The year 2004 may end with a whimper, not a bang, for retailers. Following a disappointing back-to-school season and tepid summer sales, most industry watchers expect holiday sales growth well below last year's 5.1 percent...

First, it was Sarah Jessica Parker as Gap's new poster girl. Now, Gap Inc. is trying to win over Baby Boomer women with style at affordable prices...

The outdoor lifestyle center has defeated the enclosed mall-at least in Glendale, Calif. On Tuesday night, voters in the southern California city narrowly approved three measures that would allow renowned developer Rick Caruso to build his $264...

Arnold Schwartzeneger thrilled the Republican faithful on Tuesday night, excoriating the "girlie men" who question the Bush Administration's claims about the economy's strength. But it's not just Democratic hopefuls who are wondering just how deep...

Real estate investment and development company Thor Equities bought CocoWalk in Miami and Beach Place in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., last month for $120 million. The 455,000-square-foot CocoWalk (below) is in the Coconut Grove section of Miami and has...

It's no wonder that Joe Cosenza starts his day at 5 a.m. In 18 months, he has overseen $4.6 billion in 247 acquisitions for the Inland Real Estate Group of Cos...

Why did The Rouse Co. fall so readily into General Growth's hands when Simon Property Group and Westfield had to fight tooth and nail to try to take over Taubman Centers last year? The difference is in the makeup of Rouse's board of directors...

In the interest of research, I recently had a chat with my childhood friend Deby Eisenberg to conjure up some memories of what it was like shopping as preteens in suburban Chicago. We reminisced on the phone for awhile, and then she sat down and...

Architecture firm RTKL Associates turned an old rubber tree plant into an urban oasis in Osaka, Japan. The 1.6-million-square-foot Diamond City Itami Shopping Center sits like a tropical island, surrounded by a canal and a river, in a dense urban...

Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group Trust survived its IPO last month, in spite of Wall Street turmoil that caused several other companies to call off their offerings. Kite sold 16.3 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange at $13 apiece...