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01/23/2013 - 4:09pm
No Reservations

A new research report by The NPD Group unveiled information I already knew: the restaurant space is growing by leaps and bounds. In fact, the total restaurant count in the U.S. increased by 4,442 units over last year, according to NPD’s recent restaurant census Fall 2012 ReCount.

01/04/2013 - 3:28pm
NRF isn’t just for techies
09/19/2012 - 11:09am
Whole Foods’ Fashion Debut

Whole Foods seems to have figured out that a mall setting shouldn’t be a real estate deterrent. In fact, it might be a real asset.

07/25/2012 - 4:00pm
Chick-Fil-A’s views hinder real estate deals

I make no political, ethical, religious or moral statement here. I am a journalist, and I have no right – or desire – to espouse my personal viewpoints in this forum.

07/12/2012 - 3:59pm
Hong Kong, anyone?

If Hong Kong is part of your global expansion initiatives, be prepared to pay the freight.

05/24/2012 - 1:23pm
RECon 2012: Platform for talk of recovery

As retailers and shopping center executives returned to their respective home bases following their biggest show of the year – RECon – they did so with talk of recovery echoing in their ears.

05/09/2012 - 4:32pm
Regional malls alive and kicking
04/05/2012 - 10:25am
Real Estate and tech, through a Millennial’s eyes

First, who said technology coverage has little to do with retail real estate commentary?

03/14/2012 - 11:39am
Urban shrink?

CSA editor-in-chief Marianne Wilson and I go to great lengths to report new store openings on Chainstoreage.com. We pore through convoluted retail financial statements – sometimes twice daily – to uncover news that a chain has its sights set on even a little net new store growth for the year ahead.

02/10/2012 - 3:41pm
Lease-less in Seattle

Ron Johnson isn’t afraid of making waves. Just as my page-neighbor Jeff Green suggested in his latest column, “A Penney for your Thoughts,” the Apple-CEO-turned-JCP-chief is keenly focused on reinventing a department store dinosaur into a sleek, well-oiled retail machine. And if that means reneging on prior deals, so be it.

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