Retail agents Kevin James and Micha Bitton left Cassidy Turley’s Columbus office to rejoin the area affiliate of the Colliers International network as senior vice presidents.

But some commercial real estate analysts say new tenants could step in.

Fueled by institutional and individual investors who can close with cash, the market for single tenant net lease properties finds itself looking at new options to satisfy buyer demand.

Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday it will shutter a half-dozen Sears and Kmart stores in Michigan, a second major blow to the retail landscape after this year's closing of big box retailer Borders Group Inc.

Dollar Stores Now Outnumber National Drug Store Chains Hidden boom in retail leasing revealed in new Colliers International study; consumer discount shopping habits good news for landlords

Colliers International Houston was recently named to the “Houston Chronicle’s” Top Workplaces for 2011.

The national retail real estate sector will likely close 2011 much as it began: advancing in a slow-growth mode, with investors, developers and retailers alike taking a wait-and-see attitude, according to Colliers International's Third Quarter 2011 North America Retail Highlights report.

Report: Sacramento retail property market recovering The Sacramento region’s retail market still isn’t rosy, but it’s looking somewhat better. That’s the message from Colliers International ’s third quarter retail report released on Friday.

But Retail Real Estate Faces Uncertain 2012

Crown Center’s SeaLife Aquarium is swimming toward an early opening. The $15 million attraction is now scheduled to open in April 2012 and was brought to Kansas City with help from Jerry White of Colliers International Kansas City, pictured above with members of the project team.

Report cites 27 projects in Calgary

Lifts Retail Real Estate

Roses discount department store takes Northside space

Lakewood Shopping Center, a 67,059 square foot retail district located at 1904 Abrams Road in Dallas, has sold to Lincoln Property Company.

"For these big boxes to be re-rented, landlords need to get creative," says Mark Anderson, senior vice president at Colliers International, Bellevue.

The commercial real estate industry is making slow yet steady improvement, with the retail market leading the way, according to industry experts.

Population density proved to be the key predictor in how quickly landlords were able to refill vacant big boxes, even in established suburbs, according to a Colliers International report that examined the effects of the store closures occurring after the Circuit City, Gottschalks, Linens ’n Things and Mervyns bankruptcies.

Discount stores are still stealing the show in retail leasing.

Discount and specialty retailers alike are interested in opening stores in Michigan, say local developers, brokers and mall managers who attended this year's International Council of Shopping Centers conference.

Aaron Stephenson has joined the Colliers International Retail team in the role of retail leasing executive, in its Gold Coast office.

4 other places pricier than Waikiki's strip include Rodeo Drive and Fifth Avenue

Retailers in Toronto are paying the most in Canada for rent, but their lease rates are a bargain compared to other international cities, a new study reports.

Vancouver's Robson Street a bargain among world's retail strips: Colliers

Rent fell precipitously in some of Canada's major shopping neighbourhoods this year, a global real estate firm said Tuesday.

According to a report released Tuesday by Colliers International, The strip was the only retail corridor to make the Colliers global top 50 most expensive list. It ranked 37th in the world with an average lease rate of $291.66 USD per square foot, or $300 Canadian, falling five places from 32nd spot in 2010.

Colliers International, the second largest global real estate services organization, welcomes Steve Algermissen to its Downtown Los Angeles office. He will serve as Executive Vice President.

LAS VEGAS-Retailers are filling up a lot of vacancies left behind by the big boxes that got hit during the recession, says Mark Keschl, national director of retail at Collier's International. He spoke with GlobeSt.com's Ian Ritter at the recent ICSC RECon show.

Retail real estate professionals heading to ICSC’s RECon in Las Vegas year expect to see one of the busiest conferences since the market crashed in 2008.

Colliers International to Host Global Retail Runway at ICSC Annual Conference --Jim McMasters to Emcee Dynamic Program Showcasing National, International Retailers--

“The market for vanity products — though of course, they’ll never be called that — is going to expand tremendously,” said Pat Duffy, chairman of Colliers International Retail Services Group. “Hair-care products, skin treatments, Botox at the mall and more — the demand will be there for products that maintain a younger appearance.”

As Store Closings Continue, Shopping Centers Get Creative Amid Falling Rents; a Circuit City Becomes a Gun Range

Colliers International announced today that it has taken another major step in the continued growth of its U.S. platform with the hiring of Mark Keschl as National Director of Retail.

As ICSC members finalize their travel plans to Las Vegas for RECon 2011 this May, their destination city is on a path of its own. One of the U.S. markets hit hardest by the recession, Las Vegas is on a slow but steady road to recovery, observers say.

Hiring is Up in Retail Real Estate, but Growth Remains Tepid

Colliers International has acquired boutique San Francisco retail real estate brokerage Johnson Hoke, a firm that has been long been a major force in the city’s high-end Union Square shopping enclave.

Net leased properties are among the hottest sectors of commercial real estate. With 2010 ending on a high note, all signs are pointing to a positive 2011.

