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by Elaine Misonzhnik Apr. 26, 2010

Sears Sells Stores Online; How is Commercial Real Estate Like a Shot of Tequila? (Monday's News & Notes)

Hard times call for innovation. In an effort to unload its excess real estate, Sears Holdings Corp. has reportedly launched a Web site dedicated to....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Apr. 21, 2010

Simon to Meet GGP Board; Tips on Using Social Media (Wednesday's News & Notes)

Activity is heating up again on the Simon/General Growth Properties front, as the industry looks into Simon's revised plan for General Growth's....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Apr. 19, 2010

Barneys Looks for CEO, Leaves Bankruptcy Talk Behind

After months of will they/won't they speculation on whether luxury department store chain Barneys New York will be forced to file for bankruptcy....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Apr. 14, 2010

RBS Releases Details on 2010's First Conduit Deal; DLC Goes Public (Wednesday's News & Notes)

Industry insiders have known about it for a while, but this week the Royal Bank of Scotland revealed the exact details of its multi-borrower CMBS....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Apr. 6, 2010

Loehmann's in Trouble; More Retail M&A Deals Expected This Year (Tuesday's News & Notes)

Private equity deals have a checkered history in the retail sector, often resulting in bankruptcies and liquidations, but they are undoubtedly a sign....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Apr. 2, 2010

Gymboree Plans More Stores; FDIC to Auction $1B in Assets (Friday's News & Notes)

While many retailers continue to struggle with lackluster sales, at least we've come to a point where some are thinking about expansion. Children's....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Mar. 29, 2010

American Apparel Falling Off the Pedestal

A one-time darling of the U.S. retail industry, American Apparel is reportedly going through some tough times, according to a story in The New York....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Mar. 19, 2010

Retailers Look At Smaller Spaces; New Survey Shows Investor Optimism (Friday's News & Notes)

With General Growth and Simon Property Group toning down their public barbs for a while (as General Growth works on its reorganization plan), the....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Mar. 18, 2010

Barnes & Noble Appoints New CEO With E-Commerce Background

Barnes....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Mar. 17, 2010

Blockbuster Eyes Bankruptcy; Dunkin' Donuts Tracks Twitter Impact (Wednesday's News & Notes)

The news on store closings and openings continues to pile up. While there is significantly less bad news out there than there was at this time last....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Mar. 17, 2010

Simon Plans to Raise Its Offer for General Growth

After insisting it doesn't feel any pressure to up its offer for General Growth Properties just a few days ago, Simon Property Group has changed its....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Mar. 15, 2010

Vornado Chairman Commits a Potentially Costly Faux Pas

We all have those moments when we accidentally say something we shouldn't, so it's easy to relate to how Vornado chairman Stephen Roth ended up in a....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Mar. 15, 2010

2010 Store Closings Adding Up; Mall Owner Finds Use for Empty Spaces (Weekend Roundup)

The season of annual earnings reports is upon us and as retailers take stock of their performance in 2009, we are starting to see announcements of....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Feb. 23, 2010

CompUSA Comes Back from the Dead; Brookfield Seeks Stake in General Growth (Tuesday's News & Notes)

In a rare instance of industry rebirth, electronics retailer CompUSA appears to have come back from the dead, with a new concept store that is more....More
by Elaine Misonzhnik Feb. 16, 2010

Vornado Plans a Toys 'R' Us IPO; Cap Rates on Retail Properties Continue to Climb Upward (Tuesday's News & Notes)

There was a lot of interesting news on retail and retail real estate over this holiday weekend. Word on the street is that Vornado Realty Trust,....More
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Senior associate editor Elaine Misonzhnik has been writing for National Real Estate Investor since June 2006 and has covered commercial real estate for more than 12 years. She first became...
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