International Council Of Shopping Centers

Retailers Fled? Think Local, Experts Say

Real estate brokers are looking towards local and atypical businesses to fill empty retail space left behind by shrinking and bankrupt national chains like Starbucks and CompUSA.

May 19, 2009 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

Unanchored Centers: A New Trend

Retail centers with no traditional anchor are being built successfully in Arizona, California and Florida.

April 20, 2005 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

Do Lifestyle Centers Works?

Lifestyle centers are the hot new thing in the shopping center industry. So what are they, and do they work?

May 13, 2003 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

New Trend In Malls: Main Streets

The hot new concept for a hybrid mall combines an indoor mall and outdoor restaurants with a town center.

September 5, 2001 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

Supercenters Vs. Supermarket Strip Centers

Supercenters operated by giant discount chains are biting into the business of the supermarket-anchored strip center.

August 9, 2001 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

From Steel Mill To Mixed Use Project

An former Atlanta steel mill site is planned to become a vast mixed-use project patterened after New York City's Soho.

August 8, 2001 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

Lifestyle Centers: A Hot New Trend

Big developers say lifestyle centers are too small to bother with. But consumers love them.

August 6, 2001 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

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