Shopping Centers Today is the news magazine of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
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SHOPPING CENTERS TODAY MAY 2012 Features 128 Opening new stores Chains are expanding again but are showing a lot more selectivity about where they locate. BY CURT HAZLETT 138 Retailer consolidation Long-standing predictions of company acquisitions might finally materialize this year, experts say. BY JOEL GROOVER 148 U.K. development slows to a trickle Britain's development is down to 1960s levels, with just 31,500 square meters in the pipeline. BY BRANNON BOSWELL 150 Builders getting busy U.S. retail construction spending will grow from $46.2 billion this year to about $53 billion next year. BY STEVE MCLINDEN MAY 2012 / SCT 7 COVER: LISA LAVOIE ILLUSTRATION CONTENTS