Mills Corp. played the role of Michael Myers this Halloween, shocking investors and analysts by postponing its third quarter earnings report and warning that when the numbers emerge they will be "substantially below expectations." ...
Lining up the perfect mix of stores for a neighborhood center can be as difficult as solving a Rubik's Cube. The Chinese restaurant/dry cleaner/liquor store lineup doesn't cut it anymore, many developers claim, as they seek to attract a...
Prime Retail is encouraging shoppers to bring their pets shopping at its 29 outlet centers. They now provie dog walk and relaxation areas, hand out free dog biscuits and have dog watering holes throughout the properties.
Wal-Mart gets a lot of bad press. But lost in those stories is the positive impact the innovative retail giant has had on consumers and the competitive landscape it has encouraged...
If you build it, they will come. Or so a disembodied voice told Kevin Costner's character, Ray Kinsella, in Field of Dreams, encouraging him to create a baseball diamond in rural Iowa. In real life, however, it's far more complicated...
Perseus Retail Partners has launched a $250 million shopping center funding program that will provide joint venture equity and mezzanine debt to buyers and builders of non-mall retail assets. The fund is looking to lend between $5 million and $25...
After back-to-back years with 30 percent gains, REIT stocks finally appear to be showing signs of flagging. While retail REITs are still performing better than their peers, they too are well behind their torrid pace of the past two years...
