advantage...

Albany, N.Y.-based New York State Teachers' Retirement System and New York-based Metropolitan Life have provided a $220 million, fixed-rate loan to The L&B Group, Dallas, for Tysons Corner Center in McLean, Va. The 1.9 million sq. ft...

By Land, Sea and Air -- The store comes to the customer Bringing the store to the customer is not a new merchandising concept. Its roots go back thousands of years, when camel caravans crisscrossed deserts bearing both luxuries and staples to...