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Commercial Construction and Renovation - Magazine that covers commercial design, construction and facilities operations for retail and other industries.
Plain Vanilla Shell - PVS is an online news and articles site started by Trade Dimensions, to promote their RetailTenants.Com offering. It is now run by Shopping Center Database Inc.
Retail Traffic - Monthly magazine devoted to the retail real estate business provides a blog, news and industry articles.
GlobalShop Show - Nielsen's annual trade show for retail interior designers, architects and in-store marketers; exhibitors include store fixturing, visual merchandising, retail construction companies.
LoopNet's Retail RE Page - LoopNet is a large online commercial real estate listings site; this links to their retail page which lists thousands of retail properties for sale and for lease.
The International Council of Shopping Centers - ICSC is a global trade association for the retail real estate industry; members have access to industry research and the magazine Shopping Centers Today.
The Retail Contractors Association - A national association representing retail contractors.
The Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association - An organization for retail, multi-site facilities management pro's.
The Big Box Took Kit - From the advocacy group The Institute for Local Self-Reliance, this site lobbies against construction of 'Big Box' stores by helping locals wage campaigns and lobby zoning boards.
Fixtures Close Up - An interesting blog maintained by Tony Kadysewski billed as 'an image bank of unique small-scale retail and point-of-purchase merchandising fixtures.'
REBusiness Online - Web site for commercial real estate execs serves up regional news and local market reports.
The Retail Design Institute - A non-profit organization dedicated to retail store planning and design, RDI provides training, networking and other resources to its members.
Design Ideas in Retail - This links to some interesting, innovative design (and marketing) ideas and articles published by PFCK, a design consulting firm.
DDI's Display & Design Ideas - Retail store design ideas and content from the editors at Display and Design Magazine.
Digital Signage Today - News and articles for buyers of digital signage and related products and services.
Association for Retail Environments - A.R.E is an organization of retail environments companies who sell store materials, supplies, design services, and more to leading retailers.
Executing the Best Planogram - This brief article, (in PDF format) provides some tips and advice on developing an effective store planogram.
Store Planning Services - A list of companies that provide store planning services to the industry.
LightFair International -The world’s largest annual commercial lighting trade show and conference.
NRE Investor Retail Page - Retail real estate news from the National Real Estate Investor site.
SPECS Show - SPECS stands for Store Planning, Equipment, Construction and Facilities Services Seminars and is a annual trade show produced by Chain Store Age.