General Growth Properties Inc. celebrated its “Iowa homecoming” on September 23 with a groundbreaking ceremony for the 200-acre, $200 million Jordan Creek Town Center located in West Des Moines. The project is expected to open August 4, 2004...

Midwestern retail markets have managed to avoid much of the overbuilding that is rampant in many coastal U.S. markets, and the region continues to be a magnet drawing investors, retailers and developers. “It seems to be holding up very strongly...

Forget Atlanta, Charlotte and Orlando — secondary markets are the new targets for retail development in the Southeast. Developers in the region's major markets are struggling to put the brakes on construction that is outpacing demand and driving...

Smart shopping center developers today are focusing on a powerful, underutilized strategy to attract customers and build profits...

While many developers are focusing on drawing retailers into smaller markets and avoiding overbuilt metro areas, several big-box tenants are expressing mixed emotions about secondary cities...

In August, the Mall of America turned 10 years old. A decade ago, its massive size — 4.6 million sq. ft. — and fun-house format shocked the mall industry. Now, entertainment features such as in-mall amusement parks are no longer novelties, and...

Road trips are one of the best ways to see, firsthand, how America's retail landscape is changing...

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When Ron Graziano strolls around Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, Ill., you can almost hear his eyes clicking from storefront to storefront. He scans the common areas, watches for safety hazards, sizes up customers and looks for anything unusual —...

Maybe rain, sleet and snow don't stop the postmen, but such conditions sure give pause to those considering a shopping expedition, especially when they ponder parking and the schlep to a mall's entrance...