Retail

“Dining is an important part of today's retail experience, and restaurants comprise a larger percentage of typical shopping center tenant mixes than ever before,” says Matthew K. Harding, Levin Management Corporation's president.

Private capital sources generated about half of last year's $467.5 billion of significant transactions, even as their average deal size was the smallest of any investor class, says Real Capital Analytics.

The addition of Star Cinema Grill is another step in creating a new urban center in north Houston that is a walkable, sustainable mixed-use destination.

One club company plans to downsize its real east estate footprint, converting a fraction of stores into e-commerce fulfillment centers. GlobeSt.com speaks with CBRE's Kurt Strasmann about what this means for retail CRE.

As Sam Moon began to grow its retail stores, it also began developing surrounding retail centers such as Sam Moon Center which is to include Urban Air, the only entertainment center of its scale in The Woodlands.

A roundup of recent deals, leases, executive moves, and other news from the past week.

The merger agreement, which follows CVS' plans to buy health insurer Aetna, will create “a fully integrated one-stop-shop for our customers' food, health and wellness needs,” says Albertsons CEO Bob Miller.

The SDSU West initiative has received more than 106,000 signatures, which have been verified by the San Diego city clerk as sufficient to send the measure before voters this year.