Malls

CEO Ron Johnson on revamping JC Penney

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
JC Penney CEO Ron Johnson, formerly of Target and Apple, explains how he hopes to move the company forward -- in part by looking back to the heyday of department stores.
Posted In: JC Penney, Retail, Malls, ceo

Shopping mall vacancies slowly declining

Monday, January 9, 2012
Vacancies at malls were down at the end of 2011, in part because new construction has stalled.
Posted In: Malls, shopping mall, retail sales, commercial real estate

Mid-day Extra: Do malls still matter?

Monday, December 5, 2011
The list of the top five malls in America was recently released. But with booming online shopping sales, are malls still relevant?
Posted In: shopping, holiday shopping, Malls
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How can we repurpose dead malls and big box stores?

Thursday, August 26, 2010
I did a story about Costco's decision to lease out space at a couple malls around the country. (Listen here.) It got me wondering about other, l...
Posted In: big box, Blockbuster, Costco, dead malls, empty, Malls, mixed used, repurposed, reuse, strip malls

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Times-Picayune to cut back jobs and production schedule

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High-frequency trading: Bad for markets... and the soul?

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Nick Hanauer on the TED talk, income inequality controversy

If the idea of "trickle-down economics" hasn't worked---when governments have actually *tried* it, rather than a form they...