GlobeSt.com: Why will San Francisco retail do welldespite the national downturn?

Holmes: When you have national retailers that arerolling out and making mass generalizations about slowing downgrowth due to the economy, our area is ill-affected by those kindsof decisions made. Why it's less pertinent in San Francisco and theBay Area is that it's such an infill environment, you usually haveto be 24 to 30 months ahead of your requirement. Today my effortsare being spent on delivery dates of 2011 and 2012. Unless you're atotal pessimist, all of the work we're doing today isforward-thinking and, hopefully, post-recession.

GlobeSt.com: How will area changes in transit helpretailers?

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