A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers. Lifestyle centers, which were first labeled as such by Memphis developers Poag and McEwen in the late 1980s[1]and emerged as a retailing trend in the late 1990s, are sometimes labeled "boutique malls". They are often located in affluent suburban areas. The proliferation of life

The demise of Toys 'R' Us and its massive fleet of stores will leave a large amount of vacant real estate across the U.S. The Wayne, New Jersey-based toy chain, saddled with billions in debt, announced it will shutter more than 700 of its remaining stores. The news sent landlords scrambling to find tenants for those locations that aren't owned directly by the 70-year-old company. For those locations that are owned by Toys 'R' Us directly, we will see opportunist investors at

It’s Real Estate, AND THE FUTURE IS HERE…. In the year 2001, as you drove along the main roads in your hometown, it would be extremely rare to find industrial parks and retail strip malls that were home to sports or fitness based companies. You would see locksmiths, lawyers, accountants, barber shops, nail salons, hardware stores, manufacturing facilities, warehouses & countless other small businesses trying to make ends meet. Yes, you’d see tennis centers, hockey rinks, bow