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...Such endeavors are not going to solve the retail real estate glut. Only a realignment of supply and demand for long-term leases will do that. But in the short term, getting creative with commercial space keeps storefronts filled, which helps keep properties secure and community spirit intact, and may even bring in a little money for would-be landlords to offset costs like utilities, taxes and maintenance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 'Vacancy' Blight: Finding New Uses for Empty Stores | 10/3/2009 | See Source »

...Consider the work of Marc Feldman at Developers Diversified Realty, an Ohio-based company that owns nearly 700 retail properties across the country. He and his 15-person team are charged with finding non-traditional uses for available spaces at a time when some 9% of the firm's units sit idle. Among the temporary uses they've landed on: health clinic, campaign office, auction house, county library, swap meet and soundstage for a car-commercial shoot. "It doesn't make up for the rents those retailers were paying, but it definitely provides revenue that we wouldn't otherwise have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The 'Vacancy' Blight: Finding New Uses for Empty Stores | 10/3/2009 | See Source »

...regions of the city, looks set to benefit in the long term. When the Games are over, the Olympic Village will be converted into nearly 3,000 new homes, more than half of which will be set aside as affordable housing. East London will also have new education facilities, retail and office space and a world-class transport hub. "We're building [all] this with the Games and legacy in mind," says Joanna Manning Cooper, spokeswoman for the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: London 2012: An Olympics Progress Report | 10/2/2009 | See Source »

Lewis had long coveted the retail brokerage business. Merrill Lynch, with its legions of investment salespeople, was to be Lewis' crowning acquisition. It ended up being his undoing. In the quickly hatched deal, Lewis paid $19 billion for Merrill, which most people agreed was nearly bankrupt. In the fourth quarter alone, Merrill Lynch lost more than $15 billion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rise and Sudden Fall of Bank of America's Ken Lewis | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

...statement, Bank of America said it plans to name a successor to Lewis before the end of the year. Observers say Brian Moynihan, who in August was promoted to the head of the bank's retail network, is the most likely to replace Lewis. Another possible though less likely contender is Sallie Krawcheck, who was formerly the head of Citigroup's brokerage division and joined Bank of America in August...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rise and Sudden Fall of Bank of America's Ken Lewis | 10/1/2009 | See Source »

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