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May 17, 2013
Fixtures Living to open at Oakbrook Center

General Growth Properties said that its Oakbrook Center property in Chicago has welcomed Fixtures Living, an experiential showroom concept based in San Diego.

May 9, 2013
Sears Holdings names new CIO

Sears Holdings announced that Jeff Balagna will join the company as executive VP and CIO.

May 7, 2013
Growing On All Fronts

Editor's Note: Chain Store Age's 24th annual survey of Fastest-Growing Managers measures new domestic and international third-party management and leasing contracts obtained during the preceding calendar year (2012).

Last year's numbers were such that we couldn't limit our annual Fastest-Growing third-party managers listing to a top five; a sixth was added because the contract totals were that close.

May 7, 2013
Von Maur's March

Von Maur got its start like many of its department store peers: An immigrant with an American dream opened a downtown store, customers came, they shopped, the brand took hold and took off.

In the case of the midwestern upscale department store banner Von Maur, the dreamer was German immigrant J.H.C. Petersen, who opened a downtown storefront in Davenport, Iowa, in 1872. He and his sons grew the business and sold it nearly a half-century later to a partnership that included two Austrian brothers — C.J. and Cable von Maur, whose family gained full ownership by 1937.

May 2, 2013
Von Maur's March

Von Maur got its start like many of its department store peers: An immigrant with an American dream opened a downtown store, customers came, they shopped, the brand took hold and took off.

In the case of the midwestern upscale department store banner Von Maur, the dreamer was German immigrant J.H.C. Petersen, who opened a downtown storefront in Davenport, Iowa, in 1872. He and his sons grew the business and sold it nearly a half-century later to a partnership that included two Austrian brothers -- C.J. and Cable von Maur, whose family gained full ownership by 1937.

March 27, 2013
Englewood Construction launches four restaurant projects

Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction said that its restaurant group has begun work on four new projects, including a food court in New Jersey’s largest outlet mall, a steakhouse in a downtown Chicago luxury hotel and two suburban Chicago mall restaurants.

March 27, 2013
Englewood Construction launches four restaurant projects

Lemont, Ill.-based Englewood Construction said that its restaurant group has begun work on four new projects, including a food court in New Jersey’s largest outlet mall, a steakhouse in a downtown Chicago luxury hotel and two suburban Chicago mall restaurants.

March 25, 2013
Mid-America signs 68,000+ sq. ft. of home furnishings stores in Illinois

Mid-America Asset Management said it has signed three furniture/home décor stores to retail locations in Chicago’s suburbs of Oak Brook and McHenry as well as downstate in Bloomington, Ill.

March 19, 2013
Cullinan grand-opens The Levee District

Cullinan Properties announced it has officially opened its Levee District at East Peoria Downtown, in Peoria, Ill.

March 19, 2013
Cullinan grand-opens The Levee District

Cullinan Properties announced it has officially opened its Levee District at East Peoria Downtown, in Peoria, Ill.

March 18, 2013
Walgreens updates mobile app

Walgreens has announced several updates to its mobile app, most notably the ability to print from Instagram, as well as upload more than five pictures simultaneously for in-store prints.

March 5, 2013
Fashion Outlets of Chicago announces tenant lineup

Fashion Outlets of Chicago, a new mall due to open in August near O'Hare International Airport, on Tuesday announced its tenant list.

March 4, 2013
Fashion Outlets of Chicago announces retail lineup

AWE Talisman and Macerich announced that Fashion Outlets of Chicago will open on August 1 in Rosemont, Ill., featuring Bloomingdale's The Outlet Store, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue Off 5th and 120 additional brands.

March 4, 2013
Obama names Walmart Foundation president to budget post

According to published reports, President Obama will nominate Walmart Foundation president Sylvia Mathews Burwell as director of the Office of Management and Budget.

February 28, 2013
Sears narrows Q4 loss

Sears Holding Corp. said its net loss for the quarter ended on Feb. 2 narrowed to $489 million from $2.4 billion a year earlier.

February 6, 2013
Obama taps CEO of REI to head Interior Department

President Obama has selected Sally Jewell, president and CEO of Recreational Equipment Inc., to lead the Interior Department, White House officials said.

February 1, 2013
Walgreens promotes Magnacca to EVP

Walgreens promoted Joseph Magnacca to EVP from SVP, effective immediately.

January 25, 2013
Report: Chicago-area shopping center development shows uptick

A report by Mid-America Real Estate Corp. found that 2012 shopping center construction in the Chicagoland area grew 10% year-over-year, after a four-year decline.

January 7, 2013
Inland Diversified announces JV acquisition of Vegas portfolio

Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust announced the acquisition of a majority interest a portfolio of six grocery/home-improvement-anchored retail properties located in Las Vegas.

January 4, 2013
Simon and CalPERS Affiliate IMI form JV to acquire two assets

Simon Property Group and Institutional Mall Investors (the co-investment venture owned by an affiliate of Miller Capital Advisory and The California Public Employees' Retirement System [CalPERS]), announced that they have formed a joint venture to own and operate The Shops at Mission Viejo in the Los Angeles suburb of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Woodfield Mall in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Ill.

January 4, 2013
Simon and CalPERS Affiliate IMI form JV to acquire two assets

Simon Property Group and Institutional Mall Investors (the co-investment venture owned by an affiliate of Miller Capital Advisory and The California Public Employees' Retirement System [CalPERS]), announced that they have formed a joint venture to own and operate The Shops at Mission Viejo in the Los Angeles suburb of Mission Viejo, Calif., and Woodfield Mall in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg, Ill.

December 20, 2012
New tenant leases endcap position at Wing Park Shopping Center

Tarrytown, N.Y.-based DLC Management Corp. said that Safelite AutoGlass has signed a lease to join Wing Park Shopping Center, located in Elgin, Ill., as an endcap anchor, occupying 4,176 sq. ft.

December 20, 2012
Ruler Foods to open at Champaign Town Center

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based Mid-America Asset Management said that Kroger Limited Partnership 1 has signed a lease for 20,437 sq. ft. at Champaign Town Center in Champaign, Ill., to open a Ruler Foods discount grocery store in March 2013.

December 19, 2012
RILA: Obama needs to take action on port strike

In a letter sent Wednesday, Retail Industry Leaders Association president Sandy Kennedy asked President Obama to take action to prevent a work stoppage at the East and Gulf Coast ports.

December 10, 2012
Couche-Tard acquires 29 stores in Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced that it has signed, through its wholly owned indirect subsidiary, Mac's Convenience Stores LLC, an agreement to acquire 29 stores, 25 stores are located in Illinois, three in Missouri and one in Oklahoma.

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