Fastest Growing Retailers Maintain Expansion Targets

Fastest Growing Retailers Maintain Expansion Targets: "Tenants are largely maintaining previously established growth goals."

Wall St. Hiring in Anticipation of an Economic Recovery

Wall St. Hiring in Anticipation of an Economic Recovery: "While much of the country remains fixated on the bleak employment picture, hiring is beginning to pick up in the place that led the economy into recession.




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Report: Another Bad Year for Construction, But Spending Will Rebound in 2011

Report: Another Bad Year for Construction, But Spending Will Rebound in 2011: "More rough waters lie ahead for the worldwide construction industry, according to IHS Global Insight Construction Service, Lexington Mass., which predicts further decreases in construction spending."

Construction Industry Loses 22,000 Jobs in June

Construction Industry Loses 22,000 Jobs in June: "In a troubling sign for construction, the industry's unemployment rate showed no improvement in June after three straight months in which the rate declined, as the industry lost 22,000 jobs during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported."

NRF Releases the List of Top Retailers for 2010 (Thursday’s News & Notes)

NRF Releases the List of Top Retailers for 2010 (Thursday’s News & Notes): "

The National Retail Federation’s Stores Magazine has just released its list of Top 100 Retailers for 2010. The list doesn’t have too many surprises for retail industry insiders. While the accompanying story notes that brick and mortar chains performed better this year than they have in 2009, the top 10 entries on the list remained virtually unchanged, with Walmart once again taking the number one spot.

Instead, there was a perceptible change in the middle of the list, with several value-oriented retailers climbing up a dozen or so points in the ranking. Many dollar stores, including Dollar General, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree, have climbed up the chart as consumers have held on to their penny-pinching ways. This year, dollar chains are among the fastest growing retailers in the U.S., with the sector scheduled to deliver thousands of new stores to the market.

Here are some other stories about retail and retail real estate from around the Web that you might find interesting:

• Banks Return to Commercial Mortgage Bonds (The New York Times)


• New Accounting Rules Ruffle the Leasing Market (The New York Times)


• Reinventing Malls, One Entertainment Attraction at a Time (KansasCity.com)


• REITs Turn Down but Still Beat Stock Market (The Wall Street Journal)


• Is There a Bottom in Sight for Commercial Real Estate? (Real Estate Channel)


• Dilutive Effects (SNL)

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Retail Architects Cut Costs, Diversify and Look Overseas as U.S. Development Remains Slow

Retail Architects Cut Costs, Diversify and Look Overseas as U.S. Development Remains Slow: "Retail architects have navigated the sector's downturn by adopting a variety of tactics."

Speedy Runway Paving Job Means Millions in Bonuses

Speedy Runway Paving Job Means Millions in Bonuses: "Acontractor has won a $5-million bonus for repaving 10,925 ft of runway in 120 days at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City."

Construction Jobless Rate Flat; Industry Loses 22,000 Jobs in June

Construction Jobless Rate Flat; Industry Loses 22,000 Jobs in June: "In a troubling sign for construction, the industry's unemployment rate showed no improvement in June after three straight months in which the rate declined, as the industry lost 22,000 jobs during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported."

S&P revises D.R. Horton outlook to 'stable'

S&P revises D.R. Horton outlook to 'stable': "

Standard & Poor's Ratings Service on Monday revised its outlook for D.R. Horton Inc., to "stable" from "negative, saying it expects the homebuilder will be profitable in its fiscal year which ends Sept.

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Construction chiefs threaten to axe pay deal

Construction chiefs threaten to axe pay deal: "

Construction chiefs are to consider pulling the plug on a pay deal after failing to secure 20% wage cuts for building workers, it was revealed tonight.

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Los Angles Area Lost 15% of Construction Jobs in 12 months from May 2009 - 2010

294 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS LOSE CONSTRUCTION JOBS FROM MAY 2009 TO 2010, REFLECTING WEAK DEMAND & OVERDUE INFRASTRUCTURE BILLS: ""