The Spanish moss wrapped around the grand old oaks of Charleston, S.C., and Savannah, Ga., lends a sleepy, lost-in-time feel to these historic cities, some 140 years after the end of the Civil War. But don't be fooled, these genteel secondary...
FRCH Design Worldwide transformed troubled Forest Fair mall, which had all the excitement of a airplane hangar, into Eastgate Mall — a colorful new shopping space for The Mills Corp. Mills acquired the Cincinnati center three years ago.
Take your average shopper at your average American mall. He or she knows the stores, and may even have the floor plan memorized — Looking for the Macy's? Hang a left after the food court and it'll be on your right, just past the Gap. But do they...
Retail models have traditionally mirrored the lifestyles of shoppers. As retail developments evolved over time through strip malls, enclosed malls and open-air lifestyle centers, each incarnation has reflected changes in consumer habits and means...
Expect to see a lot of doggy witches. Twenty-one percent of the more than 4,300 shoppers surveyed by August Partners for The Macerich Co. said they will put their pets in costumes for Halloween.
The Grinch that could steal Christmas for retailers this year will be higher energy prices — gas and home heating oil. With three months until the end of the holiday season, the National Retail Federation predicted that holiday sales will increase...
Wal-Mart entered Central America by buying a one-third stake in Central American Retail Holding Co. from Royal Ahold for an undisclosed price. Elsewhere, Wal-Mart was preparing to take over the Cora hypermarket chain in Hungary from Louis Delhaize...
