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Kenneth Leonard, Principal

Kenneth LeonardPrincipalLeonard Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

How To Increase Your Stock Price And Ruin Your Company

November 20, 2009

Sears shelling out---for own stock | www.chicagotribune.com

Mr. Lampert, for the fifth straight year, has again gained the record for spending far less on his store's improvement and maintenance needs than any of his 13 major competitors, while at the same time, spending far more on buying back his own company stockthan any other retailer.

Kenneth Leonard, Principal

Kenneth LeonardPrincipalLeonard Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Is This Mr. Lampert's 8th or 9th Life?

November 19, 2009

Sears Narrows Loss, Beats Estimates but Stock Falls | www.chicagobusiness.com

A flurry of articles have come out in recent days seemingly to diffuse the continuing failures of Mr. Lampert's prize holding. This article deals with the "surprise" caused by the losses being slightly less than expected. The others deal with the various new ventures Mr. Lampert has announced in his continuing efforts to slow SHLD's decline into oblivion.

Steve Bottfeld, Principal

Steve BottfeldPrincipalMarketing Solutions What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

A Happy Thanksgiving for Las Vegas

November 18, 2009

NEVADA ECONOMY: State showing some life at last | www.lvrj.com

 This year, October data could make Thanksgiving a happy holiday for Las Vegas real estate professionals. 

Steve Bottfeld, Principal

Steve BottfeldPrincipalMarketing Solutions What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Las Vegas: Beyond the Bottom!

October 20, 2009

ECONOMIC INDEX NOW POINTING POSITIVE | www.lvrj.com

     In a week in which Las Vegas learned the local unemployment rate had skyed to 13.9% … passenger traffic at McCarran Airport slid 1.2% … and Nevada bankruptcy filings jumped 64% in the last nine months …. September housing market data actually comes as relatively good news.      At worst, Las Vegas is scudding along a bottom like a sailboat on choppy water. At best, it may be in recovery.      The key statistics: Prices appear stable. Inventory is still dropping. Sales continue to be strong.

Kenneth Leonard, Principal

Kenneth LeonardPrincipalLeonard Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

So The Sky Isn't Falling Quite Yet

October 15, 2009

Store Closings Likely To Peak in First Half of 2010 | www.printthis.clickability.com

Year-to-date , the U.S. retail industry saw 3.408 store closings, according to the ICSC. The number of closings is far short of the 10,000 to 12,000 closings many experts projected in late 2008. However this article indicates that 2010 may yet turn out to be even worse.

Kenneth Leonard, Principal

Kenneth LeonardPrincipalLeonard Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

If Borders Can't Make It Here, They Can't Make It Anywhere

October 14, 2009

Borders Renews Lease At 830 North Michigan Ave. | www.chicagorealestatedaily.com

Borders flagship Chicago store has long been rumored to be in trouble and not likely to exercise its' renewal option. It now has renewed but only for one year.

Kenneth Leonard, Principal

Kenneth LeonardPrincipalLeonard Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

The Jury Is Still Out On General Growth

October 8, 2009

General Growth's Cap RatesEstimates Are Getting Interesting | seekingalpha.com

As a result of a Goldman Sachs presentation in late September which featured a close comparison to Simon Properties implies cap rate of 7%, the author is stronglyugly suggesting that GGP is starting to look like a bargain.

Kenneth Leonard, Principal

Kenneth LeonardPrincipalLeonard Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

A Blight On the Taubman REIT's Glamorous Image

September 30, 2009

Taubman May Turn Over Atlantic City Mall To Lender | blog.retailtrafficmag.com

Taubman Co. is generally considered to be among the "best and brightest" of Mall REITS. If they are acknowledging serious problems with some of their properties, what must this portend for other REITs that have been assembled with far less dominant locations and/or retailers?

Kenneth Leonard, Principal

Kenneth LeonardPrincipalLeonard Associates What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

So What Else Is New?

September 24, 2009

Savvy Retailers Snatch Leases Out Of Other Chains Bankruptcies | www.printthis.clickability.com

This article presents a common industry practice as being newsworthy and in the process, gets it all wrong. The practice of retailers taking over other failed retailer's locations has been going on since time immemorial. I guess it was a slow news day.

Steve Bottfeld, Principal

Steve BottfeldPrincipalMarketing Solutions What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Foreclosures: The Key to the Real Future of Las Vegas

September 21, 2009

New Homes Back in Play for Las Vegas Buyers | www.lvrj.com

Las Vegas housing statistics for August continue to suggest that the residential market is scudding along a bumpy bottom, struggling to find stability in sales, inventory and pricing.But the big story in the August data for the Las Vegas residential market can be summed up in a single word: Foreclosures.

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