HOUSTON, TX – Melcher Crossing –   In 1943, Virginia Lee Burton published the now classic children’s book, The Little House.  A decade later LeRoy Melcher developed the plot of land at 4218 San Felipe Street in Houston, Texas as small strip center anchored by a U-tote’M convenience store. ...

PARIS, FRANCE – 2 Opera, PNB Paribas - From the looks of it you might be in the opening scenes of a high concept thriller or a sci-fi movie directed by James Cameron but in reality you’re standing at the entrance to the new ‘State-of-the-Art’ PNB Paribas Branch at 2 Opera in Paris. Apparently...

CULVER CITY, CA – Sprouts Farmer’s Market Circuit City Conversion - Sprouts Farmer’s Market, the Arizona-based grocer and one of the fastest growing retail chains in the nation, recently completed and opened what they described as their “Flagship Sustainable Store” in Culver City,...

Falls Church, VA – Willston Centre II - Regency Centers knew the intrinsic value of what they had when they acquired Willston Center II in Falls Church, Virginia in 2005.  Careful management of the center and a complete understanding of its strengths and weaknesses led Regency to a three-prong...

Columbia, SC – Trenholm Plaza - Edens & Avant knew they had a gem in Trenholm Plaza, it just needed cleaning and resetting.   Their $8 million retail repositioning plan has been a winning proposition for everyone resulting in a 25% increase in sales in a period of one year after the completion...

This tip comes from the Retail Repositioning Guide produced by RetailRemix and Perkowitz+Ruth Architects.  It has been expanded with numerous photos as well as some additional information regarding the Waterside, Marina del Rey project (in Marina del Rey, CA) that makes use of this strategy.  If you...

This tip comes from the Retail Repositioning Guide produced by RetailRemix and Perkowitz + Ruth Architects.  It has been expanded with numerous photos as well as some additional information regarding the Brea Marketplace project (in Brea, CA)  that makes use of this strategy.   If you haven’t seen the...

RetailRemix partnered with Perkowitz + Ruth Architects to create the Retail Repositioning Guide PDF ebook. In this ebook you’ll find the comprehensive thinking and practical strategies that lead to the successful repositioning of your existing retail shopping center. Today everyone is increasingly...

RetailRemix is profiling repositioning projects of all shapes and size.   We are exploring the various ways that new life is breathed into old and tired retail centers to make them more current, relevant and vibrant. I recently did a Panera deal in Cerritos where we actually spearheaded this type of...

I have been looking online for information on great retail redevelopments off and on this last year, and besides a few archived news articles, I have not seen anything substantial.   Based on that, I decided to start a blog that is dedicated to highlighting retail redevelopments – everything from...