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Top Stories for the Week of March 5, 2007 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage Gap Closing Down Forth & Towne Concept SAN FRANCISCO-The company will close the 19 stores of the new concept after an 18-month pilot that began August 2005. Nordstrom Expands Across Channels SEATTLE-The luxury department-store chain is opening three full-line units this year as well as an outlet store. PREIT Reaps Rewards from Redevelopment PHILADELPHIA-Ongoing work to raise the quality of its portfolio pays off with a 4.4% rise in overall sales per sf and a 6.1% increase in net operating income for full year 2006. Trans World’s Year End Disappoints ALBANY, NY-Hit by a drop in music sales, Trans World Entertainment said it was disappointed in last year’s results and will transition the firm into “a full entertainment center.” Weingarten Buys $1B In Assets HOUSTON-Weingarten Realty Investors set a $1 billion acquisition record in fiscal 2006 in its first year of a three-year strategic plan. Print Top Stories

Features Festival Cos.’ Mark Schurgin “We look for unique opportunities in all aspects of retail.” Does Whole Foods Need Oats? By adding as many as 110 units, the nation’s largest organic grocer raises its stakes.

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Crow Arranges $17M Acquisition Financing • Mixed-Use Project’s Second Phase Gets Approval • Investors Eye 648,000-SF Charles River Plaza • Panel Urges Congress To Act Before TRIA Expires • DC Is Primed For A Strong 2007 • Local Investors Take Government Center Garage • Whole Foods Expands Footprint In CT	Southeast     Print Full Region • Home Depot Cautious On Housing Market • Opus South To Develop $300M Mixed-Use Project • 213,054-SF Center Carries Nearly $47M Price Tag • Madison Developing 254,000 SF in Two Centers • Year-End Start In Sight for 1,350-Acre Disney Plan
Midwest     Print Full Region • Victoria’s Secret Ups Store Size, Opens Units • DDR Closes on $6.2B Inland Takeover • Target Ramps Up Food Offerings • Federated To Become Macy’s Group • Three Movie Theaters Totaling $47M Planned • $19M in Debt Financing Secured for New Plaza • Group Grabs Sandburg Mall With Low-Cost Deal • JV Buys 100 Acres for Homes, Retail Center	Southwest     Print Full Region • Radio Shack Turns Profit After Cutback • Blockbuster Could Reduce Store Size • Triple Net Bags 105,864 SF for Retail Push • PetSmart Exits Horse Tack Department Biz
West     Print Full Region • Gap Opens Old Navys, Closes Gaps • Guitar Center Rolls Out More Stores • Retail Center Sells, Another Wins Approval • Vegas Casino Ownership Flips To Harrah's • World Market Building Plan Gains Steam • Retail Buyer Spends $17M for 55,000 SF	Global     Print Full Region • Brookfield Closes $216M Deal With Hines Unit • Hammerson Posts $185M Profit for 2006