Seafood City’s Ethnic Eats Maura K. Ammenheuser / Shopping Centers Today Seafood City encourages customers to feel they are back home in the Philippines, regardless where they may actually be at present — in California, in Nevada, even at the mall. The name is something of a misnomer, because the Pomona, Calif.–based supermarket chain sells […]

Regional Mall Owners Experiment With Supermarkets Elaine Misonzhnik / Retail Traffic The next step in the evolution of regional malls is actually a blast from the past as supermarkets—a staple in the early days of the sector—are making their return… …“It’s an excellent strategy,” says Jeff Green, president of Jeff Green Partners, a Phoenix-based retail […]

Retail – Just What the Doctor Ordered Will the regional mall be reborn as the medical mall? In some cities, it already has. Jeff Green With the universe of retail tenants contracting in both numbers and space needs, many shopping centers are turning to medical users as an RX for hard-to-lease vacancies. We’ve all seen—if […]

Developers Rethink the Mall for the 21st Century Elaine Misonzhnik / Retail Traffic When Capri Capital Partners bought the 1.2-million-square-foot Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in south Los Angeles for $136 million in 2006, the mall did not suffer from any serious issues with tenants. In fact, occupancy at the center has always been high, says […]

Stores roll out back-to-school bargains Jaclyn Trop / The Detroit News Retailers are expecting back-to-school spending to rise for the first time in three years and are jockeying for extra purchases with promotions aplenty. “It is really still about deals,” said Karen Pevenstein, a spokeswoman for Staples, the office supply store. “We recognize that everyone […]

Hottest Deals of Summer Kiplinger’s Magazine Expert Spotlights Super Bargains in Everything from Tech and Apparel to Home Furnishings and Travel (CBS)  Got a little jingle in your pocket? Looking to buy, buy, buy while summer deals are still hot? Elizabeth Ody, a senior associate editor of Kiplinger’s magazine, pointed “Early Show on Edition Morning” […]