Rejecting the decades-long trend to import Western-style malls to the Philippines, Callison Architecture Inc. blended the area's natural foliage with city street life in designing the Ayala Center, Greenbelt 3 in Manila. A “Garden path” of...
The coolest kids in high school are sporting duds from Abercrombie & Fitch and its offshoot Hollister this spring, according to Piper Jaffray's recent Spring 2004 “Taking Stock with Teens” tour, which involved analysts visiting 15 high schools...
On the heels of J.C. Penney's $4.5 billion sale of Eckerd to CVS Corp. and Jean Coutu Group's Brook's Pharmacy, questions linger about potential store relocations and closures, particularly for CVS...
The provincial government in Ontario, Canada — where 39 percent of the country's population lives — is considering an 8 percent sales tax on restaurant meals under $4. Dubbed the fat tax, the tariff is being proposed as a way to counter obesity...
Mel Simon, Sam Zell, Donald Trump and Eli Broad have all made their fortunes in real estate. Retail Traffic contributing writer Steve Bergsman attempts to uncover the secrets of these magnates in a new book called Maverick Real Estate Investing ...
Bare, subtle ceiling lights glimmer above boldly colored columns, giving the El Puerto de Liverpool department store in Guadalajara, Mexico, a neat and spirited look. The department store chain is named after the English port where goods destined...
Our retail team sees patterns every day — whether it's a macro-summary of a metroplex transportation plan relative to new housing starts or a planogram showing how a retailer will reset their store for the coming fall season. Patterns of consumer...
The Apple Computer store in SoHo in Manhattan and the Gateway Country store in Mission Valley, Calif., exhibit diverging takes on personal technology...
From the custom-designed, handblown glass chandeliers and light fixtures from Spain and Germany to the asymmetrical “ribs” in the ceiling, Mills Corp.'s 1.4 million-square-foot Madrid Xanadú was designed by Kiku Obata & Co. as a European...
