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Disney Store debuts new prototype
Long-awaited new design unveiled at Montebello Town Center  Learn more

RCS President and CEO Ivan L. Friedman featured on GlobeSt.tv
As more retailers outsource their real estate departments, Ivan L. Friedman sits down with GlobeSt's Ian Ritter to discuss the benefits of this trend.  Learn more

Tortoise or Hare?
Large-cap and mid-cap markets offer retail's best long-term bets.  Learn more

The Great Reckoning
After going through a whirlwind couple of years, the retail real estate business is now winding down and everyone in the industry is taking stock of the aftermath.  Learn more

Disney Store Dreams Big
RCS client Disney Store is featured on the cover of Chain Store Age.  Learn more

Rolling Out the New Disney
Eileen Mitchell, executive VP of RCS Real Estate Advisors, and Paul Gainer, VP and general manager for Disney Store, North America, talk with Chain Store Age Senior Editor Katherine Field about the Disney Store real estate tactics now and going forward.  Learn more

Distressed Retail Real Estate, Investment and Management
RCS President and CEO Ivan Friedman talks to Shopping Center Business about portfolio optimization.  Learn more

Six Easy Steps
Expert advice on the best investments a specialty store can make right now.  Learn more

Retailers Expected to Close Fewer Stores in 2010
Improved store opening activity in 2010 expected to moderately buffer closure activity.  Learn more

Mall giant rejects Simon's $10 billion bid
RCS President and CEO Ivan Friedman follows-up with CNNMoney.com to comment on General Growth's rejection of Simon's bid.  Learn more

No. 1 Mall Owner Goes Shopping for Rival
RCS President and CEO Ivan Friedman talks to CNNMoney.com about Simon's bid for General Growth.  Learn more

Simon Properties Shops for a Big Deal
RCS President and CEO Ivan Friedman discusses Simon's bid for General Growth with Brett Neely on NPR Marketplace.  Learn more

Focus On: Site Selection
Experts weigh in on optimizing existing sites.  Learn more

'Disneyfication' Finds a New Base in Times Sq.
RCS negotiates lease for Disney Store Times Square location.  Learn more

Disney Store Innovates Times Square Retail
All-new magical shopping experience opening Fall 2010.  Learn more

Strategy. Execution. Results.
RCS Real Estate Advisors reveals new message in 2010 ad campaign.  Learn more

Snow Challenges Northeast Retailers
Retailers work to recoup the shopper traffic lost during major storm.  Learn more

Tenant Tension
Landlords tread carefully as they try to fill vacancies with new uses.  Learn more

The Impact of BAPCPA on Commercial Properties and Leasing
Senior Vice President Spence J. Mehl provides commentary to Bankruptcy Litigation Reporter addressing the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005.  Learn more

ICSC New York
ICSC participants report more optimism among show attendees, but mood remains cautious.  Learn more

Your Guide to Affordable Holiday Shopping
RCS President Ivan L. Friedman talks with SmartMoney.com about where and when consumers can expect to see the best deals this holiday season.  Learn more

Mallpartments
RCS Senior Vice President Spence Mehl discusses the trend of apartments in mixed-use centers with Stacey Vanek-Smith on NPR Marketplace.  Learn more

A Look Back: 2009 Retail Real Estate
RCS Senior Vice President Spence Mehl summarizes the activities of 2009 and takes a glimpse at what may be in store for 2010.  Learn more

RCS Key Player in Disney Store Growth
RCS partners with Disney Store as outsourced real estate department.  Learn more

RCS Real Estate Advisors Named Partner of the Year by The Disney Store
RCS is honored for achieving Disney's real estate objectives.  Learn more

It's Deal Time
Retail real estate abuzz with disposition activity.  Learn more

RCS Real Estate Advisors Promotes Janelle Haniff to Office Manager
Haniff has been with the firm since 2002.   Learn more

Bad Retail Climate Lets Strong Chains Expand at Discount
RCS President and CEO Ivan Friedman talks to Investor's Business Daily about the opportunities for retailers to expand.   Learn more

Retailer Survival Guide
Evaluate your portfolios with an eye toward profitability.  Learn more

Keeping Busy
Landlords are finding there's still plenty to do during the downturn.  Learn more

Cut Occupancy Costs
Chain Store Age recently devoted its entire April issue to dollar-saving strategies in operations, technology, store development, facilities management and real estate. RCS Real Estate Advisors Senior Vice President Mitch Friedman provided smart tactics for saving money on real estate.   Learn more

Scott Keeney joins RCS Real Estate Advisors
General Growth workout vet now aiding retailers  Learn more

