Retail

The Planetizen News Brief - 3/12/09

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Florida cans growth management, floundering retail leaves cities high and dry, and advertising takes over public spaces -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

12 March 2009 - 5:00am

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Commercial Vacancies Hit Tax Rolls Hard

As commercial vacancies increase, cities are feeling the pain of lower tax revenues.

11 March 2009 - 5:00am

BusinessWeek

Fake Windows = Fake Urbanism

Urban designer Susan Braun points the finger at pharmacies and other suburban retailers who intentionally break the connection with the street by blocking up their windows.

3 March 2009 - 11:00am

MPP Downtown Journal

The Planetizen News Brief - 2/26/09

4:30 minutes (4.17 MB)

China's Olympic building bust, America's struggling small towns, and why those small towns represent the future of the U.S. -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

26 February 2009 - 5:00am

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We're Just Not That Into the Mall Anymore

The New York Times takes a humorous look at the America's love affair (and breakup) with the mall over an Orange Julius at the Mall of America.

9 February 2009 - 6:00am

The New York Times

Can Retail Be Reinvented?

The recession is bad news for retail developers, and a recent gathering of them was rife with concern about the field and its future. But amid the uncertainty is an air of hope -- and an understanding that to survive, the face of retail development must adapt.

9 February 2009 - 5:00am

Branded Spaces Spreading

"Branded cities" -- new heavily-sponsored real estate developments with a mix of live- work- and retail-space -- are gaining popularity among developers and spreading around the country.

3 February 2009 - 8:00am

Media Week

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Holidays Bring No Savior As Retail Centers Empty

Not even the Christmas season is expected to turn things around for struggling retailers, which are dropping like leaves and littering vacancies in shopping centers across the country.

28 November 2008 - 7:00am

Los Angeles Times

Mall Restaurants Foresee Bleak Christmas

With sales down at local malls and retail centers and projected at record lows for the holiday season as households curtail spending, restaurants that rely on retail traffic are preparing for losses.

22 November 2008 - 9:00am

Wall St. Journal

The End of the Age of Malls

Fewer and fewer malls are being built in the U.S., and as they fade from the American landscape, retailers feel the pain.

17 November 2008 - 1:00pm

Newsweek

Big Box Breakthrough in Charlotte

Lofts and ground floor retail envelop a new Lowe's store in Charlotte, forming a buffer between the large store and the surrounding Dilworth neighborhood.

9 November 2008 - 11:00am

The Charlotte Observer

How New Retail Can Revitalize Cities

Where traditional shopping malls were all about creating retail-only internal spaces, new retail developments are mixing uses and returning to the street.

9 November 2008 - 9:00am

Building Design

Wine Bars Raise Property Values

CoolTown Studios looks at a recent study in Portland, OR that shows that certain retail establishments- cafes, movie theaters, wine bars- increase property values in neighborhoods by up to 30%.

4 October 2008 - 1:00pm

CoolTown Studios

Rethinking the Kwik-E-Mart

Jeff Patterson thinks the future will look less like your auto-oriented 7-11 and more like "transit station marketplaces".

9 September 2008 - 10:00am

Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

Leading With Our Stomachs

Surrounded by storefronts, but nowhere to shop? Charlotte, NC, like many reviving downtowns, has a plethora of restaurants but a lack of significant retail.

8 September 2008 - 11:00am

Governing Magazine

Restaurants Draw Crowds, Even As Retail is Hit By Economic Woes

Restaurants are now a better draw than retail in a tough economy, and new retail centers are upping their percentage of eating places to follow suit.

25 August 2008 - 8:00am

The Dallas Morning News

Diana DeRubertis

Walkable Neighborhood Grocers

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 13:52

Costco may be coming to Manhattan, bringing 2300 parking spaces with it.

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Starbucks Closing Hundreds of Stores

After seemingly endless expansion, Starbucks begins closing some 600 stores, prompting a "save Starbucks" campaign.

26 July 2008 - 11:00am

Slate.com

Saving Local Businesses from Rising Rents and Upscaling Neighborhoods

New York City is looking at ways to keep beloved local stores from being forced out by high-end shops and restaurants in up-and-coming neighborhoods such as lower Ninth Avenue near the Meatpacking District.

22 July 2008 - 2:00pm

City Limits

'Alarming' Increases In Shopping Center Vacancies

Empty retail space increased dramatically over the last six months, according to data compiled by commercial real estate brokers and investment advisors.

20 June 2008 - 9:00am

Home Town Advantage Bulletin

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