The recent announcement that Steve & Barry's was seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and would close a large number of stores has sent a shiver through shopping center operators. A study by Reis Inc., a real estate analysis firm, found the vacancies at neighborhood and community shopping centers are running at a five year high. Will we begin to see shopping center vacancy rates level off and slowly begin to decrease?

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