ATLANTA-The retailer took a $106 million expense in anticipation of the closings.

PITTSFIELD, MA-Prentice Capital Management will invest $20 million in the chain, which has seen its store count cut in half.

"This is a relationship business; it always has been."

LAS VEGAS-General Growth Properties executives are preliminarily considering an expansion of the company's 1.9 million-sf Fashion Show mall on the Strip. Some of the possibilities include a hotel-casino or residential addition. General Growth acquired the mall last year as part of its $12.6 billion purchase of the Rouse Co. Rouse had recently completed a $1 billion renovation of the center that double its square footage.

BENTONVILLE, AR-But the company still had record earnings and sales in its first quarter.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY-Eight of the properties in the deal are fully leased and four centers are redevelopment candidates.

PORT WASHINGTON, NY-Eight of the properties in the deal are fully leased and four centers are redevelopment candidates.

NEW YORK CITY-Battery Park, SoHo and the 125th Street corridor lead the city in average rent increases, according to the REBNY report.