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Top Stories for the Week of October 29, 2007 Print Full Issue   Click Here For Regional Coverage PacSun Evaluates Demo, Is Axing Shoe Chain ANAHEIM, CA-The teen-apparel retailer is looking at strategic alternatives for the 154-store Demo and is closing its nine-unit One Thousand Steps chain. Glimcher Looks to Raise Capital from JVs COLUMBUS, OH-Having sold four under-performing properties, the REIT is poised for a second stage of its strategy to upgrade the portfolio. G&E Has Cautious Industry Outlook NEW YORK CITY-A recession isn’t seen on the horizon next year by Grubb & Ellis executives, but there could be a real estate slowdown. Retailers Explore Main Street Real Estate WASHINGTON, DC-As retailers take a more holistic approach to real estate management, they also turn toward urban locations and lifestyle settings. Wal-Mart Slows Down US Store Growth BENTONVILLE, AR-As the retailer tempers its domestic growth, it focuses on stepping up international expansion. Print Top Stories

Features Heslin Becker’s Matt Heslin “I think consumer confidence, at best, is tumultuous.” More Ho Hum than Ho Ho Ho As the holiday season nears, forecasters see increasing concerns about consumers’ spending intentions.

Regional Coverage
Northeast     Print Full Region • Lee Equity Closes $395M Deb Shops Buy • Slowing Traffic Tempers Coach Outlook • $120M Valley Square To Open 90% Leased • JV Plans $260M Queens Mixed Use • $150M Expansion Takes Shape • Oekos Buys 310,000-SF Center for $46M • Developer Hangs $25M Price Tag on Center • Orin Wilf Buys Retail Building for $23M • Stonehenge Closes $500M Acquisition Fund • Cedar Buying 102,000-SF Center for Nearly $18M • Finmarc, Kodiak Shop 59 Acres for Mixed Use	Southeast     Print Full Region • The Venue MXD Project To Rise on GA-AL Border • Goodman Starts Work on 515,000-SF Center
Midwest     Print Full Region • McDonald’s Profits, Boosts Franchises • Panera Steers Away From ‘Immature’ Markets • First Downtown REI Joins $77M Project • Arby’s Owner Cancels $290M Sale, Ponders Deal • First Phase of $95M Project Nears Completion • Thompson Thrift Signs Two in Lima Marketplace	Southwest     Print Full Region • PF Chang's Decelerates Pei Wei Growth • Hines Acquires 281 Acres for MXD Development • Spectrum Forges Ahead on $175M Development • Hermansen Plans 1M-SF Plus in Metro • Sale Looming for Outlet Mall, Extra 40 Acres • Industry Addresses Ways to Win Deals Globally
West     Print Full Region • IHOP Plans Expansion, Applebee's Buy • Shea Unveils 368,000-SF Regional Center • $162M Maxxam Refi Funds New Deals • Festival Acquires Retail Building for $30M • Panel Dishes on Subprime Meltdown, Recession • Source: Green Is Good, But Risks Lurk • Though Tragic, CA Fires Won’t Affect Economy • $47M Buys Two Acres at Sahara and the Strip • Jack London Square Adds Market, Offices • Execs Focus on Recruiting, Retaining Gen Y	Global     Print Full Region • EMI Unveils $4B Mixed-Use Complex • LaSalle Upbeat on Euro Real Estate Trends