In the business of architecture, a rule of thumb goes that the ups and downs of the industry generally lag those of the economy by anywhere between six months and a year. By now, the six-month anniversary of the collapse of two Bear Stearns...
Apple has reportedly filed a patent entitled Enhancing Online Shopping Atmosphere that seems to be a virtual, three-dimensional store with sections devoted to books, music and electronics. The company hasn't talked much about the patent or what...
The Trade Exposition at ICSC's RECon will look a little different from years past. Just as the Leasing Mall grew last year, the Trade Expo will get a bump this year, filling twice as much space as a year ago...
It's only 8 a.m., but the parking lot at New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg, Va., is already full of cars. Inside the 396,000-square-foot mall, classes are about to begin at New River Community College, which occupies roughly 23,000 square...
The Delaware REIT Fund has not lost its appetite for retail real estate. Despite the deluge of dismal headlines slamming the retail sector, the $107 million mutual fund has been an active buyer and seller of retail REIT stocks over the past year...
With $105.7 billion in stimulus checks to be mailed to American consumers, many in the retail sector are banking on a quick fix to the recent slowdown in consumer spending. In March, total same-store sales declined 0.5 percent according to ICSC, a...
Blockbuster launched a surprise $1 billion bid for sagging electronics retailer Circuit City in mid-April. Blockbuster, which has suffered as mail DVD services and on-demand video have taken a bite out of the home movie rental market, is making an...
As retail investment properties demonstrate strong underlying fundamentals, some investors are awaiting a return to stability, according to the Jones Lang LaSalle Retail Investment Sales Mid-Year Outlook for 2008...
As worries continue to spread about rising delinquency rates in the commercial real estate sector, lending institutions around the country are quietly trying to dispose of commercial loans. In April, DebtX, a Boston-based full-service loan sale...
