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Top Stories for the Week of June 5, 2006 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage May Sales Beat Plan NEW YORK CITY-May same-store sales are up a better-than-expected 4.1%, due to warm weather. Department stores were a surprise, up 6.7% Lowe's Plans $800M CapEx CHARLOTTE, NC-The home improvement retailer says it will invest $800 million in its existing stores to make sure they stay "best-in-class." Record Profit for Dress Barn SUFFERN, NY-The specialty apparel chain achieves a 96% increase in net earnings, pushing the company to a record $20 million in profit. Bid For Marsh Increases INDIANAPOLIS-Two private equity firms are offering just under $13.63 per share for Marsh Supermarkets. Pathmark Testing New Prototype CARTERET, NJ-The company plans eight remodels this year that will incorporate the changes. The first opened last week in New York City. Print Top Stories

Features Taubman’s Steve Kieras “We always believe in enclosed malls.” Dropping Comps: Bad Idea Home Depot’s decision to drop same-store sales figures stirs criticism. The Value of Green Perception is growing that there is a tangible, quantifiable benefit to building “green.”

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Investors Give Secondary Markets Another Look • Tiffany Profits Rise 7.7% • New Shopping Center Sells for $59M • Pittsburgh Mills Expands • Grosvenor Acquires Waterfront Retail • Lower Manhattan Retail Grows • Officials Name Manager for $1B Rehab • 905-909 Broad St. Goes on the Market • Somera Increases East Coast Focus	Southeast     Print Full Region • Woolbright Adds Senior Development Director • Edens & Avant Moves South • Dollar General Profits Drop • Brokers See Flurry of Retail Investment Sales
Midwest     Print Full Region • Hilco Forms Retail Group • Chicago Retail Demand Rises • Gander Mtn. Comps Slide • Rex Net Income Plunges • OKC Leaders Eyeing Major Retail Corridor • Sale Aids Mixed-Use Redevelopment Plan	Southwest     Print Full Region • Group Vies For Main Street • $175M-Plus Taos Village Lifts Off in Q3 • Bidding War Bags $61M for SanTan Gateway • Retail Plan Emerges for Inside Loop Land
West     Print Full Region • Costco Explores Internationally • Albertsons Profits, Sells • Glimcher Leverages Weberstown to Mall • Venture Unveils $200M Fox Plaza Plan