Don't Fret, Bankruptcy Won't Shut Your Mall
Real estate experts say it will be business as usual at local malls despite General Growth Properties' Chapter 11 filing.  Learn more

Mall Vacancies Lead to Makeovers
RCS Senior Vice President Spence Mehl talks about alternative uses for vacant space with Stacey Vanek-Smith on NPR Marketplace.  Learn more

RCS Opens New Office, Adds Two Employees
RCS Real Estate Advisors announces the opening of a new Chicago office. Scott Keeney hired as Senior Vice President and Kenneth Green hired as Vice President.  Learn more

Malls Test Experimental Waters to Fill Vacancies
In these desperate days in American retailing, mall owners are seizing new and creative opportunities to fill vacant space.  Learn more

Zale Corporation retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Lease Restructuring and Lease Portfolio Optimization Services to Zale Corporation  Learn more

Connecticut's 'Rodeo Drive' Abandoned as Hedge Funds Collapse
With the recession hammering retail sales, empty curbside spaces abound along the suburban Connecticut thoroughfare, known as the Rodeo Drive of the northeast.  Learn more

Retail Tenants Team Up in Attempts to Win Concessions
In an attempt to win concessions from shopping center owners and managers, retail tenants at some properties across the country are bolstering their hand and banding together in united fronts with shared demands.  Learn more

Is the American Mall Dying?
With retailers closing stores en masse and some going bankrupt, experts debate whether malls may be the next to go.  Learn more

How to Renegotiate Your Lease
You have more bargaining power than you think.  Learn more

Don't Just Survive. Thrive.
RCS Real Estate Advisors unveils new ad campaign for 2009.  Learn more

RCS Profiled on Fox Business News C-Suite Sitdown
President and CEO Ivan Friedman sits down with Jenna Lee and talks about RCS.  Learn more

Retail Leases Under Pressure
Retail lease disposition is showing signs of distress in this down economy.  Learn more

National Wholesale Liquidators retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property/Lease Disposition Services to National Wholesale Liquidators.  Learn more

Cold Shoulder
Retailers are favoring urban cores for expansion and shunning secondary markets.  Learn more

GlobeSt Up Close
President and CEO Ivan Friedman gets Up Close with GlobeSt and talks about the state of retail leases.  Learn more

BTWW Retail retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property/Lease Disposition Services to BTWW Retail.  Learn more

Mall Owner Struggling With Its Mortgage Bills
President and CEO Ivan Friedman talks to The New York Times about General Growth Properties.  Learn more

BH S&B Holdings LLC retains RCS to dispose of Steve & Barry's leases
RCS Real Estate Advisors Retained by BH S&B Holdings LLC to provide property/lease disposition services for Steve & Barry's Stores  Learn more

Weak Economy Affecting 'Black Friday' Shopping
President and CEO Ivan Friedman talks to CBS New York about the state of retail.  Learn more

Tweeter Opco, LLC retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property/Lease Disposition Services to Tweeter Opco, LLC.  Learn more

Retail Real Estate
Scary in the Short-Term, Long-Term Opportunities Exist  Learn more

No. 2 Mall Operator Warns of Bankruptcy
General Growth Properties blames weak retail sales and a credit market freeze.  Learn more

Execs Analyze the Steve & Barry's Failure
Nothing has generated greater scrutiny of tenant allowances than the failure of retail wunderkind Steve & Barry's.   Learn more

All the Right Moves
Chain retailers often feel pressured to open new stores, but they should pay close attention to their site selection strategies.  Learn more

Mall's Demise Could Doom Community
Sharp jump in store vacancies and a frozen credit market could force closures, resulting in loss of vital revenue and jobs.  Learn more

RCS Leads Growth Initiatives for Disney Store
RCS to serve as outsourced real estate department to Disney USA, LLC.   Learn more

Bankruptcy Strategy
Industry insiders are predicting an un-merry holiday season for retailers.  Learn more

Now What?
A retailer shutting a store or declaring bankruptcy is just the beginning of a process.  Learn more

What is Your Real Estate Worth?
Healthy and not-so-healthy retailers scrub their portfolios.  Learn more

Do Landlords Lose When Chains Promote Web?
Retailers continue to use the Internet to drive sales, and though this makes sense, it leads some observers to wonder whether the landlords are losing out.   Learn more

On The Hook
Shopping center landlords strategize to meet debt obligations.  Learn more

Nearly 4,500 Store Closings...And Counting...
Market conditions continue to force bankruptcy, store closures and shopping center vacancy.  Learn more

A Helping Hand in Hard Times
Landlords find ways to help tenants cope with a tough economy.  Learn more

The Retail Continuum: Staying Ahead of the Curve in Today's Market
The current market has brought both pros and cons for the retail industry. RCS Senior Vice President Spence Mehl explains...  Learn more

