Book excerpt: The retail environment is constantly evolving and keeping pace with the changes are crucial to the success of a shopping center developer. Developing and Acquiring a Neighborhood Shopping Center outlines proven techniques in developing and acquiring a neighborhood shopping center. Each aspect of the development cycle is explained starting from property acquisition to the grand opening in an easy to read format. Written by an author who has developed over 34 shopping centers, this book is filled with case studies, quizzes and color photographs.