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 area...
