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Top Stories for the Week of May 22, 2006 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage Home Depot Drops Comps ATLANTA-In a move that shocked Wall Street, the home improvement chain says it will no longer report same-store sales. Gap Chases Turnaround SAN FRANCISCO-The retailer continues to expand its square footage as it fights disappointing financial results. PetSmart Grows, Remodels PHOENIX-The chain adds 16 new locations in the latest quarter and remodels 43 on its way to 90 in 2006. Talbots Expands J.Jill HINGHAM, MA-The company is opening 50 new Talbots units and 42 J. Jill stores this year, but expects to post a loss next quarter. Bombay Closing More Stores FORT WORTH-The home décor chain is set to shutter 10 to 14 stores during its second quarter as part of its store rationalization strategy. Print Top Stories

Features RiverRock’s Sally Vogel “We’re really focused on right-placing these tenants, otherwise you didn’t do your job." Consumers Drive Retail The retail industry continues to move along at a relatively healthy clip. Retail Showrooms How service industries can profit from them.

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Coach In General Growth Deal • Barnes & Noble Profit Rises • Profits Up 26% At Staples • Construction Begins on First MA Nordstrom • $269M Millcraft Plan Wins Fifth & Forbes • Flood Will Have Long-Term Effects • Grasso Plans Residences Above H&M Store • New Leases Coming for Rockville Center • WRIT Makes $50M Acquisition	Southeast     Print Full Region • Wal-Mart Q1 Comps Up 3.8% • Winn-Dixie Sales Improve • 500,000-SF Center Rising in Southern Virginia • New Group Eyes Foreign Ventures • Peachtree Center Sees Flurry of Activity
Midwest     Print Full Region • DDR JV In $226M Retail Buy • Target Pinches Margins • Jo-Ann Stores Reports Loss	Southwest     Print Full Region • Inland JV In $100M TX Fund • MGHerring Readies TX Plan • Belk's, Cheddar's Join 300-Acre Project • $200M in Plans Brew for Prized Urban Sites
West     Print Full Region • Ross Comps Climb • Kahl & Goveia to Add 1M SF to Portfolio • Pan Pacific Commits to Buyback • Craig Realty Buys Marblehead Retail Site • Tiffany Center Gets $37M • Grocery-Anchored Center Brings $29M