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Conference Call
For the first time in quite some time, attendees at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Spring Convention in Las Vegas (RECon) might be hoping that what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.
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Project Spotlight

Village at the Peaks, Longmont, Colo.
A huge redevelopment in Longmont, Colo., now has big new tenant names to promote. NewMark Merrill Mountain States has just named three new anchors for the redeveloped Twin Peaks Mall: Longmont’s first Whole Foods Market; a new, state-of-the-art Regal Cinemas; and Sam’s Club. The project, which is slated to open in 2014, also unveiled its new name – Village at the Peaks.
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Mall Marketing Spotlight

Westfield San Francisco Centre partners for Chinese New Year celebration
Westfield San Francisco Centre is partnering with the Asian Art Museum, Bloomingdale’s and M.Y. China to celebrate the Chinese New Year with music and dance performances, storytelling, live cooking demonstrations, zodiac readings and more – all launching in January.
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On the Level: A real estate blog by Katherine Boccaccio

No Reservations
A new research report by The NPD Group unveiled information I already knew: the restaurant space is growing by leaps and bounds. In fact, the total restaurant count in the U.S. increased by 4,442 units over last year, according to NPD’s recent restaurant census Fall 2012 ReCount.
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Past Blog Entries

Fastest-Growing Acquirers/3P Managers

Chain Store Age's breakdown (by property) of America's top acquirers, as featured in the April/May 2013 issue.

Chain Store Age's breakdown (by property) of America's top third-party managers, as featured in the April/May 2013 issue.

 

Real Estate Web Exclusives & Guest Commentaries

Renaissance at Colony Park sets lifestyle standard
When Renaissance at Colony Park opened in Ridgeland, Miss., in 2008, it created...
A Fashion First
When The Mall at Bay Plaza opens to the public in 2014, adjacent to the highly...
A whole new take on an old mall has a Colorado community celebrating
With the breathtaking Twin Peaks of the Colorado Rockies as backdrop, a new...
Getting Creative
Sometimes, to meet consumer demand you have to get creative. That’s what...
Destiny USA raises the bar
When describing Destiny USA – the 2.4 million-sq.-ft. dining, entertainment,...
At Home on Hilton Head Island
Residents of tony Hilton Head Island, S.C., are getting the one thing they don’...

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Jones Group to close 170 stores, cut workforce
The Jones Group Inc. announced that it will put into action a series of events designed to shore up profitability, the most significant of which includes shuttering 170 underperforming stores in the U.S. by mid-2014.
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