Spatial Insights is pleased to offer the Directory of Major Malls (DMM) which has been the leader in providing detailed information on the major shopping centers and malls in the US and Canada for over 25 years. By covering the specific niche of both open (strip/community/power) and enclosed centers of approximately 225,000 square feet and above, DMM have been able to focus their attention on maintaining the very latest details, tenant lists, ownership and contact information on the over 4,500 locations which make up this specialized group of retail locations. In addition to this main body of listings, DMM have further enhanced their databases to include more specialized areas of retail that although may not meet their standard size criteria, have been emphasized in the retail industry as an important category of retail developments. Therefore, the DMM database does also include listings of lifestyle/specialty/mixed-use retail locations which have at least 100,000 sq. ft. of retail space.

Their steadfast position as a primary source to retailers, owner/developers, management companies, promotional, retail design, architecture, service and supply companies has helped DMM form strong long standing and cooperative relationships with the primary shopping center developers and managing companies in the industry. Consequently, both the major and minor players in the industry are consistently agreeable in responding to their requests for not only updates on their existing projects but also with keeping them well informed of their new developments, renovations/expansions and acquisitions.

DMM's research process involves several campaigns annually to update and gather new data directly from the source: the shopping center owner/developers and their authorized agents. Additionally they are locating and tracking information through mail, phone interviews, fax, e-mail, industry periodicals, public relations contacts, the Internet and personal contact at industry events.

In addition to their scheduled research campaigns, there is an ongoing emphasis all year long on acquiring new listings and tracking the continuous flow of ownership, contact and tenant changes.

Their research process and commitment to their users makes the DMM data as timely as possible within the constraints of even the tightest production schedule. They are updating their data up to the last possible moment prior to release to be assured their customers are receiving the latest information on this important niche of major and specialized retail projects.

Through an exclusive alliance, Spatial Insights is able to provide custom files, carved out from the nationwide dataset of the Directory of Major Malls. The data can be customized according to clients’ needs: by geography or by centers with or without anchors only. Additionally, demographics within a 5 mile radius can be appended to each center.

June 2009 data release:

• Covers 5,700 US and Canadian listings of which 5,155 are US.
• Includes over 249,000 store locations and 300 planned/under construction projects.