"At worst, it's going to be a normal year, [given that] 2007 wasunusually light," in terms of store closures, said Daniel Hurwitz,president and COO of Cleveland-based Developers Diversified Realty,Cleveland.
Store closings may be somewhat above 2007 levels, given theclosings of 74 of PacSun's demo stores, Talbots Kids and TalbotsMen's, said Robert Michaels, president of Chicago-based GeneralGrowth Properties.
Though the first half of the year will be slow, third and fourthquarter activity will be "quite good," Michaels said. "But thereare new concepts out there that want to be in good centers."
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