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Can the shopping center of the 20th Century survive? In Wilmette, Ill., this week, the answer to that questions is a resounding, “Yes.”

DLC Management Corp. has consummated what it claims to be the largest single retail real estate deal in Texas in the past year, affirming the company’s westward move.

LaSalle Investment Management has acquired Greenway Commons, a Costco-anchored center located in the Inner Loop of Houston.

Knoebel Construction announced it has completed the 270,000 sq.-ft. Shoppes at Mid Rivers in St. Peters, Missouri, across the highway from Mid Rivers Mall.

Long-time CBL Properties veteran Randy Owens has been named VP of leasing at the big mall owner, CEO Stephen Lebovitz announced.

A food hall helmed by James Beard award-winning TV chef Andrew Zimmern is on tap for The Dayton’s Project, the mixed-use makeover of the Dayton’s department store building in downtown Minneapolis.

Just one 5,000-sq.-ft. space remains available at Peace Haven Village, a new Publix-anchored center in the Winston-Salem suburb of Clemmons, N.C., developed by The Morgan Companies.

It's shaping up as a happy holiday for the nation's retailers — so much so that one retail research/consulting firm has raised its already strong seasonal sales forecast.