CONTENTS

July 2004

• COVER STORY
• Terror Insurance extension major victory for industry
• Malls woo back older shoppers
• Distressed properties happy sight for some developers

• ICSC NEWS
• Al Sussman, 88, kindled ICSC growth

• FOCUS: NEW ENGLAND
• Stamford, Conn., adds retail to mix
• Home building spurs retail growth in Plymouth
• Old R.I. reform school to become lifestyle center
• In brief

• RETAILING TODAY
• Lifestyle centers turn to comedy clubs to broaden appeal
• Preteens fuel growth of makeover retailer Club Libby Lu
• In brief

• SPRING CONVENTION RECAP
• Biggest ever!
• Veterans tell how they helped build the industry
• 'Embrace change,' says panel on retail's future
• Lowe's Tillman looks ahead to more growth
• Panel: Gas prices, inflation won't hurt retail
• Six chains win 2004 ICSC Hot Retailer Awards
• Panel: Centers call on town-planning skills
• Stirling Properties' Maurin picked as ICSC's 2004-2005 chairman
• ICSC honors volunteers at Family Brunch
• Audience caught in election-year crossfire
• Sugar Ray Leonard offers knockout tips
• It wasn't all work

• THE BOTTOM LINE
• Retail REITs move to center stage in New England

• DEPARTMENTS
• Update: Gas hike didn't hit sales, says survey
• Update: Target still seeks buyer for Mervyn's
• Briefly
• Clarification
• Clicks & Bricks
• People in the News