Rankings are based on data provided by participating companies. Developers were asked to provide their volume of activity for the 2003 calendar year, including the amount of space completed or under construction in the U.S. as of Dec. 31, 2003...
Sam Walton believed in strict control — of store operations, of product quality and most certainly of expenses. Walton's dedication to keeping his hands on the wheel played a big part in parlaying his first enterprise, a franchised Ben Franklin in...
Rankings are based on the total number of hotel rooms owned as of Dec. 31, 2003. Companies also were asked to provide the total number of hotels in their portfolios...
Economic development officials in metropolitan Atlanta's first-tier suburbs are establishing tax allocation districts (TAD) in an effort to attract developers to potential commercial sites that were previously overlooked due to development...
The low interest rate affliction that has crippled apartment fundamentals for several quarters is driving the biggest condominium conversion boom in two decades. Condo developers are swarming markets across the country, paying a premium to acquire...
For a chain such as Costco Wholesale Corp., cooperating with malls has suddenly become an important part of its growth strategy. In the past year, the discount juggernaut has opened its first two mall units, and the chain currently is talking to...
In an effort to cut costs, apartment firms have taken steps such as centralizing procurement, submetering utilities and implementing risk management programs to help reduce insurance premiums. But many firms are overlooking the tremendous savings...
In November, gifting is all any retailer wants to talk about. But come January, it's a forgotten topic. And that's a missed marketing opportunity for retailers, especially department stores...
Some companies favor short-term leases to compensate for bad timing. Rather than apply a strategic approach to their real estate, they tend to be reactionary, taking space in times of growth and disposing of it in times of contraction...