Recent Articles

• Integrating Culture and Content Is Key to Attracting Shoppers in Japan

  July 30, 2018

  At the ULI Japan Spring Conference 2018, panelists discussed how Japan’s malls can reinvigorate themselves with culture and content. Retail in Japan has not suffered as badly as elsewhere from the effects of online shopping, but the industry is concerned that malls need to offer more to retain customers.

• In Brief: Industry Optimism Pulls Back Slightly in RCLCO Midyear Survey

  July 9, 2018

  According to a survey by RCLCO, sentiments about the real estate conditions in the U.S. remain at a relatively high level, but slightly below where they were six months ago. Just over one-half (51 percent) of RCLCO’s Mid-Year 2018 Sentiment Survey respondents say U.S. real estate market conditions are moderately or significantly better today than they were 12 months ago, five percentage points lower than in the year-end 2017 survey.

• Solution File: Retrofitting Arterial Strip Centers in Austin, Texas

  A national developer transforms a faded Texas strip center into a mixed-use place around a central urban street.

• As Demographics Shift, Placemaking Becomes an Increasingly Important Component of Retail Development

  June 18, 2018

  Retail developers who gathered at the 2018 ULI Florida Summit talked about what is working and what isn’t, as they shift their focus to more entertainment and dining amenities combined with mixed use from the traditional strip centers of the recent past.

• Revitalizing a Historic Mill Town in North Carolina

  At a ULI Triangle event in April, representatives of North Carolina’s Capitol Broadcasting Company shared the firm’s plans to redevelop a historic cotton mill, ultimately shifting the fortunes of the town of Rocky Mount.

• KaDeWe: Operating on a Beating Heart in Berlin

  June 4, 2018

  Berlin’s landmark luxury shopping center is being refreshed at a price in the hundreds of millions and with Rem Koolhaas at the helm.

• In Brief: Restaurants and Coffee Shops Lead International Retail Expansion

  May 29, 2018

  Restaurants and coffee-shop chains increased their lead as the most active retail category for international expansion, capitalizing on a global effort by landlords to make their shopping centers more inviting by adding more experiential, internet-proof uses, according to a new report from CBRE.

• Fighting for Affordable Housing in Washington, D.C.

  May 15, 2018

  The District’s government, a private developer, and community activists agree on the need to preserve affordable housing. But the details sparked a multiyear battle.

• Future of Retail Is Brick-and-Mortar Stores and E-Commerce Working Better Together

  May 3, 2018

  The focus for mall owners and retailers should be on extending their brand “beyond the four walls of brick and mortar,” said panelists speaking at the ULI Spring Meeting.