Stony Point Fashion Park

Should economists look at stats or skirts?

The shorter the skirts, the better the economy. So goes an almost 100-year-old theory on women’s fashion and the economy. The corporate owners of Stony Point Fashion Park and Regency Square Mall wanted to see whether there might be some truth to the legend.

Shopping malls facing first-quarter fears

Richmond area shopping malls are holding steady, but trouble might be on the way as major retailers plan to close stores. A BizSense study found that the combined storefront vacancy of six area malls is 9.6 percent. Brian Glass, commercial retail broker for Grubb & Ellis | Harrison & Bates, said the percentage of empty… Read more »