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Top Stories for the Week of June 11, 2007 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage FTC, Whole Foods Battle Over Wild Oats Buy AUSTIN, TX-On notice that the FTC is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the merger, Whole Foods vows to challenge the FTC. Kimco Pays $343M for 12 Western Centers DEL MAR, CA-The retail REIT adds 1.1 million sf of space in California and Nevada to its portfolio. Feldman Mall Properties Explores Alternatives GREAT NECK, NY-Company executives are looking at the sale of assets or the entire company to maximize shareholder value. Meijer Tackles Overhaul, Expansion Through 2008 GRAND RAPIDS, MI-Meijer is renovating the bulk of its 178 grocery stores, reconstructing two locations and adding 12 locations. May Same-Store Sales Improve From April NEW YORK CITY-Problems in the housing market are impacting retailers as chains post a 2.5% comparable-sales gain in May. Print Top Stories

Features Taubman’s Morgan Parker “China is a market that is going to dwarf the United States, ultimately.” Cross-Channel Sites Catch Up With Pure Play One study ranks Netflix and QVC.com tops in satisfying customers online. Chicago Retail Demand Levels Off But retailers' sales in the area still exceed many parts of the country.

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Lexington Eyes $1.2B Disposition Program • Kohl’s Stresses Cross- Department Shopping • Lifetime Fitness Looks To Hit Big Markets • Retail Centers Recap With $140M Loan • Panelists See No End To Global REIT Growth • Synergy Buys Mixed-Use Asset for $34M • Federal Realty Acquires Local Retail for $27M • $26M Takes Dick's Sporting Goods • $25M Takes Grocery-Anchored Strip • $15M Takes Shopping Center Site • Paramount Buys 147,000-SF Center • AFR Outlines Challenges to Shareholders • Mattress Giant Site Sells for $249 Per SF • Market Basket Renews for 20,000 SF • Fear Factor Looms in Infrastructure Deficit	Southeast     Print Full Region • Equity, Nationwide Pencil $280M MXD Project • Krispy Kreme Loss Widens, Sales Decline • Home Furnisher Kirkland’s Battered in Q1
Midwest     Print Full Region • DSW Foresees 30 New Stores, Possibly More • Forest City Sets Sights on Minneapolis • North Carolina JV Gets Land for $80M Retail	Southwest     Print Full Region • Trademark Eyes $250M Plan for 1M-SF-Plus Mall • Roadmap Emerges for North America Trade Route
West     Print Full Region • Guess Continues To Grow Across Its Chains • Sharper Image Sees No New Store Growth • Solid Q4 Propels Sport Chalet Growth • Patience Is Key for Players Seeking Local Buys • Competition Drives $20M in Retail Deals • Zapolski Rudd, Reininga Buy Temescal Plaza • Otay Mesa: Booming Growth Along the Border • World Jewelry Center Interest on Pace • Empire Commercial Begins Moreno Marketplace • Snyder Opens NoHo Commons Retail Center • MGM Mirage Completes $200M Casinos Sale • Gaming Index Slips on Soft Sands