NEW YORK CITY-As a cost cutting measure, more retailers are outsourcing their real estate departments to third-party firms. One of those outfits is locally based RCS Real Estate Advisors, which represents Zales as well as other large chains. Its president and CEO, Ivan Friedman, spoke with GlobeSt.com's Ian Ritter about this trend as well as retailer expansions and other developments in the sector.

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John Salustri

John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.