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Nearly 4,500 Store Closings...And Counting...
Market conditions continue to force bankruptcy, store closures and shopping center vacancy  Learn more

A Helping Hand in Hard Times
Landlords find ways to help tenants cope with a tough economy.  Learn more

The Retail Continuum: Staying Ahead of the Curve in Today's Market
The current market has brought both pros and cons for the retail industry. RCS Senior Vice President Spence Mehl explains...  Learn more

Commercial Property in a World of Hurt
Retail sector leads the decline, with vacancies at a 12-year high  Learn more

The Benefits of Negotiated Settlements as an Alternative to Chapter 11
In today's retail climate, negotiated settlements can be an alternative to Chapter 11 for some retailers.  Learn more

Friedman's Jewelers retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors to Serve as Exclusive Real Estate Consultants to Friedman's Jewelers.  Learn more

The Sharper Image retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors to Serve as Exclusive Real Estate Consultants to The Sharper Image  Learn more

Tough Sell
Consumer doubts dampen retail growth  Learn more

Survival of the Fittest
Amid thousands of store closures, shopping center owners take bold steps to retain tenants.  Learn more

Bankruptcies Leave Trail of Retail Casualties
Site Talk speaks with RCS President and CEO Ivan L. Friedman.  Learn more

Spacing Out
A sharp increase in store closings in 2008 will force landlords to consider new kinds of tenants.  Learn more

Malls: A Dying Breed? Don't Bet On It
The American Mall May Not Be the Retail Powerhouse it Used To Be, But Most Industry Executives Say Malls are Resilient and Evolving  Learn more

Wickes Furniture Company retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Lease Disposition Services to Wickes Furniture Company.  Learn more

Domain Home retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property/Lease Disposition Services to Domain Home.  Learn more

Cost Plus World Market retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property Disposition and Real Estate Advisory Services to Cost Plus World Market.   Learn more

Boston Market Corporation retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Real Estate Advisory Services to Boston Market Corporation  Learn more

Spending Ebb Puts Store Space at Risk
Casts a pall on resale values for this year and next  Learn more

BAPCPA 2005: Are the New Regulations Helping or Harming Commercial Property Bankruptcies?
RCS Real Estate Advisors Senior Vice President Spence J. Mehl discusses the Bankruptcy Abuse Protection and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) in the January issue of the ABF Journal.  Learn more

Full-Service Firm
RCS Real Estate Advisors is featured in the December issue of Shopping Center Business.  Learn more

Suppliers Back Out of Retail
President and CEO Ivan L. Friedman talks to GlobeStRETAIL.com.  Learn more

Lifetime Brands retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Restructuring Services for Lifetime Brands, Inc.  Learn more

Foreign Intrigue
International apparel chains shake the U.S. market.  Learn more

Small Shops See Smallness as Their Big Selling Point
President/CEO Ivan L. Friedman weighs in on small retailers.  Learn more

Marsh Supermarkets Auction Results
RCS Real Estate Advisors helps Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. sell 25 surplus properties at auction.  Learn more

Happily Shabby
In a quest to avoid 'sameness,' Shabby Chic scours flea markets to stock its stores  Learn more

Retailers Face Uncertainty as Holiday Season Approaches
A flurry of troubling economic signals has created uncertainty for retailers on the eve of the crucial holiday shopping season  Learn more

Five Tips for Retailers Facing a Tough Shopping Season
Sales in the months of November and December account for an estimated 20 to 40 percent of the average retailer’s annual revenue.   Learn more

All Shapes & Sizes
Retailers are leaving format templates at the curb to make room for more outlets  Learn more

Retail Consulting Firm Gains Clients, Revamps
RCS Real Estate Advisors recently added three new clients  Learn more

Unlocking Your Potential
RCS Real Estate Advisors Adopts New Brand Identity System to Convey Unique Value-Adding Offer to Retailers  Learn more

The Limited retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Real Estate Advisory Services to The Limited  Learn more

Sbarro retains RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Growth and Development Advisory for Sbarro  Learn more

Disposition Services for Marsh
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Property Disposition Services for Marsh Supermarkets, Inc.  Learn more

Bare Escentuals expands with RCS
RCS Real Estate Advisors Provides Growth and Development Advisory for Bare Escentuals, Inc.  Learn more

Locked and Loaded
Specialty retailers' new concepts take aim at niche markets.  Learn more

Put Up Your Dukes
Retailers are demanding ever greater exclusivity clauses leading to more conflicts with landlords' and each other.  Learn more

HotSeat with Retail Consulting Services' Roger Burghdorf
An interview with Roger  Learn more

Steve & Barry's Rules The Mall
The fast-growing clothing chain manages to underprice even Wal-Mart.  Learn more