It's been a busy month for Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, which had both good news (store openings!) and not-so-good news (declining comps) in what is the busiest segment in retail.

It's taken a while, but the $325 million expansion of the Mall of America is finally under way. But is the timing right?

In his latest letter to shareholders, Howard Hughes Corp. CEO David Weinreb clearly feels an affinity with the company's namesake's background as a movie producer.

So now we know the buyer of Broadway Mall in Hicksville, NY, what had been Vornado Realty Trust's last shopping center holding on Long Island.

I guess we don't feel the love for Brazil any more.

NEW YORK CITY—At first glance it would seem that it's been a pretty touch week for hard goods retailers, with Radio Shack announcing plans to close 1,100 stores and Staples saying it will close 225 units over the next two years.

The search for the next Limited, Walmart or H&M/Uniqlo/Apple/YouNameIt has been an ongoing story with only the names changing over the years.

The past week saw even more year-end results from the REITs in various sectors for the industry -- and it's clear that fashion is in favor.