The shopping center developer has stepped its program for pop-ups as the availability of space has grown due to store closings and bankruptcies.

In light of the current poor business climate and for shopping centers in particular, Simon’s 80 percent purchase of Taubman is viewed as a win-win for both sides.

Malls have struggling with dwindling shopper traffic but Simon’s takeover of Taubman will help the combined portfolio.

The $3.6 billion deal is going to mediation while both sides prepare for a potential trial in November.

The combination makes strategic sense to Wall Street, but consumers will have the final vote.

A shopping center Goliath is acquiring its smaller rival.

Wall Street likes the potential of a combination between two shopping center owners and operators.

Taubman will continue to explore new opportunities in Asia.

Several real estate investment trusts logged their highest sales per square foot in the recent first quarter.

Brands, from luxury to fast fashion, are still clamoring to elbow into the market, where supply in core areas can be hard to come by.

The REIT has been pouring hundreds of millions of dollars to modernize its properties and differentiate the tenant mix.

The developer will continue to pursue new projects in China and Korea.

The executive weighs in on the market as the Beverly Center celebrates the completion of its $500 million makeover.

Traffic has been around since the Seventies, with the company set to open in a larger store designed by Tom Dixon in Los Angeles.

Stockholders, however, rejected the activist’s proposal to eliminate the company’s preferred shares.