Retail

KANSAS CITY, KS-The Unified Government here is reviewing six casino resort project proposals, with each having a large retail component.

KANSAS CITY, KS-The Unified Government here is reviewing six casino resort project proposals, in accordance with a voter mandate.

VERNON, CA-The jeans retailer plans to expand its store base considerably, growing from 15 at the end of this year to 50 by 2009.

RENO, NV-The private company from Birmingham, AL is shopping a new 335,875-sf regional shopping center in nearby Sparks that is still in lease up.

NEW YORK CITY-The department store renews its sixth and seventh floor lease at 1440 Broadway and expands space on the 13th floor. The owner completes a JV to recap the property.

STAFFORD, NJ-The retailer is the first tenant to go into the ground at the Walters Group's Stafford Park mixed-use project.

STRATHAM, NH-The company is closing its larger-format stores, most of them in the US, and will focus on smaller units globally.

NEW YORK CITY-The chain, targeting Baby Boomers now, could expand from 260 to about 500 units, execs say.