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Top Stories for the Week of July 17, 2006 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage Kimco To Buy Pan Pacific SAN DIEGO-Kimco Realty Trust is in a deal to acquire Pan Pacific Retail properties for $4 billion, adding 138 centers to its portfolio. Private-Equity Firms Take Petco SAN DIEGO-Leonard Green and Texas Pacific are buying the retailer for about $1.8 billion, in the latest private-equity retail acquisition. Heritage Trades For $3B-Plus BOSTON-Pending stockholder approval, Centro Watt will be the new owner of the Boston-based shopping-center REIT. Talbots Doubling J. Jill BOSTON-Talbots plans to more than double its recently-acquired J. Jill chain, bringing it to 500 stores while introducing petite units. Christopher & Banks Broadens BOSTON-Women's clothing retailer Christopher & Banks is eyeing the potential to expand from 741 to 1,300 outlets during the next few years. Print Top Stories

Features Planalytics’ Paul Walsh “When the weather is not conducive for outdoor activity, it’s generally a negative.” What’s Next for Michael’s? New options are open following the retailer's $6-billion buyout. Downtown Los Angeles The retail component of downtown Los Angeles has finally arrived.

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Northeast     Print Full Region • Mills Seeking Xanadu JV • Guess? Looks Overseas • Peet’s Brews Expansion • Kimco In 1M SF Montreal JV • Dress Barn Expands Maurices • Vornado Buys Boston Filene’s • $500M Transit Village Ready to Roll • Rreef Buys 350,000-SF Center • Red Robin Buys NW Franchises • Limited Expands NYC Offices	Southeast     Print Full Region • CBL Finishing $202M Refi • Kite Acquires $58M In FL Assets • Ace Takes 54,000 SF in Airport Submarket
Midwest     Print Full Region • CVS Acquires 83 Health Clinics • Urban Retail Forms Office JV • Cap Rates Turning More Investors Onto Tulsa • Dallas Firm Takes Four Retail Centers for $70M	Southwest     Print Full Region • $130M TX Center Leasing Up • Lincoln Square Getting $30M-Plus Expansion • JV Lays Out $20M Makeover Plan for CBD Buys • JV Partners Closing Today on 747 Acres • Firm Plants Flags in Southwest, Southeast
West     Print Full Region • GGP Leasing NoCal Center • Smart & Final Weighs Options • Ratkovich Co. Seals $200M Partnership • Oliver McMillan Plans Inland Ctr. • Big Lots Center Revamping Area