GSR: What is fueling the retailer growth in the Chicago area?

Kuchman: In the first place, you have a very vibrant, major city. You've got a market that gets continuously fueled by the overall magnetism of Chicago as a Midwest hub for young, professional people to come and start careers and families. That is a big part of the equation. When you combine that with the fact that most retailers who come to find that their sales are by and large better than move of their nationwide comps, then that's a healthy combination to attract additional growth.

GSR: What makes it more of a growth market than the rest of the Midwest in general?

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