Commercial Property in a World of Hurt
Retail sector leads the decline, with vacancies at a 12-year high.  Learn more

The Benefits of Negotiated Settlements as an Alternative to Chapter 11
In today's retail climate, negotiated settlements can be an alternative to Chapter 11 for some retailers.  Learn more

Fred's retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Real Estate Advisory Services to Fred's.  Learn more

Friedman's Jewelers retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors to Serve as Exclusive Real Estate Consultants to Friedman's Jewelers.  Learn more

The Sharper Image retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors to Serve as Exclusive Real Estate Consultants to The Sharper Image.  Learn more

Tough Sell
Consumer doubts dampen retail growth.  Learn more

Survival of the Fittest
Amid thousands of store closures, shopping center owners take bold steps to retain tenants.  Learn more

Bankruptcies Leave Trail of Retail Casualties
SiteTalk speaks with RCS President and CEO Ivan L. Friedman.  Learn more

Spacing Out
A sharp increase in store closings in 2008 will force landlords to consider new kinds of tenants.  Learn more

Malls: A Dying Breed? Don't Bet On It
The American Mall May Not Be the Retail Powerhouse it Used To Be, But Most Industry Executives Say Malls are Resilient and Evolving.  Learn more

Wickes Furniture Company retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Lease Disposition Services to Wickes Furniture Company.  Learn more

Domain Home retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property/Lease Disposition Services to Domain Home.  Learn more

Cost Plus World Market retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property Disposition and Real Estate Advisory Services to Cost Plus World Market.   Learn more

Boston Market Corporation retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Real Estate Advisory Services to Boston Market Corporation.  Learn more

Spending Ebb Puts Store Space at Risk
Casts a pall on resale values for this year and next  Learn more

BAPCPA 2005: Are the New Regulations Helping or Harming Commercial Property Bankruptcies?
RCS Real Estate Advisors Senior Vice President Spence J. Mehl discusses the Bankruptcy Abuse Protection and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) in the January issue of the ABF Journal.  Learn more

Full-Service Firm
RCS Real Estate Advisors is featured in the December issue of Shopping Center Business.  Learn more

Suppliers Back Out of Retail
President and CEO Ivan L. Friedman talks to GlobeStRETAIL.com.  Learn more

Lifetime Brands retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Restructuring Services for Lifetime Brands, Inc.  Learn more

Foreign Intrigue
International apparel chains shake the U.S. market.  Learn more

Small Shops See Smallness as Their Big Selling Point
President/CEO Ivan L. Friedman weighs in on small retailers.  Learn more

Marsh Supermarkets Auction Results
RCS Real Estate Advisors helps Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. sell 25 surplus properties at auction.  Learn more

Happily Shabby
In a quest to avoid 'sameness,' Shabby Chic scours flea markets to stock its stores  Learn more

Retailers Face Uncertainty as Holiday Season Approaches
A flurry of troubling economic signals has created uncertainty for retailers on the eve of the crucial holiday shopping season  Learn more

Five Tips for Retailers Facing a Tough Shopping Season
Sales in the months of November and December account for an estimated 20 to 40 percent of the average retailer's annual revenue.   Learn more

All Shapes & Sizes
Retailers are leaving format templates at the curb to make room for more outlets  Learn more

Retail Consulting Firm Gains Clients, Revamps
RCS Real Estate Advisors recently added three new clients  Learn more

Unlocking Your Potential
RCS Real Estate Advisors Adopts New Brand Identity System to Convey Unique Value-Adding Offer to Retailers  Learn more

The Limited retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Real Estate Advisory Services to The Limited  Learn more

Sbarro retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Growth and Development Advisory for Sbarro  Learn more

Disposition Services for Marsh
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property Disposition Services for Marsh Supermarkets, Inc.  Learn more

Bare Escentuals expands with RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Growth and Development Advisory for Bare Escentuals, Inc.  Learn more

Locked and Loaded
Specialty retailers' new concepts take aim at niche markets.  Learn more

Put Up Your Dukes
Retailers are demanding ever greater exclusivity clauses leading to more conflicts with landlords' and each other.  Learn more

HotSeat with Retail Consulting Services' Roger Burghdorf
An interview with Roger  Learn more

Steve & Barry's Rules The Mall
The fast-growing clothing chain manages to underprice even Wal-Mart.  Learn more

RCS Real Estate Advisors: Bringing a Retail Perspective to Retail Real Estate
RCS featured as a profile in The Dealmakers.   Learn more

Waiting For the Next Big Thing
Unique uses for vacant space.  Learn more