Management: Leasing
Circuit City’s Failed Auction Indicates Developing Excess Space Glut (12/23)
Dec 23, 2008
Circuit City’s decision last week to cancel a planned auction of 154 leases due to lack of bidders could be another troublesome milestone for the rapidly deteriorating retail real estate industry....
Industry Settles in for Long Haul at ICSC New York Show (12/10)
Dec 10, 2008
The mood at this week’s annual ICSC New York National Conference and Dealmaking was one of overwhelming caution....
Bargain Hunting in Manhattan
Dec 1, 2008, By Marc Hequet
Despite dire forecasts that New Yorkers will reign in their spending for everything but the basics, Spanish retailer Zara is forging ahead with opening a store on Manhattan's Upper West Side....
The Lost Year
Dec 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Those in the retail real estate industry who hoped a market recovery would come swiftly and painlessly in the early stages of 2009 are going to disappointed....
Store Closings Could Double in 2009 (11/5)
Nov 5, 2008
Circuit City’s announcement Monday that it was closing 155 stores, or 21 percent of its 721 U.S. locations....
Bleak Outlook for Retail Real Estate in 2009 … and 2010 (10/22)
Oct 22, 2008
Hoping for a quick turnaround in the retail real estate sector? Don’t bet on it. ...
Signs of weakness
Sep 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The economic slowdown has begun to take its toll on shopping center REITs. Retailers are hurting as consumers cut back on spending. Firms are opening...
Leaps of space
Sep 1, 2008
Retailer closings and bankruptcies began to take their toll in the second quarter as vacancy rates jumped significantly at neighborhood and community...
Life Preservers
Sep 1, 2008, By Mike Janssen
There's nothing like a crisis to bring people together. With more and more retailers shuttering locations, filing for bankruptcy protection or reining...
Now What?
Sep 1, 2008, By Kerri Linden
The headlines have been full of companies making announcements about store closings. A July report from ICSC projected that nearly 144,000 stores (about...
