DEC. 9-15, 2022
Simon Property Group is getting a leg up on the emerging trend of online-only retailers moving into brick-and-mortar stores, a strategy that analysts say could have a big payoff for the Indianapolis-based shopping mall giant as it looks to develop new tenants. Mickey Shuey has more on its partnership with Chicago-based Leap Services. Also in this week’s issue, Peter Blanchard has a preview of the 2023 Indiana Legislature and its four-month, budget-writing session. And Dave Lindquist connects with media mogul Jeff Smulyan about his new book, a career retrospective titled “Never Ride a Roller Coaster Upside Down.”