I’ve talked a lot about the downsizing trend over the past several months, but lately I’ve begun to wonder at what point we stop looking at this as a trend and begin looking at it as a fundamental shift in the big box and power center dynamic. In my latest Retail Rap column, I examine […]
Archives for April 2013
The Welcome Wagons Roll
The Welcome Wagons Roll Steve McLinden/Shopping Centers Today Retail pays the bills, municipalities are learning now, if they did not know before. This reality has never been more apparent to hundreds of municipalities emerging from the economic meltdown only to struggle with slimmer budgets in the face of closed stores and spending-shy consumers. Little wonder […]
