CONTENTS

September 2001

• ON THE COVER
• The mall meets Main Street
• Borrowers eye mezzanine loans
• Innovative retailers strive to stay ahead of the pack
• TrizecHahn ‘very happy’ with Desert Passage so far

• FOCUS: THE WEST
• Burbank mall gets name change and $25M repositioning
• Cross-border shopping boosts sales at Texas mall
• Retail Gateway being paved at Tijuana-U.S. border
• DDR tackles two projects in Long Beach
• Westcor’s plans for Ariz. hybrid reach fruition
• Focus: The West Briefs
• L.A. Farmer’s Market fertile ground for Grove

• DEVELOPMENT & LEASING
• Brooklyn’s Kings Plaza gets a major renovation
• Development & Leasing Briefs

• RETAILING TODAY
• Dollar Tree turns $1-or-less stores into a $2 billion business
• Rent-to-own stores polishing their image

• AROUND THE GLOBE
• A European tradition moves beyond the local cafe as coffeehouse chains expand their reach
• Slovak capital becomes shopping destination

• ICSC NEWS
• Grocers to have strong presence at East Coast meeting
• Joye awarded Trophée d’Honneur by CNCC
• Schoifet named publisher of SCT

• DEPARTMENTS
• Update: GGP copes with tech setbacks
• Briefs
• Uncommon Area
• Clicks & Bricks
• Research & Statistics
• Buying & Selling