IF THERE IS ONE THING that architects, planners and developers agree on at the beginning of the 21st Century, it's that the ideal form of commercial development mixes housing, office and retail in a lively community setting...

IN AN EXCERPT FROM HIS 1974 tome Minding the Store, Neiman-Marcus Chairman Emeritus Stanley Marcus offers a behind-the-scenes look at how a Dallas-based specialty store became one of the world's most recognized luxury merchants...

In today's economic environment, and in the not-too-distant past, developers and retailers both experienced the volatility of an unpredictable economy in recession and retail business negatively affected by unforeseen and costly factors, such as...

Columbia, S.C.-based Edens & Avant today named longtime company executive Terry Brown, 40, its new CEO. Founder Joe Edens, 61, who spearheaded the company's successful emphasis on grocery-anchored "Necessity Retailing," will continue as...

Former commercial mortgage-backed securities pioneer Ethan Penner is returning to his real estate finance roots. Penner has been named president of Kennedy-Wilson, the Los Angeles-based real estate services and fund-management firm...

Deutsche Bank agreed Thursday to acquire Chicago-based RREEF in a deal that would make the Frankfurt, Germany-based bank the world’s largest real estate investment advisor...

It's no stretch to say 2001 was a momentous year for the minority executive. Three African Americans were tapped for high-profile CEO posts — at AOL Time Warner, Merrill Lynch and American Express. Even the country's most storied college football...

Inland Retail Real Estate Trust, a part of Chicago-based The Inland Group Inc., made headlines with its recent purchase of more than 2.9 million sq. ft. of shopping centers from Smyrna, Ga.-based Thomas Enterprises Inc...

From UBS Warburg's Weekly Chain Store Sales Snapshot to Instinet's Redbook Retail Sales Average, economic indicators point to hard times for retailers. But for the outlet sector the news is somewhat less discouraging. When mainstream retailers'...