July 1, 2011
What are you doing for your future and how are you assuring your success? If you are looking for opportunities, connections and knowledge, read on. In real estate, it is not always what you know, but who you know. Business … Continue reading
June 30, 2011
Private-equity firms Leonard Green & Partners and CVC Capital Partners said they will acquire BJ’s Wholesale Club for $2.8 billion in cash. The deal, which remains subject to shareholder approval and is expected to close during the fourth quarter, would … Continue reading
June 30, 2011
In May, German discount grocer Aldi, which has been methodically opening new stores in company-owned, freestanding sites the United States for decades, did something it had never done before in this country. The company opened a new store in an … Continue reading
June 29, 2011
- POSITIONS COMPANY TO DRIVE LEASING AND REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS – NEW YORK, June 28, 2011 – BRE Retail Holdings Inc., an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P. (“Blackstone”), today announced that it has closed the previously announced transaction … Continue reading
June 21, 2011
By Jesse Tron The title, while perhaps trite, is apropos in the case of RECon and the shopping center industry at large. Last year’s conference was certainly long on optimism but somewhat short on action. In 2010 most attendees were … Continue reading
June 15, 2011
Have Europe’s retail property owners, banks and regulators learned any lessons from the Great Recession they are just now climbing out of? Yes and no, the continent’s top executives said during a panel discussion at the ICSC European Conference in … Continue reading
June 14, 2011
June 10, 2011
Emily Corbin, marketing & real estate student, Sam Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas My Father, a small carwash developer based in Arkansas, is always traveling and going to different meetings or conferences across the United States to promote … Continue reading
June 9, 2011
Apparently, Sebastián Giraldo wanted so much to rent an apartment inside a mall in order to write a movie script (about a man living in a mall) that he took his campaign to the streets. He posted signs and made … Continue reading
May 31, 2011
U.S. department stores gained market share last year for the first time in 30 years, according to Custom Growth Partners. Though the increase was just a single basis point — from 2.4 percent in 2009 to 2.5 percent last year … Continue reading
