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June 11, 2013
Face-to-Face With Inland's Joe Cosenza

Joe Cosenza, vice chairman of Oak Brook, Ill.-based The Inland Real Estate Group, sat down with Chain Store Age senior editor Katherine Boccaccio for an exclusive video interview at RECon 2013 in Las Vegas.

June 11, 2013
Face-to-Face With Jeffrey Bayer

Jeffrey Bayer, president and CEO of Birmingham, Ala.-based Bayer Properties, sat down with Chain Store Age senior editor Katherine Boccaccio for an exclusive video interview at RECon 2013 in Las Vegas.

June 11, 2013
Face-to-Face with PREIT’s Joseph Coradino

Joseph Coradino, CEO of Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT), sat down with Chain Store Age senior editor Katherine Boccaccio for an exclusive video interview at RECon 2013 in Las Vegas.

May 20, 2013
Mall shoppers thrive on experience

Shopping malls continue to be popular with consumers because they offer hands-on shopping experience, according to results of a new survey from Glimcher Retail Monitor.

May 15, 2013
Massachusetts OKs Fenway Center

The administration of Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has agreed to allow the construction of a 4.5-acre complex called Fenway Center in the area around Fenway Park in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood.

May 7, 2013
Next Steps For Retail Real Estate

Now, as the recession finally begins to lift, brick-and-mortar retailers are studying their real estate concepts and pondering what comes next.

Some will pare store counts, partially in response to online competition. Some will cut store square footage. Others are expanding store numbers and square footage. Some are expanding fulfillment center square footage. Some are not changing. Careful about that.

What are you doing? Is it what you should be doing?

What are retail real estate advisers and technology providers recommending?

May 7, 2013
Return on Experience

Invest in the right experience for a shopping center's customers, and you will earn a return on experience. That is the business model driving Fort Worth, Texas-based Trademark Property Co., which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year.

"Do customers love being at the center? Do they come back and drive sales? That is return on experience," said Terry Montesi, Trademark chairman, CEO and founder. Experience is indispensable today when most goods and services are available online, often at a lower price.

March 25, 2013
Saks names NYC flagship director

Saks Fifth Avenue announced Monday that John Cruz has been named SVP and director of the New York City flagship store, effective April 29.

March 15, 2013
Adding Context

Expect no prophesying about the death of enclosed malls. The format is alive and well, and there are countless examples of thriving under-roof shopping centers around the country.

Still, there is no question that the open-air format has stolen mall thunder.

January 10, 2013
Duane Morris names co-chairs of Real Estate Practice Group

Law firm Duane Morris announced that it has named partners Chester Lee in New York and George Kroculick in Philadelphia as co-chairs of its firmwide Real Estate Practice Group.

December 13, 2012
Report: Best Buy founder to make $5 billion to $6 billion buy-back bid

A report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune said that Best Buy Co. founder Richard Schulze is expected to make a fully financed offer of $5 billion to $6 billion by the end of the week to buy the retailer.

November 28, 2012
Fresh Market to open at the Village at Nellie Gail Ranch

Vintage Real Estate announced that The Fresh Market will open at its neighborhood shopping center The Village at Nellie Gail Ranch in Laguna Hills, Calif., which is undergoing a $17 million renovation and expansion.

November 27, 2012
Focus on: Mystery Shopping

Mystery shopper reports served as a wake-up call to Kroger’s 131-store Fred Meyer division.

In 2009, Fred Meyer stores scored a meager 68.3% in overall customer impression in the reports. But over the past three years, the number has jumped to 83.8%, according to data provided by Reality Check of Seattle, the retailer’s secret shopper service provider.

October 18, 2012
Simon Property and Paragon Outlet in joint venture to open outlet center

Simon Property Group and Paragon Outlet Partners, Baltimore, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop Charlotte Premium Outlets, in Stallings, N.C.

October 16, 2012
Gap Inc. streamlines leadership to fuel growth

Gap Inc. is bringing several of its divisions under the leadership of one executive in order to fuel long-term growth.

September 24, 2012
Rent Commencement and Construction

By Sandra Gold Slon, attorney, Los Angeles-based TroyGould

September 12, 2012
Ritz Camera to go out of business

Ritz Camera & Image LLC plans to go out of business after 94 years and close its remaining 137 stores after it failed in a bankruptcy auction to find a buyer to keep the camera chain afloat, the Chicago Tribune reported.

September 4, 2012
SRS names VP

SRS Real Estate Partners said that Scott Tiernan has joined the company as VP in the Atlanta office.

May 1, 2012
Goodwill sector selects Epicor to support non-profit retail operations

Epicor Software Corp. said Tuesday that Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin has selected the Epicor suite of retail solutions to support its growing retail operations.

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