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Top Stories for the Week of September 17, 2007 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage Retail Chains Stay One Step Ahead to Compete TORONTO-Experts note that American retail chains and manufacturers are moving into the Asia-Pacific market to keep up with competition. JoS. A. Bank Aims For 600 Units by 2012 HAMPSTEAD, MD-The men’s clothier will open its 400th unit this October as it aims to reach $1 billion in annual sales within five years. Mid-America, Rreef Buy Seven Sites for $75M CHICAGO-The joint venture purchases the last stores owned by the founding family of the Dominick’s Food Store chain. Sharper Image Has Another Tough Quarter SAN FRANCISCO-Though an improvement on its first quarter, Q2 same-store sales drop 10% year over year. Forest City Maintains Strong Retail Pipeline CLEVELAND-The REIT breaks ground on three centers during the first half of the fiscal year. Print Top Stories

Features GreenbergFarrow’s Navid Maqami “A lot of people use the phrase ‘mixed use’ a little out of context, I think.” Retailers Cope with Proliferating Recalls As the pace of toy recalls mounts, could recalls be the Grinch that steals Christmas?

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Taco Del Mar Debuts in New England • Cosi Will Open Seventh NJ Store • REIT Headed by Schorsch Plans $1.5B IPO • Subprime Woes Not Yet Seen Hitting Industry • Fitch Sees Problems in Electing REIT Status • Mall Expansion Adds Four Tenants • GE Provides $30M Loan for Retail Refi • National Penn Bank To Take KNBT for $465M • Penn Gaming Files for $295M Kansas Casino • Landmark Mixed-Use Project Gets $19M Loan • Private Equity May Target Public Infrastructure • $21M Financing Closes for Retail/Garage Condo • Credit Crisis Clouds Tomorrow's Outlook • $57M Athletic Center Under Construction	Southeast     Print Full Region • Macquarie JV Buys 262,000 SF for $23M • Insiders Keep Eyes Out for Dark Clouds
Midwest     Print Full Region • Lawyer Moving on $100M St. Louis Stadium Site • Four Suburban Shopping Centers Sell for $27M • More Tenants Coming for $200M Arboretum • Miller-Valentine Looks at Three MXD-Use Sites	Southwest     Print Full Region • Brinker Inks HMSHost Deal at Transit Stops • Margaux's 42-Acre Plan Lands Target as Anchor • Brytar Sells Two Retail Projects
West     Print Full Region • Vestar-Kimco Center Opens 100% Leased • Two Retail Deals Tally Nearly $60M • Charter Lands 100% Loan For New Center • 2M-SF, 16-Story WMC Building Tops Out • Marcus & Millichap Wins 'Turf State' Lawsuit • Nevada Monthly Gaming Win Jumps 10% to $1.1B • MGM Mirage, Kerzner Sign for North Strip Project	Global     Print Full Region • Beville Group Launches $390M Retail Makeover