CONTENTS

August 2004

• COVER STORY
• Department stores bouncing back, say experts
  • Players weigh May’s next step after Field’s buy
• Owners embrace mall gift cards
• Economy, retail less exposed to prices at gas pump?

• ICSC NEWS
• ICSC at a glance
• Industry embracing diversity, speakers say
• Panel: Development needn’t worsen sprawl

• MANAGEMENT & MARKETING
• Developers’ education programs keep staff attuned to changing industry
  • Web class offered
  • Graduate degree programs in real estate
  • Study pays off, says Barry Davis scholar

• RETAILING TODAY
• Chico’s unveils lingerie concept this month
• Jo-Ann’s superstores strive for small-shop ambience
• In brief

• FOCUS: FLORIDA & THE SOUTH
• National developers have big plans for Jacksonville, Fla.
• Fort Lauderdale’s Galleria grander after refit
• Shreveport, La.’s restored Red River nurtures retail development
• In brief

• THE BOTTOM LINE
• As interest rates climb, what to do — buy or hold?

• DEPARTMENTS
• Update: Simon goes to Asia via Chelsea
• Update: Federal, ING deal spurs California growth
• Briefly
• Feedback
• Clicks & Bricks
• Industry People