Gottschalks Revival? Ex-CEO says financing set for new retail chain FRESNO — A former chairman of Gottschalks Inc. wants to resurrect the venerable retail name with a new chain of department stores. Joe Levy, whose great-aunt was the wife of Gottschalks founder Emil Gottschalk, said Monday he has formed a new company — called Gottschalk […]

Co-tenancy clauses can cause headaches in resolving lifestyle centers David Bodamer / Retail Traffic Research firms that monitor distressed assets don’t monitor the number of lifestyle centers in the retail pipeline, but industry observers say they are out there. During the past decade, lifestyle centers spread rapidly. In 2001, lifestyle centers comprised just 0.8 percent […]