CONTENTS

May 2005

• COVER STORY
• Supermarkets at a crossroads
• ‘Echo boomers’ next big demographic for grocers
• HEB in Texas: A benchmark for market domination
• Extreme value a winning strategy at Save-A-Lot
• In brief

• RETAILING TODAY
• Lululemon Athletica fans have enlightened fashion sense
• Landlords woo Jos. A. Bank with sweeteners
• Metropark puts new spin on retail
• Bloomingdale’s SoHo not as cool as expected
• Kuhlman offers professionals fashion flair on a budget
• Build-a-Bear takes the show on the road
• Everyday-priced spas come to the mall
• Survey: Most keep buying despite gas hike
• U.K.’s Accessorize gets warm reception in Canada
• Video-game chains go head-to-head in open-air centers
• Hack and slash
• In brief

• AROUND THE GLOBE
• Russia offers opportunity amid dangers
• Moscow’s fabled GUM store regains its magnificence
• Russia still mired in corruption, red tape
• When will Wal-Mart Stores say da to Russia?
• Coach to boost Japanese presence in ’05
• REITs on the Rhine
• Don’t cry for Argentina
• Brazilian shopping centers flourishing
• São Paulo’s Iguatemi gets even more luxe
• Lifestyle the Latin way
• More rent upside in Mexico
• North American investors find partners south of the border
• Europe’s best
• Solals honor best in European marketing
• In brief

• DEVELOPMENT & LEASING
• Far-out centers cater to California’s counterculture
• Nordstrom helps end Taubman, May spat
• Indian tribe looks to retail for prosperity
• Canadian developers favor mixed-use format for cities
• Suburbs mix it up too
• Kansas side of Kansas City gets long-awaited retail infusion
• Neiman, Target share mall for first time
• Houston retail developments proceed apace despite lacking of zoning laws
• Northpark gets long-awaited renovation, expansion
• Mills starts building Meadowlands Xanadu
• Taubman, may team to re-lease Dallas anchor
• The Shops at Terminal 4 raise profile for airport retail
• Mixed-use projects bring big city to Denver suburb
• Hawaii’s third-largest mall gets a makeover
• ‘Thanks,’ say project REAP’s minority grads
• In brief

• MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
• San Diego’s Diamond gets a polishing
• Shopping center employees spring into action after train crash
• Forest city’s Hispanic retail group targets Latino markets
• Developers refine mall-marketing campaigns
• In brief
• Industry professionals gain accreditation

• ICSC NEWS
• New ambassadors reach out to members

• THE BOTTOM LINE
• REITS rethink lease accounting methods

• DEPARTMENTS
• By the numbers (52k PDF)
• Update: Bankruptcy law brings landlord relief
• Update: New Taubman unit targets Asia
• Briefly
• Correction
• Industry People
• Architect of early European mall dies at 91
• Cerberus taps Castagna to lead Mervyn’s
• Products & Services