Design By Data
May 1, 2004, Bruce A. Barteldt Jr., AIA
Our retail team sees patterns every day whether it's a macro-summary of a metroplex transportation plan relative to new housing starts or a planogram...
Five Wishes For 2005
May 1, 2004
Maybe John Maynard Keynes had it right when he said the difficulty lies not in creating new ideas but escaping from old ones. Today's retail industry...
Ignore the Death Notices
May 1, 2004, Anita Kramer
The death of the mall has been greatly exaggerated. The real story is in distinguishing between super regionals, which are flourishing, and regionals,...
An Investor's Guide to the U.S.
May 1, 2004, Gwen MacKenzie Brad Umansky
The investment market remains a seller's market throughout the United States and should continue into 2005. Each region has its own opportunities and...
A Letter From David Simon
May 1, 2004
You're holding a document that tries to capture what a typical day is like at Simon Property Group. If you're in our industry, you realize that there...
New Best Friends
May 1, 2004, Gregory Gunter
Over the past decade, we've seen retail shopping evolve, by necessity, to a much more experiential event, one requiring more creativity and more options...
Gifting Is A Year-Round Retailing Opportunity
Mar 1, 2004, By Pam Danziger
In November, gifting is all any retailer wants to talk about. But come January, it's a forgotten topic. And that's a missed marketing opportunity for...
From Zero to Sixty
Mar 1, 2004, By Jack Thompson
When retail location strategies turn from slow- or no-growth to hyper-growth, real estate departments must ramp up quickly. The shift to full speed may...
Selective Leasing
Nov 1, 2003, By Arthur Weiner
Each and every retail property wants to be something. Often, this desire comes more in the form of a scream than a faint whisper. But, is that message...
Look Out Below!
Aug 1, 2003, By Kenneth Rogers
As the shopping center industry reaches maturity, the gulf between the top malls and class B and Class C properties is widening. Not only are these malls...
