Recent arrivals by chain stores add to retail's 'healthy growth'

By Kristen Consillio

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 18, 2012

~~<p>A number of large national retailers opened shop in the first part of the year and bolstered the recovery for Oahu's retail market, according to a midyear report released today by Colliers International.</p>
<p>"We posted some very healthy growth," most of it related to new retailers occupying approximately 154,308 square feet of space, said Mike Hamasu, Colliers consulting and research director.</p>
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A number of large national retailers opened shop in the first part of the year and bolstered the recovery for Oahu's retail market, according to a midyear report released today by Colliers International.

"We posted some very healthy growth," most of it related to new retailers occupying approximately 154,308 square feet of space, said Mike Hamasu, Colliers consulting and research director. Login for more...