Google seems to be following in the footsteps of Apple and Microsoft in pursuing a bricks-and-mortar retailing strategy. This week the world's most popular search engine opened a pop-up store in London, reports the London Evening Standard. The...
If you want to know which retail sectors should do well over the coming months, follow the money. This year we've already seen private equity investors express interest in dollar stores and warehouse clubs. That's because executives at private...
In a deal that's interesting for several reasons (how often do we see two direct retail competitors trade stores?), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to buy 39 stores Target Corp. owns in Canada. ...
Investors in grocery-anchored shopping centers might want to do extra due diligence on their anchor tenants going forward: according to our sister publication Supermarket News, the sector will likely face some major consolidation next year. ...
Specialty apparel retailer Esprit just announced its parent company Esprit Holdings will close its 93 stores in North America, reports The Wall Street Journal. The closures are part of a global restructuring effort that will also include closures...
Investors fearful that the CMBS market would dry up can breath a sigh of relief. JPMorgan Chase is reportedly at work on a $1.2 billion issuance that will be backed largely by retail assets. Approximately half of all mortgages in the pool will be...
Continuing a trend started by Macerich Co. and General Growth Properties several months ago, Developers Diversified Realty and Glimcher Property Trust just announced they will be swapping assets they feel are better alligned with the other's...
