ICSC SmartBriefDesigned specifically for shopping center industry executives like you, ICSC SmartBrief is a FREE email newsletter delivered 3x/week. It provides the latest need-to-know news and industry information that maximizes your time, giving you an edge over your competition.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/icsc/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/icsc?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/xml/generic/logos/sb_logo.gifICSC SmartBriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/icsc?sb_code=rssen-us23 Nov 2009 14:58:51 CSTHigh hopes for Black Friday, say expertshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D55F55941-F57E-4937-9DEB-8214DC37DF9B%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Black Friday is expected to be very successful, with consumers excited to snatch up big discounts, noted Michael Niemira, chi -More- 

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]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D55F55941-F57E-4937-9DEB-8214DC37DF9B%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTTop StoryCMBS momentum picks up after successful issueshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D7C63DFFE-8883-4BE6-BD38-5534007B5BD4%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106The commercial mortgage-backed securities market might be ready to continue its comeback without any more special financing u -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D7C63DFFE-8883-4BE6-BD38-5534007B5BD4%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry TrackerIKEA to anchor Winnipeg's new Seasons of Tuxedo shopping centerhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D748558ED-52C6-4455-B5E1-78695679A0BC%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Winnipeg's newest shopping center, Seasons of Tuxedo, is being developed as a high-concept mall protected from the elements a -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D748558ED-52C6-4455-B5E1-78695679A0BC%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry TrackerREIT buys are hard to come to byhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DED62E135-CD4A-46C5-B928-98AE562E68E9%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106As REITs recover financially, shoring up their balance sheets and refinancing their debt, fewer and fewer formerly distressed -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DED62E135-CD4A-46C5-B928-98AE562E68E9%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry TrackerArmy group to build $105 million center in Texashttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D2B8DBA21-D667-45B4-8774-FEA675DE021D%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106The Army & Air Force Exchange Service broke ground on a $105 million retail center at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D2B8DBA21-D667-45B4-8774-FEA675DE021D%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry TrackerBanks brace for big CRE loan losseshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D8FC5355C-ADFD-48B7-860F-B9B22A27739B%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Commercial real estate loan losses are a matter of when, not if, for most banks.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D8FC5355C-ADFD-48B7-860F-B9B22A27739B%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry TrackerREITs are on the risehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D695995C4-62D7-443A-A083-837F00C7593F%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Though REITs have had a tough year, the credit market is opening up and REITs are more able to refinance.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D695995C4-62D7-443A-A083-837F00C7593F%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry TrackerWintergarden will undergo $100 million renovationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DFADCEB81-A874-49E2-B39D-BC3D5F57B4BD%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106 -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DFADCEB81-A874-49E2-B39D-BC3D5F57B4BD%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry TrackerJupiter Asset CEO still frets over U.K. CRE markethttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DDB4358B8-28B4-4E50-B7C1-106687D9C28C%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106 -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DDB4358B8-28B4-4E50-B7C1-106687D9C28C%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTIndustry TrackerTemp-to-perm a new retail trendhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D39893113-51C8-4A65-9C72-53B0CEE9F645%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Some temporary and seasonal stores are finding the time is right to launch longer-term arrangements with landlords looking to -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D39893113-51C8-4A65-9C72-53B0CEE9F645%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRetail NewsMalls make marketing a priority this seasonhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D6402D64B-459B-484A-B7C5-EAD2F4B17FAA%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Malls are stepping up their holiday marketing, in an effort to capture "spillover" shoppers that come to the mall for an even -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D6402D64B-459B-484A-B7C5-EAD2F4B17FAA%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTRetail NewsSimon, Westfield look at General Growth assetshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D00C06978-4828-408B-956A-00456B482C59%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Simon Property Group has hired a law firm and investment firm to help it evaluate a possible acquisition of General Growth Pr -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D00C06978-4828-408B-956A-00456B482C59%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTHot TopicsSave-A-Lot announces aggressive 5-year growth strategyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D684DCEC2-AAE9-4421-9DA1-93BA6993F289%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Save-A-Lot plans to expand in the U.S. in the next five years, doubling its portfolio to 2,400 stores.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D684DCEC2-AAE9-4421-9DA1-93BA6993F289%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTHot TopicsGeneral Growth wraps up $8.9 billion mortgage restructuringhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DFC879044-A830-4DA1-A562-B86C406F86E0%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Huge mall REIT General Growth Properties, which had to seek bankruptcy protection in April, said in a bankruptcy court hearin -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DFC879044-A830-4DA1-A562-B86C406F86E0%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTHot TopicsZell says commercial real estate has further to fallhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D5FC7979F-BCCE-4114-B965-13AA8E4B4D1A%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106 -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D5FC7979F-BCCE-4114-B965-13AA8E4B4D1A%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTHot TopicsEquity One acquires N.Y. center for $104 millionhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DB47D5B57-9D05-4289-9EBE-59C63A49FE36%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Equity One acquired Westbury Plaza in Nassau County, N.Y., from Kimco Realty and DRA Advisors for $103.7 million.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3DB47D5B57-9D05-4289-9EBE-59C63A49FE36%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTHot TopicsConsumer spending probably rose in Octoberhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D82DDFF08-8CC8-4FA1-82FD-051074C7B15B%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106Analysts said increasing unemployment might be restraining the economy, but not completely derailing it as consumer spending  -More- 

Mall iPhone App Drives Traffic to Retailers with Real-Time Promotions. iPhone app features access to latest store promotions, shopping gift card balances, interactive mall map, and lets users connect with friends using social media. Detailed reporting illustrates what promotions are successful and empowers the retailer to truly drive foot traffic.

]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D82DDFF08-8CC8-4FA1-82FD-051074C7B15B%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTFinance & EconomicsBullard advises keeping Fed's asset-buying program alivehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D9B4A1817-BCFF-4A4C-90A2-F20715DFE3C8%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D9B4A1817-BCFF-4A4C-90A2-F20715DFE3C8%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTPolicy WatchNathaniel Hawthorne, American novelisthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D851B824C-AD95-4DD8-B9D3-073B5CE75FEF%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house.  -More- ]]>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D106%26copyid%3D851B824C-AD95-4DD8-B9D3-073B5CE75FEF%26brief%3Dicsc%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss&i=2A37C393-B5EA-4CD1-9ECC-7E205927D10623 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CSTSmartQuote