Once upon a time, privately owned shopping centers were places with one purpose: to purchase goods and services. Now, shopping centers serve many purposes - entertainment centers, tracks for morning walkers, meeting places. This concentration of...
Shopping center developers, owners and managers that are looking for new ways to attract and entertain shoppers - and keep them shopping longer - have a lot of tools to choose from these days...
Among other duties, Nate Fishkin oversees the identification, planning and development of Main Street-style projects for Rockville, Md.-based Federal Realty Investment Trust. Fishkin, who is passionate about the trend, talked with SCW about...
In the early days, Simon Konover closed his development deals on a handshake. It was more than 40 years ago when such a thing was possible and the founder of Konover & Associates Inc., was starting up his real estate company. Despite changes...
In the past seven years, Beachwood, Ohio-based Developers Diversified Realty (DDR) has seen its total square footage of shopping centers owned and managed increase 254%...
What's next General Growth typically opens at least one project each year. Stonebriar follows on the heels of another successful General Growth project, the 1.2 million sq. ft. River Town Crossings in Grandville, Mich. River Town opened in 1999...
The tenant's right to change the trade name of its store in a shopping center during the term of a lease is often hotly contested in lease negotiations. It is such a controversial issue because what trade name is used on a retail store affects the...
With its visual diversity and wide assortment of products, specialty retail offers tremendous flexibility with minimal overhead. Even more important, it allows vendors to capitalize on the latest merchandising trend as soon as it comes along...
A kid dropping in at Blockbuster Video to rent "The Accidental Tourist" may become the accidental job applicant if Blockbuster has its way. The company is the latest retailer to embrace automated employment screening...
