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September 21, 2011

Landlords trying to figure out what works in retail today

By MARC STILES
Journal Staff Reporter

Retail sales nationwide were flat during August, so Seattle-area landlords and their consultants are trying to figure out how to make properties more attractive to tenants and shoppers.

It's hard because retail is always in flux, speakers said yesterday during a panel discussion put on by the Urban Land Institute in Bellevue. But these days there are other challenges: Not only are there fewer tenants in the market, retailers want less space than they did in the past.


 
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