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June/July 2010

COVER STORY

Ready to Feast
Bloomingdale's doesn't mind being a latecomer to the outlet table as it cooks up plans to open four stores this year and possibly up to 20 units in three years. In other chain news, Sears launches an outlet chain focused on apparel and Ann Taylor reveals robust growth.

FEATURED COVERAGE

Opry Mills' 2nd Chance
After a "500-year" flood wipes out the Nashville megamall, plans for rebuilding move forward, though a timetable for re-opening is impossible at this point, says Mills Corp. president Gregg Goodman.

RECon Recap
Outlet retailing was alive and booming at ICSC's RECon, held in May at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The industry is suddenly on the radar screen of many development veterans, and the outlet-retail mystique and its ability to adapt was the theme of the educational session, "Outlet Retailing's Next Step."

Jackson's Hot
A trio of proposed outlet centers in varied master- planned developments is playing three-card monte with the Jackson, Miss., metropolitan market.

Snapshots
Luxury retailers are forging ahead despite economy; women will spend eight years of their lives shopping; shifting shopper profile affects the economic recovery; appeal to women with quality, not quantity; in-store shopping still beats the online experience; newspapers can now audit their mobile content.

New ICSC trustees Include outlet execs
Three of the five new ICSC trustees are involved in their company's outlet operations: Holly Cohen of J. Crew; Vincent A. Corno of Saks Fifth Avenue; and Carl L. Goertemoeller of Macy's.

DEPARTMENTS

Up Front
The Shops of Grand River speeds toward its Oct. 28 grand opening; Simon Property Group acquires an outlet center in Puerto Rico; a Canadian developer plans to convert a lifestyle center to outlet tenancy; phase 3 construction starts at The Walk; Sembler lets its option in South Carolina lapse; Tanger opts out of Dallas project.

Fall Outlet Convention
In September, the VRN Fall Outlet Leasing and Marketing Convention moves back to Secaucus, N.J., with an enhanced program on Monday, Sept. 27 and Tuesday, Sept. 28 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Convention Center Secaucus- Meadowlands.

FEATURED MEETING

2010 VRN Fall Outlet Retail Convention
27-28 September, 2010
Crowne Plaza Meadowlands
Secaucus, NJ

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