Development: Analysis
Shut Down
Aug 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
When rumors surfaced in July that the mid-price department store chain Mervyns was on the brink of entering bankruptcy proceedings, the news hit landlords...
Retail Construction Hits a Red Light
Jul 30, 2008
Consumers are checking discretionary spending and, seemingly everyday, new retailers come out with announcements that they are filing for bankruptcy, shuttering stores and constraining expansion plans. ...
A Personal Shopper
Jul 1, 2008, By John Egan
At the intersection of Cornwell Drive and Maple Avenue in the southern New Jersey town of Bridgeton...
Still Building
Jun 1, 2008
Retail developers have become a bit more cautious in pursuing ground-up development in light of the economic slowdown and concerns about consumer spending....
Meeting of the Minds
May 19, 2008
In late March, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief David Bodamer sat in on a meeting of the New York Developers, a group of local and national retail real estate companies headquartered in and around New York City. ...
Jobless Recovery Part II
May 19, 2008
The economic boom in the 1990s was notoriously known as the “jobless recovery.” However, there's plenty of data that shows the 2001 recovery produced even lower rates of job growth....
Overbuilt or Not?
May 19, 2008
Has the industry been overbuilding? It depends on who you ask. Statistics from Reis Inc., which looks at 80 markets and measures malls, shopping centers and power centers, show that the recent cycle did not match the 1980s. ...
Fast Facts
May 19, 2008
The average price of gas may surpass $4 gallon before Labor Day. Nationally, the average hit a new record of $3.53 a gallon in mid-April, according to AAA. ...
Strong Grocery, Drugstore Sales Buoy Shopping Center REITs
May 15, 2008
Consumers spending on staples and necessities buoyed shopping center REITs during the first quarter. ...
NEW DIRECTIONS
May 1, 2008, By Anne Field
Eighteen months ago, Joshua Weinkranz's phone was practically ringing off the hook with calls from tenants looking for space in Kimco Realty Corp. properties....
