First-quarter store closings were way down from the same year-ago period.

McDonald's is spending $1 billion to upgrade its stores to look more fast-casual. Will its customers even care?

'I would say that we're entering a period of normalcy.'

It sounds like there are a lot of plans in the works, as usual, but what will it take to finally turn this retailer around?

The Great Recession has lead to rent concessions in the retail real estate industry. Commodities could cause another problem.

NEW YORK CITY-If investors aren't careful, we could get back into the same situation we were in before the recession, says CGA Capital's Gore.

NEW YORK CITY-Sometimes parties not discussing enough can lead to deals not getting done, says AEI's Harrison.

It sounds like retailers still aren't the only ones filling up those vacant spaces.