We all know that 2004 was a big year for retail real estate. But it turned out to be particularly good for many of the nation's biggest retail REITs. That's among the take-aways from Retail Traffic's annual ranking of top owners and managers...
In March, the retail real estate business faced a new reality: The proposed $17 billion (including debt) Federated/May merger, following the $11.6 billion deal to combine Kmart and Sears, which closed late that month, makes it clear that 40 years...
When Thousand Oaks, Calif., residents rejected Santa Monica developer Rick Caruso's proposal for a run-of-the-mill grocer at the Promenade at Westlake, suggesting instead an upscale Bristol Farms, he enlisted their help in convincing the gourmet...
The continuing consolidation of mall companies re-shaped the top of Retail Traffic's annual ranking of top owners and managers for 2004. The 10 leaders expanded their portfolios 20 percent from 2003. As of Dec. 31, they controlled more than 921...
Talk at the ICSC meeting in Washington, D.C., in late March focused on the blending of different retail models — a mix of big boxes, discounters and traditional mall tenants. “People are shopping across the board,” said Richard Kabat, president of...
How's your self-esteem? Care to test it by comparing you body to the perfect human forms sketched in the bold dressing rooms at Esprit's New York flagship store in the Flatiron District? The bright red booths epitomize the dramatic design of the 9...
