It’s another wacky week on the Mills Corp. roller coaster. First, another vertiginous dip as the company disclosed more problems with its massive Xanadu project in New Jersey’s Meadowlands. Then things turned up—briefly--as the cash-strapped...
Equity One Inc. has grown to become a safe, reliable REIT in its eight years as a public company through a straightforward strategy of looking for portfolio deals in its core markets, especially in and around Florida. But faced with an increase in...
To all the retailers that compete with Wal-Mart the news that it is giving up on its eight-year struggle to conquer the German market may induce a bit of a schadenfreude—sometimes even the behemoth of Bentonville doesn’t stroll into town and pick...
When lifestyle centers were first introduced more than a decade ago, retailers and developers embraced the new concept with alacrity. Nearly every horizontal retail project was labeled as a lifestyle center, regardless of whether it was occupied...
Our goal is to make Retail Traffic a practical tool for our readers across the industry. In recent years we have worked hard to improve our coverage of major trends shaping retail real estate. We like to drill down into the confusing whirl of news...
Macerich Corp. is working with Landmark Theatres to create the largest independent film center in the U.S. at its Westside Pavilion property in Los Angeles. The three-story Landmark Film Center will feature first floor restaurants topped with 12...
Shopping center owners are eternally searching for ways to squeeze extra dollars out of their properties. Walking through any major mall today reveals huge amounts of in-mall advertising. Posters on the backsides of mall directories, ads on...
Retail properties continued to benefit from strong investor interest during the first half of 2006 — but demand for all types of retail was not equal, according to the Korpacz Real Estate Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Power centers anchored by...
