May 2001

ON THE COVER
Genesis LA breathes new life into city
Albuquerque fast-tracks $250M redevelopment
How Miss. mayor became an ICSC deal maker
ICSC helps forge public/private ‘alliances’

RETAILING TODAY
How health food groceries became a billion-dollar business
Cheesecake factory has its cake and eats it too
Sporting-goods chain Galyan’s has ambitious expansion plan
Music chain seeks new spin for future successs
Funeral stores open in strips, eye malls
Cinnabon plans to roll out to smaller centers
Panda Express foraging for new territories
Sports Authority works on improving its game
Music chain Ritmo Latino is a hit with growing U.S. Hispanic population
Bombay lightens up its merchandise mix
Indigo affiliate wins Canadian bookstore war
Lane Bryant alteration targets younger women
Big kids are big business for Dave & Buster’s

DEVELOPMENT & LEASING
Sacramento’s Galleria at Roseville is blooming
In plot twist, Indianapolis mall adds library
New look gives Mass. mall new lease on life
Guest Column: Line of value: a formula for leasing success
Malan, Grand/Sakwa plan mixed-use project
Ten years and $40 million later, Alabama mall gets expansion
Westchester mall still going strong after 20 years
Bay Area city readies for retail renaissance
New book sees future of malls as ‘minicities’

AROUND THE GLOBE
Retail boom hits Sharjah, U.A.E., with three malls under construction
Greece opens up for modern retail development
Flush Irish economy sparks retail space shortage
A member shares memories of Central Europe
Entertainment complex sailing into Israeli resort
U.S. bank develops South American discounter
Toronto’s Bayview Village expands upscale niche
Frank Lowy and his son Peter tell secret of Westfield’s brand of success

MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
Celebrity bear auctions at Rivercenter in San Antonio are a smash hit
Entrepreneur carves naming rights niche
Roots takes multibranched branding approach
Not quite the real thing

INDUSTRY NEWS
Revamped CSM, CMD tests to be administered

TECHNOLOGY & E-COMMERCE
PeopleCounter helps centers track pedestrian traffic more accurately
Shoppers mine Salesmountain for local deals
Web may be mixed blessing for drugstores
gTrends to sell handheld computers at mall kiosks

ICSC NEWS
Kercheval prepares to take the reins at ICSC
European awards presented in Italy

DEPARTMENTS
Update
Briefs
Uncommon Area
Clicks & Bricks
People in the news
Products & Services
Buying & Selling: World Trade Center lease still up for grabs

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Appearances can be quite deceiving, as evidenced by this replica of the Oval Office. Tyson‘s Galleria, McClean, Va., exhibited a life-size copy of America‘s most famous office throughout the month of January in honor of the 2001 Inaugural celebration. It was designed and built exclusively for Political Americana, a retailer of political memorabilia.

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