Retailers Begin To Show Some Signs of Life, But New Leasing Deals Continue To Pose Challenges
Sep 1, 2009
As the U.S. economy has begun to show minor signs of improvement, so has the outlook for retail leasing...
How the Downturn Alters the Retail Site Selection Process (8/19)
Aug 19, 2009
Even as retailers cut back on new store growth, many are still looking to either expand in an existing market or open in a new one at some point in the next year...
July News Roundup (7/22)
Jul 22, 2009
June same-store sales, as expected, came in negative. According to Retail Metrics, same-store sales fell 4.3 percent...
Riese Brings Tim Horton’s into New York Market to Grab New Business (7/22)
Jul 22, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
In the space of one weekend, 12 Dunkin' Donuts stores and one Dunkin' cart had turned into new locations for the Canadian chain best known for its homemade doughnuts, Tim Hortons Inc...
SRC Offers Demographics, Free and Now (7/22)
Jul 22, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
SRC, an Orange, Calif.-based provider of geographic business intelligence, says that in 2008 it posted a 20 percent year-over-year increase in total revenue...
Grocers Increasingly Taking Over Vacant Big Boxes (7/21)
Jul 21, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
What the deals getting done have in common is that grocers are picking off the choice locations first...
For Eyes Focuses on Thrifty Consumers and Baby Boomers in Expansion Efforts
Jun 24, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
For retailers that focus on low prices and convenience, the sputtering economy has opened doors—literally...
7-Eleven Poised to Take Bigger Gulp of North American Market (6/24)
Jun 24, 2009, By Lauren Shepherd
Each month, Site Optimizer will discuss industry trends - most importantly, leasing issues - with experts in the retail real estate industry...
June News Roundup (6/24)
Jun 24, 2009
Here is a roundup of the major news and notes for the Site Optimizer community from the past 30 days...
Site Analytics Helps Retailers Look at the Big Picture (5/13)
May 13, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The U.S. retail landscape is littered with chains that seemed to have found the winning formula a few years ago only to end up closing hundreds of stores in recent months...





