Up-and-coming apparel retailer Black Chandelier is planning to quadruple its store count, expanding from four locations in its home state of Utah to 16 throughout the western U.S. by 2008 and 50 overall by 2011. And to make it all work, the firm...
When chefs Joe Truex and Mihoko Obunai decided to open their first restaurant, they were searching for a site with a unique, urban vibe. The husband-and-wife team considered several leased spaces before settling on a 3,000-square-foot retail condo...
It sounds like a broken record. Every six-to-twelve months REIT stocks seem to hit a new high and outperform broader indices and observers and analysts ask the question: “Are REITs overvalued?” ...
In late January Santa Monica, Calif.-based Macerich Cos. received approval from the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County to rezone its 78-acre commercial site to a mixed-used development that will be linked to the Silver Line extension of the...
For years, industry experts have complained that shopping center security departments are under-staffed and under-trained. Those shortcomings became painfully obvious last month. An 18-year-old, Sulejmen Talovic, walked unmolested into the 239,000...
Round and round we go. As the most recent wave of retailer privatizations continues, one of the first companies bought out — Burger King Holdings, Inc. — is taking the next step in becoming public again. Private equity investors Texas Pacific...
The board of directors of Applebee's International, Inc. has formed a committee to explore strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value, including a possible re-capitalization or sale of the company. The committee retained Citigroup Global...
