Whatever happened to taking time to smell the roses? These days, hurried consumers want fast computers, drive-thru coffee shops and same-day dry cleaning. Shopping Center World's 18th Annual Retailers' Expansion Plans Survey results mirror the...
Waccamaw Pottery, a 44-store home decor chain based in Myrtle Beach, S.C., planned to open six new stores in 1999. But that was before the current capital markets crunch left some developers without the funds to go forward with scheduled projects...
MARS Enhances Intelligent Life On Earth Vibrations from its landing are resonating throughout major U.S. markets. With 16 stores currently in operation, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based MARS, Music and Recording Superstores, plans to have 22 stores by...
Closing time: Doors shut, gates slam and grilles come rattling down, keeping merchandise safe in the shops while the mall sleeps through the night. Security continues to be a high priority for these devices, but more and more, retailers and...
The visual marketing of retail space In this special supplement featuring leading retail designers, Shopping Center World is proud to disclose the shape of retail interiors to come. >From space composition to creative fixturing, the showcased...
With heated competition between department store anchors and steady pressure frominventive specialty retailers, it's often left to design to distinguish one department store from the next. Dogged by sameness, perceived stodginess and stale...
Landlords everywhere seem to be vying for an audience with the Jeepers! gung-ho bunch of troops. You might say that when it comes to site location, Jeepers! has its pick of the jungle...
Pasadena, Calif. - Borders Books Music & Cafe recently opened in the historic Lake District of Pasadena. Located in a building that had been occupied by I. Magnin since 1949, the 40,000 sq. ft. store features three levels with a winding...
Omaha, Neb. - Renovation work is scheduled to be completed this month on Crossroads Mall, an 871,000 sq. ft. Omaha shopping center anchored by Dillard's, Sears and Younkers. The renovation, designed by the Cincinnati office of FRCH Design...
