malls

Malls Challenge eCommerce Era With Costly Upgrades
Malls Challenge eCommerce Era With Costly Upgrades
July 06, 2017  |  Retail

With the vast number of bankruptcy filings and department store closure announcements over the past year, it’s safe to say the retail industry has taken...

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Shopping Malls May Not Go Extinct After All, Shopping Mall Execs Say
Shopping Malls May Not Go Extinct After All, Shopping Mall Execs Say
May 23, 2017  |  Retail

The end may not be as close as we think for the shopping mall world. It’s a hard reality to imagine, as nearly every large...

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Investors Betting On The End Of Malls
Investors Betting On The End Of Malls
April 27, 2017  |  Commerce

Malls are hurting, that much is true. As consumers continue to move their purchases elsewhere, many of these behemoths of brick-and-mortar retail have become shells...

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Moving Beyond The Crowded ‘Big Short’ Trade On Malls
Moving Beyond The Crowded ‘Big Short’ Trade On Malls
April 06, 2017  |  Market Conditions

It may have been relatively easy pickings, the so-called “mall short.” But on Wall Street, crowded trades can become traps, when sentiment turns and people...

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Are Shopping Centers Actually Doing Better Than We Think?
Are Shopping Centers Actually Doing Better Than We Think?
March 14, 2017  |  Retail

International Council of Shopping Centers CEO Thomas McGee told The Miami Herald that the ongoing message that shopping malls and center are coming to an end...

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Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
January 27, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

All in a week's work. Beat the Street, make a buy. Alibaba did both, putting to rest fears of a Chinese consumer speed bump with...

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Mall Owners Looking To Get Out Of The Mall Business
Mall Owners Looking To Get Out Of The Mall Business
January 26, 2017  |  Retail

As a wave of bankruptcies continues to roll through retail, the malls that house those now-defunct stores are finding the going increasingly rough. And for...

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Lira Slumps, Pressuring Turkish Retailers
Lira Slumps, Pressuring Turkish Retailers
January 24, 2017  |  Retail

The lira, Turkey’s currency, has depreciated significantly over the last several months as measured against the dollar, a trend that Fortune says has hurt retailers...

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Mall Closures Hit Small-Town America Hard
Mall Closures Hit Small-Town America Hard
January 20, 2017  |  Retail

The rise in online shopping continues to have dire impacts on the traditional shopping model. As a result, announcements of mall closures and brick-and-mortar outputs...

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