If you’re a landlord or property manager, you know that leasing your small shop space has become increasingly challenging. Retail follows jobs and housing, and the recovery on both of these fronts has been slow.
Small business lending has showed lackluster growth, and competition from big box and online retailers continues to threaten small shops.… Read More
Today I’m headed to New York City for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) 2011 National Conference and Deal Making Meeting, the East Coast’s largest real estate conference.
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is keynoting this morning, and will share his vision of the city’s future, as well as his plans for retaining and attracting new business to the Big Apple.… Read More
Latin America — and Mexico in particular — have been on Kimco’s radar for many years as opportunistic retail markets. We believe Mexico is an attractive investment choice due to its rapidly growing consumer base, its undersupply of shopping centers, and the aggressive expansion of many global retailers into the market.… Read More
I’m the current Chairman of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). In this role, I feel it is important to engage support for a crucial issue facing brick-and-mortar retailers: the unfair sales tax structure that is hurting our neighborhood shopping centers and main street retailers.… Read More
Walking around the ICSC conference last week, you knew it wasn’t 2009 anymore. Attendance was up this year, resulting in over 6,500 attendees, and there was more energy, activity, and buzz in the crowd as many retailers are in better financial and operating positions than they were just a few years ago.… Read More