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Top Stories for the Week of November 27, 2006 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage Bidder Ups Ante for Mills Recap CHEVY CHASE, MD-One month after offering $1.2 billion to recapitalize the retail giant, Gazit-Globe is upping the bid by $1 per share. $412M Retail Portfolio Trades BEVELY HILLS, CA-The family-owned company sells the 16-property portfolio to Weingarten Realty Investors and BlackRock Realty. GameStop Plans 400 Stores GRAPEVINE, TX-Strong sales at established stores and an upswing in sales of video gaming consoles pushed up Q3 profits and sales at GameStop. Nordstrom Lists New Stores SEATTLE-The department store chain unveils plans for three new stores and one relocation. Mothers Work Rebounds PHILADELPHIA-Rising sales nearly eradicate quarterly losses as a “counter-offensive” kicks in. Print Top Stories

Features Retail Veteran Bernard Brennan “There are a lot of malls that people just don’t want to shop in.” Private Labels' Rising Tide No longer just cheap alternatives, private labels represent 20% of US retail sales.

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Mills Corp. Files Center Data • J. Crew Keeps Growth Slow • Ann Taylor Adds 30 Units • Fingerlakes Mall Trades Hands • Profits Fall for United Retail • Two Restaurant Groups Vie for Long Wharf Lease	Southeast     Print Full Region • Kirkland’s Comps Fall 6.7% • Lowe’s Profits Rise 11%
Midwest     Print Full Region • Jo-Ann Trims Store Growth • 2 Suburban Retail Centers To Trade for $140M • Howard & Mills Plans to Revive Westshore • Center Doubles in Size with $31M Project	Southwest     Print Full Region • Dave & Buster's In Leaseback • Inland Beats Out 100 Bidders for Retail Asset • Metromedia Names Runco to Head New Division
West     Print Full Region • Jack in the Box Comps Soar • Report: Rents Rising Rapidly • Burbank Town Center Lands Loehmann’s • Donahue Schriber Redefines Exec Roles • $25M Land Lease Includes Office, Retail • $40M Turns Laughlin Flamingo into Aquarius