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Top Stories for the Week of July 31, 2006 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage Yankee Candle Considers Sale DEERFIELD, MA-Yankee Candle Company said it is considering the sale of the company as a way to produce better returns for shareholders. Blockbuster Closings Help DALLAS-The video rental chain's closing of some stores ultimately helps the bottom line, but total sales decline. Acquisitions Boost Kimco's Q2 NEW HYDE PARK-Kimco released that net income for the second quarter ended June 30 was $108.7 million compared to $83.8 million last year. More Retail Goes Green CLEVELAND-Retail developers have been slow to catch onto the green initiative—until now. Landry’s Chains Seek Suitors NEW YORK CITY-A wide range of buyers could line up to acquire the Joe’s Crab Shack and Saltgrass chains, an analyst says. Print Top Stories

Features NRDC’s John Orrico “It’s all about client services, whether your client’s the retailer or your client’s the shopper.” Neutral Net or Not? Controversy over “Net Neutrality” has reached a crescendo. Transit Villages Retail is a core component that ensures the viability of this type of center.

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Ethan Allen Has Strong Sales • PREIT’s Sales Per SF Rise • Liz Expanding Juicy Couture • Mothers Work Ups Guidance • Firms Pitch Ideas to Re-brand Downtown Crossing • MRP has $350M of Projects in Pipeline • Renovations Boost A&P • Utopia Center Goes for Nearly $52M • Cedar Gets $42.5M In Assets • GGP Readies $40M Lifestyle Ctr. • Harvard Square to Get a Makeover • Two Single-Tenant Leases Suggest Market Rebound • Trinity Church Inks Four Leases	Southeast     Print Full Region • Ryan’s and Buffets Merging • Cousins JV Begins TN Avenue • Office Depot Comps Up 1% • All-Stars Breaking Ground on $120M Midtown • Land In Hand for $80M Mixed-Use Development • Stable Retail Asset Sale Rings Up $41M • Institutional Buyer Takes Retail Center for $21M • 10 Retailers Ink Deals for 380,000-SF Center
Midwest     Print Full Region • DDR Shrugs Off Spending Dip • Supervalu Assesses Portfolio	Southwest     Print Full Region • Chang's Continues Expansion • Tuesday Morning Sales Sink • Rent-A-Center Earnings Rise • 500,000-SF Retail Play Leads 84-Acre Plan • Two-Step Sale Backing $30M-Plus Retail Swap • Valley View Tower Sells for Mixed-Use Plan
West     Print Full Region • Forth & Towne Adds Markets • JV Plans SoCal Lifestyle Center • Poag McEwen Ctr. Signs Stores • Grosvenor Reinforces West Coast Acquisition Effort • Boyd Gaming to Sell South Coast • Strip Center Sale Nears $1,600 Per SF • Host International Lands Airport Concessions Contract