Colliers International acquired Johnson Hoke, a San Francisco-based brokerage firm with a focus on urban specialty and lifestyle retail properties.

In a move that Colliers International says will immediately bolster the existing retail expertise of its domestic operations; the company has acquired San Francisco’s leading urban specialty and lifestyle center retail brokerage firm, Johnson Hoke.

Not everyone's New Year's Resolution is to get fit. For one real estate broker, it's to help a new fitness chain land more Atlanta locations.

The larger the retail space, commercial real estate brokers say, the harder to sell. Which is why the three former Boscov’s spaces in Greater Baltimore that went up for auction this week didn’t move.

A few more storefronts in central Ohio were filled during the first half of the year, but the rising retail occupancy rate is more an effect of the lack of new construction than a robust economy.

While the past few years have witnessed a massive increase in the amount of vacant retail space on the national “big box” market, many other retailers with expansion plans see opportunity in these larger spaces made available by struggling or failed retail chains.

Closures by big-box tenants have hurt the retail real estate industry over the past few years. But has the problem been even more dramatic than previously thought?

Empty 'Big Boxes' Showing Resiliency in Strong Markets

Crumbling along with the housing market, the retail real estate sector took a nosedive a long time ago. However, according to real estate services firm Colliers International’s new white paper, The Big Box Dilemma, large big-box chains that managed to remain afloat during the economic crisis are beginning to soak up some of that space vacated by retailers who could not keep their heads above water.

Hooters is on a global expansion tear and recently hired Colliers International’s Retail Services Group to identify new locations, negotiate lease terms, and provide tactical planning advice.

Hooters of America, Inc. and Colliers International jointly announced that the restaurant company is undertaking all ambitious worldwide expansion, with plans to increase its location count by at least 15-20% annually over the next several years.

Net Lease Players Undeterred by Apparent Economic Slowdown

Hooters Expanding, Seeks New Locations In Turkey, India, Japan

Hooters of America, Inc. has selected Colliers International to help spearhead an ambitious expansion agenda. The restaurant chain says it plans to increase its location count by at least 15 to 20 percent annually over the next several years.

Hooters Taps Colliers International for Global Real Estate Expansion -Casual Dining Restaurant Franchise Eyes 20 Percent Annual Growth

General Growth/Jones Lang Pact Looks Like a Win-Win Deal

General Growth/ Jones Lang Pact Looks Like Win-Win Deal

Bloomberg.net featured Colliers in "Luxury-Store Rents to `Bounce Back' as Rich Shoppers Return, Colliers Says"

Colliers international was featured in the Wall Street Journal's Article "Dollar General Flexing Its Discount Muscle"

Bloomberg reports that "'New Frugality' Fuels Fast Food, Discounters"

Chicagoist featured Colliers Retail Services in their article "Pop-Up Retailer Boosts Big Sales in Lakeview"

Weak real estate market offers opportunity

CityBizList Baltimore featured Colliers International's report "2010 Retail Trends and Opportunities" in their article "Colliers: Retail to Stabilize in 2010"

Cheap is Chic

Signs of stabilization to come, but contraction continues, Colliers International says.

Denverpost.com featured Colliers International in their article "Fast Food, Discount Chains Forcast to Benefit from 'New Frugality'"

Syracuse will be seeing the results of the expansion of the discounters in 2010

Colliers International's report, "Retail Trends and Opportunities" was featured in Convenience Store News' Article "Report: Dollar Stores, Fast Feeders to Add Space in 2010"

FashionRules.com reports "Colliers International Weighs on 'Cheap is Chic'"

Retailer Daily utilized information from Colliers Retail Services' report "2010 Retail Trends & Opportunities" report in their article "Real Estate Turmoil Affects Retail"

Radio Business Report featured Colliers International's report "Real Estate Trends & Opportunities" in their article "Retail Expected to Stabilize in 2010"

Low-Cost retailers and fast-food joints plan expansion despite drop in spending

Colliers International's report "Retail Trends and Opportunities" was featured in News Unfiltered's article "Retail Markets Will Show Signs of Stabilization in 2010, But Contraction is Not Over, According to Colliers International"

Colliers International's report "2010 Trends and Opportunities" was featured in PR Newswire's article "Retail Markets Will Show Signs of Stabilization in 2010, But Contraction is Not Over According to Colliers International"

Bloomberg BusinessWeek utilized Colliers International's Report "Retail Trends & Opportunities" in their article "Dollar Stores, Fast Food to Add Space in 2010, Colliers Says"

TradingMarkets.Com featured Colliers International in their article "Discount Retailers and Fast Food Chains to Expand in 2010"

Dollar stores, Chipotle, Papa John's poised to grow

The Washington Business Journal featured Colliers International's report, "Retail Trends and Opportunities," in their article "Colliers: Dollar Stores, Fast Food to Expand."

A few more storefronts in central Ohio were filled during the first half of the year, but the rising retail occupancy rate is more an effect of the lack of new construction than a robust economy.