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  • BALLSTON QUARTER

    Project Owner: Forest City Enterprises

    Company HQ: Cleveland

    Project Location: Arlington, Virginia

    Project Size: Total project is 1 million sq. ft.; Ballston Quarter is 325,000 sq. ft.

    Project Status: Opening 2018

    Project Website: www.ballstonquarter.com

  • Ins and Outlets

    Outlet malls are often associated with not only appealing deals on name-brand products, but also with driving long distances to get to the far-flung locations where outlets have traditionally been located.

    But that is all changing — and changing fast.

  • Hitting a holiday reset

    Holiday is going to have a new look this year, as retailers take a different approach to the shopping season. As a result of consumers’ overwhelming focus on price, online shopping and free shipping incentives, retailers have been forced to rethink their strategies. As part of our ongoing series of retail industry surveys, HRC Advisory recently spoke with over a dozen top U.S. retailers to gauge what’s to come for the 2015 holiday season.

  • LEADERSHIP TRANSITION

    Taking the reins of Toys “R” Us in July 2015, new CEO and chairman David Brandon recognized one of the biggest challenges he faced would be inspiring others to execute his vision of what the company could be. The retailer had gone through a decade of leadership changes, and Brandon was well aware that frequent executive changes, strategic shifts and cost-cutting can cause stress and a lack of trust.

  • Primark/Sears Real Estate Deal

    The ongoing quest of Sears Holding Corp. to leverage its vast real estate portfolio helped pave the way for British fast-fashion retailer Primark to enter the United States, giving the import access to space in malls throughout the Northeast.

    In late 2014, Primark struck a deal with Sears to lease a total of approximately 520,000 sq. ft. in seven Sears mall-based locations. All the space is expected to be delivered to Primark by the end of 2015.

  • DOWNTOWN CROWN

    Project Owner: RPAI

    Company HQ: Oak Brook, Illinois

    Project Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland

    Project Size: 258,000 sq. ft. of retail space

    Project Status: Open and operating

    Company Website: www.rpai.com

  • THE COURT AT DEPTFORD

    Project Owner: DLC Management Corp.

    Company HQ: Tarrytown, New York

    Project Location: Deptford, New Jersey

    Project Size: 361,000 sq. ft.

    Project Status: Open and operating

    Company Website: www.dlcmgmt.com

  • Disloyal customers offer holiday hope

    Customers show surprisingly little reaction to loyalty programs, but for the upcoming holiday season this could be a good thing for retailers.

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