LONDON-In a report soon to be published on the state of the retail market London-based agency King Sturge says that proposals for the radical overhaul of the gaming industry could have a dramatic effect on the property market.

EDEN PRAIRIE, MN-Axis Corp. sells its "Geppeddo" dolls in holiday kiosks at 350 malls in North America. Department 56 officials hope to expand to those outlets through the acquisition.

AUSTIN-Brown Engineering of Houston is coming to Austin, taking a 2,500-sf office spot in the Executive Plaza along Burnet Road. Years of working with Austin clients sparks the move to open an office in the state capital.

PORTLAND-The Boise-ID-based grocery chain sings a letter of intent o occupy around 35,000 sf on the ground floor of an Al Solheim apartment project at NW 14th and Lovejoy Street in the Pearl District.