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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 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 7, 2013
New Life

For the fourth consecutive year, there still is not enough ground-up shopping center construction to justify the "Fastest-Growing Developers" ranking that was Chain Store Age standard fare for two decades.

But we may be edging closer to resurrecting a ranking based on who is building new (or, more accurately, newly repurposed) space. Closer, but still not there.

February 19, 2013
Retail Store of the Year: And the winners are…

Simons, Canada’s eclectic and fashion-forward department store retailer, received top honors in Chain Store Age’s 31st annual Retail Store of the Year design competition.

October 25, 2012
Focus on: America’s Top Redevelopers

In its eighth year, the annual Top Redevelopers survey continues to underscore the country’s emphasis on refurbishing and repositioning over building anew. Just as in the prior seven years, shopping center owners are concentrating on existing assets — sometimes tweaking, sometimes refreshing, sometimes razing sections and rebuilding. For all, however, the goal is to maximize exposure and returns for all the tenants involved.

August 8, 2012
Earth-friendly ecoATM kiosks trade used electronics for cash

EcoATM, a start-up known for its innovative kiosks that fully automates the buy-back of used mobile phones and other portable electronics, has made its first major expansion outside of California by installing 28 kiosks in malls throughout Texas.

July 30, 2012
Walmart unveils 100th solar installation in California

Walmart has completed its 100th solar installation in California, at a store on College Avenue in San Diego.

July 19, 2012
A Welcome Development: Landlords Tout New Projects

By Eileen F. Mitchell, RCS Real Estate Advisors

April 27, 2012
Walmart expands conservation program

Walmart announced that its Acres for America program is conserving an additional 300 acres of land to protect and restore wildlife habitats in the heart of U.S. cities, including Bridgeport, Chicago, Portland, San Diego, and Washington, D.C.

April 16, 2012
Back to Building

While there still is not enough new shopping center construction to warrant a “Fastest-Growing Developers” ranking system — as Chain Store Age provided for 20 consecutive years, from 1989 to 2008 — progress continues to be made.

March 27, 2012
Marcus & Millichap names senior directors

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services said it has named Phil Sambazis senior director of the firm’s National Retail Group in San Diego.

March 27, 2012
Marcus & Millichap names senior directors

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services said it has named Phil Sambazis senior director of the firm’s National Retail Group in San Diego.

March 19, 2012
PriceSmart to open third location in Columbia

PriceSmart announced that it has purchased land on which it will build a PriceSmart Warehouse Club in North Cali, Colombia.

February 10, 2012
PriceSmart in deal to build 6th location in Costa Rica

PriceSmart announced that on January 9, 2012 it entered into an agreement to acquire approximately 16,038 square meters of property in La Union, Cartago, Costa Rica, upon which it plans to build its sixth warehouse club in Costa Rica.

January 6, 2012
PriceSmart profit dips in Q1

Warehouse club operator PriceSmart said that net income for the quarter ended Nov. 30 edged down to $14 million, compared with $14.9 million in the year-ago period.

December 20, 2011
Sports Chalet selects Transaction Wireless to deliver e-gift cards

Transaction Wireless announced that Sport Chalet has selected the Transaction Wireless cloud-based gift card platform to deliver personalized plastic and e-gift cards with added marketing capabilities to drive digital promotional campaigns when delivering notifications to gift card recipients.

December 2, 2011
Ikea installs EV charging stations in San Diego

Ikea has officially plugged in three Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at its San Diego store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies.

December 2, 2011
Ikea installs EV charging stations in San Diego

Ikea has officially plugged in three Blink Pedestal electric vehicle charging stations at its San Diego store as part of its partnership with ECOtality, a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies.

December 1, 2011
Got an Ugly Holiday Sweater?

A tacky holiday sweater – and most of us have one – can make for an innovative mall marketing campaign.

November 30, 2011
Mint.com reveals cities with most Black Friday shopping activity

The 15 cities with the most shopping activity on Black Friday 2011 were Manhattan, N.Y.; San Francisco; Los Angeles; Brooklyn, N.Y.; San Jose, Calif.; Seattle; Chicago; San Diego; Houston; Atlanta; Dallas; Saint Louis; Portland, Ore.; Austin, Texas; and Minneapolis, according to mint.com, an online personal finance site.

November 8, 2011
Nordstrom Rack to open in San Diego

Nordstrom Rack announced plans to open a store in San Diego. It will be the brand’s fourth location in San Diego.

November 8, 2011
Nordstrom Rack to open in San Diego

Nordstrom Rack announced plans to open a store in San Diego. It will be the brand’s fourth location in San Diego.

November 1, 2011
Buca Di Beppo teams with Transaction Wireless for digital gift cards

Digital gift card solution-provider Transaction Wireless said that restaurant chain Buca di Beppo has selected Transaction Wireless to power its digital gift card program.

October 4, 2011
Hallmark Cards expands data warehouse with Teradata

Teradata announced Tuesday that Hallmark Cards Inc. has expanded its data warehouse environment with new enterprise data warehouse platforms, including new data warehouse appliances, as well as the latest Aprimo Relationship Manager application from Aprimo, a Teradata company.

September 27, 2011
Focus on: Del Mar Highlands Town Center

When Donahue Schriber made the decision to renovate its Del Mar Highlands asset two years ago, the objective was far different than the customary shopping center rehab. 


The 20-year-old Carmel Valley property was already the flagship of the Costa Mesa, Calif.-based developer’s portfolio, so the renovation wouldn’t be about fixing something that was broken, but rather improving an already successful center.


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