If you thought ghosts only haunt old houses, think again. You can experience some pretty spooky shopping at many American retail venues. Shopping malls, big-box stores and specialty shops--the gamut of retail--play host to plenty of ghosts, many...
Why do malls die? Sometimes it's due to outmoded business models. Other times, it's caused by economic downturn or extreme changes in demographics or fashions. Or grandiose ideas of development that can't possibly be realized. Or bad...
Disruptive innovations in the business world help create new markets or alter existing markets. Such innovations sometimes lead to old-guard companies being supplanted by new competitors. The real estate industry is no stranger to this&mdash...
RECon 2014 got underway on Sunday. This year's format included the Leasing Mall opening a day earlier than usual. Here are some highlights from the show.
Even in the extremely competitive grocery segment, Trader Joe's managed to carve out a space for itself as one of the best-loved and most desired (by landlords) retailers. Want to learn why everyone loves the chain so much? Watch this video...
In just a few months, the names of the top highest-paid REIT CEOs of 2013 will be released by SNL Financial. Of the top 20 highest-paid REIT CEOs in 2011, 14 remained in the top 20 in 2012, and John Kilroy Jr. of Kilroy Realty Corp., an office...
Large-scale mixed-use projects were the hottest development trend in the mid-2000s, as the appeal of urban living and walkable communities was taking hold. But the double-punch of the recession and the realization that mixed-use was a complicated...
