Al Urbanski
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- 4/28/2020
Newmark execs take pay cuts
As stores remain closed and rents go unpaid, top executives at the real estate companies that run malls and shopping centers continue to take pay cuts. - 4/28/2020
COVID-19 data tool becomes available to help retailers assess store locations
A software company has created a free tool to help retailers assess their store locations during the COVID-19 pandemic. - 4/26/2020
Texas malls open for curbside pick-up
Texas Governor Greg Abbot allowed malls and shopping centers to sell online and deliver purchases curbside beginning last Friday, and several jumped at the chance. - 4/23/2020
Report: Prepping for the 'new normal'
A new report on what to expect from a post-COVID-19 “new normal” suggests that it could be more normal than new. - 4/23/2020
Westfield puts its malls to work for their communities
A closed mall is not an inoperative mall—not if it’s a Westfield mall, at least. - 4/22/2020
Kite sets up $5 million loan program for local retail tenants
Kite Realty Group, which owns and operates scores of power centers and community centers in the United States, has set up a low-interest loan program with a fund aggregate of $5 million for its smaller, local tenants. - 4/22/2020
Liquidation expert: COVID-19 will cause a huge rise in dispositions
It’s a well-known fact that per capita retail square footage in the United States is nearly twice the amount found in the United Kingdom or Japan. - 4/22/2020
Florida landlord sues AMC Theaters for non-payment of rent
The show must not go on, but the rent checks must. - 4/21/2020
5Qs for Yaromir Steiner on the shutdown
Shutting down Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio, is like shutting down a small city. - 4/21/2020
ICSC details event changes for 2020
International Council of Shopping Centers CEO Tom McGee has emailed association members and would-be exhibitors that the RECon show will not take place in 2020.
