Full CRE coverage of finance and investment in the retail real estate sector, including shopping centers, regional malls, outlet centers and other retail formats.
Seniors housing entered 2013 as one of the top property sectors in terms of demand and investment, and now communities, suffering from empty office buildings and storefronts, are starting to take notice...
Round and round they go.
For years, Starbucks, Dunkin Brands Inc. and McDonald’s have battled to control the U.S. coffee market. All three have come up with new tricks and treats along the way and have had missteps in the process. But the battle...
U.S. REITs are increasingly focused on capital recycling programs, selling off non-core properties and using the proceeds to improve the quality of their portfolios through redevelopment and acquisitions. In fact, REITs accounted for nearly a...
On Dec. 27, Sears Holding announced it would close 120 underperforming Sears and Kmart stores. It has now posted a partial list and identified 79 stores that it will shutter...
While on the campaign trail, then-Sen. Barack Obama famously (or infamously, depending on your point of view) said to a group of Iowa farmers, “Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula? I mean, they're charging a...
The Top Shopping Center Owners ranking originally appeared in sister publication Retail Traffic. The listing is based on total retail gross leasable area (GLA) owned as of Dec. 31, 2010. Every attempt to include as many firms as possible was made...
The long-in-the-making decline of department stores has been forcing regional mall firms to search for alternative anchors for years. In the past decade, big-box stores, restaurants, discounters and other large space users have all popped up as...
As U.S. chain retailers absorb the lessons of the Great Recession, many big-box chains have started to shrink average store footprints to reflect the growing importance of multi-channel shopping, adapt to urban settings and recognize the need to...
As leasing activity in the retail sector appears to gradually gain momentum, some supermarket chains have recognized this as the perfect time for expansion. The recession took a toll on some traditional grocers, including Winn-Dixie and Albertsons...
While retailers’ requests for rent concessions have subsided considerably in recent months, they continue to pay close attention to their leases in an effort to cut costs, industry sources say. One area that holds savings potential is common are...
