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Top Stories for the Week of August 20, 2007 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage Darden To Take Rare Hospitality in $1.4B Deal ATLANTA-In addition to its more than 300 restaurants, Rare Hospitality plans to open between 38 and 40 new ones this year. Nordstrom Has Strong Q2, Plans Three Openings SEATTLE-Same-store sales soared 7.9% in some locations in July due to a successful anniversary sale, the company said in a conference call. Arby’s Franchisees To Add 354 Units by 2013 NEW YORK CITY-The company is dropping its asset management subsidiary and will just concentrate on the Arby’s chain, with a move to Atlanta. Sears, Kmart Post Comp-Store Declines in Q2 HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL-Most categories of products saw losses, according to executives. Green Projects Get Moving in Florida KISSIMMEE, FL-The number of LEED-certified projects in Florida is increasing, but developers still face challenges when building green. Print Top Stories

Features Mid-America’s Tausk On Banks “Despite over-saturation, no one truly has a tremendous amount of market share.” Stores-Within-Stores Take Many Forms Whether multiple retailers join forces in one location or one retailer segregates a department into a boutique, the store-within-a store concept proliferates.

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • CalSTERS, Heitman Selling 660,000-SF Retail Block • Carrols to Expand Hispanic Fare, Despite Loss • Newbury Street CRE Sales Crest $100M • Giggleberry Fair Looking to Expand • $43M Mixed-Use Project Gets State Grant • $10M-Plus Takes 58,000-SF Retail • Sixth Avenue Electronics Looks to Move HQ • RexCorp, Destination Group Revise Mixed-Use Offer • Self-Storage Convert Sells for $2M • Penn Gaming Expands as $8.9B Buy-Out Nears	Southeast     Print Full Region • Retailers Still Pushing Into Florida Sites • Edens & Avant Adds 148,000 SF to Portfolio • Retail Taking Shape at $60M Forum Project • 92,000-SF Mall Trades for $37M • Australian Buyer To Acquire Malls for $400M • Fifth Third Bancorp Enters NC With $1B Acquisition
Midwest     Print Full Region • Simon Names Tenants for 125,000 SF Addition • BlackRock Purchases Calhoun Square for $45M • JV Makes $20M Buy, Renovation Plan for Center • Developers Close In on $100M MXD Project • Magna Drops $325M Racetrack-Retail Project • $522M Twins Ballpark Nears On-Deck Circle • Apex Fills Former Sam’s Club with Kart Racing • Macy’s Spending $50M for Distribution Center	Southwest     Print Full Region • Wal-Mart Trims Q3 Expectations • Taco Bueno Franchisee Readies $50M-Plus Plan • Warmack Lands Contract for 385,641-SF Mall • $55M LEED Retail Project Ready to Get Under Way • Phillips Edison Acquires 203,524-SF Value-Add • Vista Property Emerges From Major Retail Split • Pacific Castle Nabs First Deed in Area for $40M • Simpkins Buys 213 Acres Surrounding Katy Mills
West     Print Full Region • Red Robin Boosts Expansion Plans • Longs Drugs Plans Store Relocations • Panos Buying Mill Creek Center for $70M • Retail Sales of $16M Close With Upside • Credit Crunch, Diverse Economy Dominate Talks	Global     Print Full Region • GE Produces Nearly $29M for Toronto’s Filmport • Doughty Hanson Trading Finnish Mall for $450M • KL Holdings Making $65M Bet on Aruba