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Top Stories for the Week of June 18, 2007 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage Tweeter Files for Bankruptcy Protection CANTON, MA-The home-entertainment retailer secures a $60-million debtor-in-possession loan from General Electric Capital Corp. Back Yard Burgers Going Private for $38M MEMPHIS-A subsidiary of Cherokee Advisors is purchasing the 181-unit chain for $6.50 per share. NYC, San Francisco Meccas Tops in Retail Rent SAN FRANCISCO-Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and San Francisco's Union Square are home to the nation’s most expensive fashion districts, according to an annual survey. JoS. A. Bank To Hit 400th Store by September HAMPSTEAD, MD-The men’s clothier company is reporting a good first quarter, and plans 50 new stores this fiscal year. Kid Business Pays Off, Children’s Place Pays Up SECAUCUS, NJ—After a strong May, the youth-oriented retailer settles a licensing dispute for $175 million. Print Top Stories

Features Richard Foy On Retail’s Evolution “The biggest challenge for retail centers is to maintain their purpose and relevance.” FTC’s Whole Foods Suit Courts Controversy What puts a merger between Whole Foods and Wild Oats in violation of antitrust regulations?

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Madison Marquette JV To Redevelop Boardwalk • Wharton Realty Nabs Baltimore Retail for $60M • NJ Buyer Takes Swedesford Plaza for $41M • JLL Hired to Sell 330,000-SF Industrial Asset • SCI Buys NJ Power Center for $21M • Market Brings Gourmet Food and Brews to PA • Land Under NYC Loews Theater for Sale • Chelsea Mercantile Gets $22M in Financing • Knitting Factory Hits the Market • Smooth Fitness Relocates HQ From NJ	Southeast     Print Full Region • Woolbright Takes Shopping Center for $27M • $20M Pushes Work on 107,700-SF Retail Center
Midwest     Print Full Region • Mixed-Use Complex Sells for More Than $30M	Southwest     Print Full Region • Landry’s Restaurants Sales, Profits Up in Q1 • Steve & Barry's Leases Two Sites in Houston • Dave & Buster’s Sees Expanded Customer Base • Developer Picks Office Team for $190M MXD • 95%-Leased Retail Asset Sells for Nearly $19M • Miller Borrows $7M Plus for Class A Retail Buy • Pacific Life Buys Second Golf Course in Region
West     Print Full Region • Gap Expands Franchises in Saudia Arabia, Turkey • Limited Executive To Lead Eddie Bauer • Experts Call for Tighter TIC Standards • Part of Puente Hills Center Commands $44M • TIC Industry Takes Stock of Itself • Broe Cos. Sells Big Box to Eaton Vance • Retail Tenants Sign at Mixed-Use Project • IDB Development Joins Elad in New Frontier Deal • Irvine Co. Names Mike McKee CEO	Global     Print Full Region • Primaris Keeps Buying Canadian Centers