Although grocery-anchored centers will continue to attract investor interest in 2015, the appetite for urban retail is growing. Additionally, experts expect investors to continue to broaden their horizons beyond...
C. Wonder, the fast-fashion chain launched four years ago by Chris Burch, is closing its doors. Several retail analysts lauded the chain as one of the best new retail concepts. It sold accessories, apparel, and home...
The supermarket sector has been one of the most active markets for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) over the past two years, and there’s no reason to think the activity will slow this year. Retailers will...
Lifestyle centers were the stars of the retail development universe in the 2000s. Shoppers flocked to these properties, which typically featured a single-story, open-air design and upscale tenants. Since the recession...
American Realty Advisors has launched a new sustainability initiative for its $6 billion commercial real estate portfolio. The institutional investment manager rolled out the green program at 150 N. Wacker Drive, a 31...
Apparel retailer Forever 21 is an important tenant, occupying millions of square feet in regional malls, lifestyle properties and outlet centers. The chain is the fifth largest specialty retailer in the nation, and...
The gap between strong class-B malls and struggling ones is getting wider by the day. Market rents are increasing for the “only game in town” malls, according to research firm Green Street Advisors, and...
Green retail properties are more desirable to both investors and tenants than non-green properties. That’s the message from Nils Kok, Ph.D., executive director of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRES...
