Retailers offering more for less are becoming supremely popular tenants. Current trends withstanding, Americans still want a big bang for their buck. How else can you explain the increasing popularity of dollar stores — even among those capable of...

Arlington, Va. – Locally based The Mills Corp. recently began construction on Colorado Mills in Lakewood, Colo. The 1.2 million sq.-ft. retail and entertainment shopping center is located on 130 acres and is scheduled to open Fall 2002...

Retailers offering more for less are becoming supremely popular tenants. Current trends withstanding, Americans still want a big bang for their buck. How else can you explain the increasing popularity of dollar stores — even among those capable of...

In the early 1980s, Don and Lani Dolifka noticed a warning on their water bill. It indicated the water provided to their community was not safe for pregnant women or infants under six months of age. They decided to do something about it. Today...

The retail industry will be able to sneak a peek at the latest innovative products and services at the 2001 ICSC Convention Trade Exposition Showcase...

With close to 70 stores under its fashionable belt, the in-house design team at Kenneth Cole Productions has raised its signature urban chic to the level of high art. But its Kenneth Cole New York store in the landmark Rockefeller Center building...

Shopping centers attract three categories of tenants: national retailers, small independent operators (often referred to as mom-and-pops) and franchises. Each category offers advantages and disadvantages...

The aging of American properties, combined with ongoing shifts in retail and consumer demographics, is leaving a trail of vacancies across the country. And the challenge of redeveloping, re-leasing, and/or selling such dark properties can be...

Leases often provide that a landlord has agreed to give a tenant an improvement allowance (Allowance) for enhancements to be made to the leased premises. However, because leases often fail to describe who owns those improvements to be paid for by...

Mid-America Real Estate Group Oakbrook Terrace, Ill...