Retail Expansion Retail expansion in the new millennium means new strategies, new players and new ways of growing. This month VRN profiles three chains that represent the new breed, and five others that have taken a more conservative approach to growth.
Above: Puma outlet store, Belz Factory Outlet World in Orlando

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Outlet opportunity Guest columnist Colin Coyne lays out the facts on where opportunity exists in the industry and what’s needed to capitalize on it. Planned Projects 2000 Seventeen phase 1 outlet projects totaling 3.4 million sf, and four value megamalls totaling 4.4 million sf, are hoping to open by the end of this year. Foreign Downturns Dent Outlet Sales Despite economic strength in the U.S., when foreign economies hit hard times, the effect is felt by centers that count on overseas tourism..

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Freeport Leisure The UK’s only publicly held outlet-center developer launches plans to take its shopping/leisure concept to sites in continental Europe.

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The Block at Orange One year after opening, Mills Corp.’s newest concept, The Block, shows it can carry its own weight in the tough entertainment/retail environment.		Visit the Block@Orange website! click here

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And each month...
• Off-Price & Outlet Briefs:
  Developers, Projects, Retailers and People in the news
• Outlet Perspectives: Award-winning feature where
  industry professionals comment on industry issues
• Monthly Same-Store Outlet Chain Sales Index
• ICSC Events Calendar

Also, mark your calendar...
	VRN Spring 2000 Outlet Retail Dealmaking: BIG DEALS in the BIG APPLE New York Hilton & Towers New York City
2000 Directories Are On Their Way! Outlet Retail, Off-Price Retail and Outlet Project Directories... Pre-order your copies now! Call Directory Orders at 727-781-7557

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