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CHICAGO—Retail may be getting a bad rap nationally, but oneobserver thinks you shouldn't paint the entire sector with a broadbrush.

"When most people think negatively about retail, they're talkingabout big box, C class malls and major enclosed malls, all of whichare having their challenges," says Randy Blankstein, president ofThe Boulder Group. "The overall perception of retail is, at best,uncertain and, at worst, shrinking."

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Leslie Shaver

Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.