Although real estate investment trusts (REITs) continue to dominate the outlet-center development industry, many of the nation’s outlet projects not owned by REITs are thriving despite intense competition. In the first of a two-part series, VRN checks in with a group of non-REIT centers of varying ages and ownership to see how they are performing.

Warnaco, Casual Male, and Lechters – each with extensive store operations in outlet centers – file for bankruptcy protection. But none of the recent Chapter 11 announcements include a rash of store closings.

New technologies such as XML can help outlet retailers looking to better manage and reduce their stores’ banking expenses.

New research confirms it: the economic downturn is changing shopping habits. Half the respondents in a new survey say they're doing more comparison shopping and placing far more emphasis on price than before. The most important factors after price were selection and customer service.

American architect Don Chapman says designing an outlet center in Europe is much the same as it is in the United States, but maddeningly different, too.

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