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Buyer Pool Evaporates for America's Fading Malls

12 June 2018 • By Bloomberg

12 June 2018 • By Bloomberg

Only about $3 billion of retail real estate changed hands in April, a 27 percent drop from a year earlier and the lowest monthly tally since February 2013.

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Buyer Pool Evaporates for America's Fading Malls

Only about $3 billion of retail real estate changed hands in April, a 27 percent drop from a year earlier and the lowest monthly tally since February 2013.

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UK Shopping Mall Lending Becomes a No-Go Area

16 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

16 May 2018 • By Bloomberg

Deutsche Bank said it won’t advance credit for malls in the UK after a string of retailers have cut their rent bills, closed stores and gone bankrupt.

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UK Shopping Mall Lending Becomes a No-Go Area

Deutsche Bank said it won’t advance credit for malls in the UK after a string of retailers have cut their rent bills, closed stores and gone bankrupt.

Society Has Changed. Victoria’s Secret Hasn’t.

2 March 2018 • By Lauren Sherman

Society Has Changed. Victoria’s Secret Hasn’t.

The lingerie behemoth is still selling sex like it was 1999 — and new competitors more attuned to today’s cultural reality are taking market share.

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Shopping Malls May Be in Deeper Trouble Says New Report

8 January 2018 • By Bloomberg

8 January 2018 • By Bloomberg

As embattled retailers announce store closures at a record pace, some tenants are shrinking their footprints more quietly by choosing not to renew expiring leases, according to a new report.

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Shopping Malls May Be in Deeper Trouble Says New Report

As embattled retailers announce store closures at a record pace, some tenants are shrinking their footprints more quietly by choosing not to renew expiring leases, according to a new report.

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Wanda to Quadruple China Malls in Rebuff to E-Commerce

20 December 2017 • By Bloomberg

20 December 2017 • By Bloomberg

China's largest commercial property company is betting that retailers will thwart the advance of e-commerce competitors by adding entertaining experiences in stores and mini-theme parks.

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Wanda to Quadruple China Malls in Rebuff to E-Commerce

China's largest commercial property company is betting that retailers will thwart the advance of e-commerce competitors by adding entertaining experiences in stores and mini-theme parks.

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East Coast's Largest Mall Is Trying Something Other Than Stores

19 December 2017 • By Bloomberg

19 December 2017 • By Bloomberg

With the rise of e-commerce imposing a rapid reckoning on retailers and their landlords, mall owners are turning to everything from restaurants and bowling alleys to apartment buildings and hotels to internet-proof their properties.

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East Coast's Largest Mall Is Trying Something Other Than Stores

With the rise of e-commerce imposing a rapid reckoning on retailers and their landlords, mall owners are turning to everything from restaurants and bowling alleys to apartment buildings and hotels to internet-proof their properties.

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Regional Hong Kong Malls Attract Goldman Sachs, Puma

18 December 2017 • By Bloomberg

18 December 2017 • By Bloomberg

Regional malls, dominated by local retailers and family-run stores, with larger brands such as Puma, Uniqlo and Giordano, are insulated from the whims of mainland Chinese tourists and competition from online shopping.

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Regional Hong Kong Malls Attract Goldman Sachs, Puma

Regional malls, dominated by local retailers and family-run stores, with larger brands such as Puma, Uniqlo and Giordano, are insulated from the whims of mainland Chinese tourists and competition from online shopping.

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Malls Beef Up Dining, Entertainment Options to Boost Traffic

18 December 2017 • By Associated Press

18 December 2017 • By Associated Press

Many mall owners are spending billions to add more upscale entertainment options after Macy's, Sears and other big department store chains have shuttered hundreds of stores.

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Malls Beef Up Dining, Entertainment Options to Boost Traffic

Many mall owners are spending billions to add more upscale entertainment options after Macy's, Sears and other big department store chains have shuttered hundreds of stores.

A New Era of Retail Is Coming

27 November 2017 • By Doug Stephens

A New Era of Retail Is Coming

Toxic mass merchants are making brands commoditised hostages in a high-speed chase to the bottom. But a new class of experiential retailers is rising.

Measuring Retail Beyond Sales Per Square Foot

24 October 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

Measuring Retail Beyond Sales Per Square Foot

As stores become experience hubs as well as points of sales, retailers and real estate owners are thinking differently about the metrics they use to measure performance.