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Retailers Announce Further Layoffs; Institutional Investors Still Love CRE (Friday's News & Notes)

And the layoffs continue. Struggling book seller Borders became the latest in a string of big chain retailers to announce staff cuts. This should be of concern to retail real estate owners: a recent report by RBC Capital Markets posits that retail employment levels can be viewed as a leading indicator of retailer health and future store growth.

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