Real estate private equity funds — which have become a dominant force within the commercial real estate world — may have pulled back a bit because of the credit crunch, but many view the current market conditions as ripe with opportunity...
Toys ‘R’ Us is going the pop-up shop route with a temporary store in New York City. What's odd about that is pop-up shops are usually used when retailers are testing a market or trying to get exposure where they don't have a store. But Toys ‘R’ Us...
Parking lots at shopping centers near the United States's northern border are suddenly jammed with vehicles with Canadian license plates as cross-border shoppers rush to take advantage of the strengthening Canadian dollar...
The residents of Monmouth County, N.J., will get a new place to shop on Nov. 8, when Santa Monica, Calif.-based mall owner Macerich Co. will unveil a lifestyle addition to its 1.6-million-square-foot Freehold Raceway Mall. The 100,000-square-foot...
The Abercrombie & Fitch flagship on New York City's Fifth Avenue employs a male model to stand shirtless near the store's entrance. A comedy troupe, Improv Everywhere, got wind of this practice and staged a mass walk-in during which more than...
Beachwood, Ohio-based Developers Diversified Realty Corp. has entered a joint venture to develop a project in Toronto, fueling speculation that the REIT may be planning a larger push into Canada...
One of the defining trends of the retail industry in the past decade has been a great hollowing out of the middle. Mid-tier chains have struggled or disappeared entirely. Discounters — exemplified by Wal-Mart — have thrived at one end of the...
Kevin James — the former King of Queens star — has signed on to write, produce and star in an upcoming comedy called Mall Cop. The plot focuses on a mall security guard thrust into the middle of a tense situation when a group of highly organized...
Although it doesn't include Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones or even Hannah Montana, a national tour featuring some names that are just as recognizable is set to appear at a mall near you...
