Patricia Norins, Publisher
Norins is the Publisher and Editor of SRR and GIFT SHOP magazine and can be reached at norins@specialtyretail.com.

Nancy Tanker, Managing Editor
Tanker is the Managing Editor for Specialty Retail Report and writes frequently about the retail industry. She can be reached at ntanker@specialtyretail.com.

Craig Childress, Contributing Writer
Envirosell.com
Childress is vice president of research for Envirosell, a New York NY-based behavioral market research and consulting company founded by Paco Underhill, author of Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping, which has sold more copies than any other retailing book in history. Underhill's second book, Call of the Mall: The Geography of Shopping, was released in February 2004 by Simon and Schuster.

Kasia Dawidowska, Contributing Writer
Dawidowska writes frequently for both trade and consumer magazines. She can be reached at kasia76@gmail.com

Gail Noland Dowell, Contributing Writer
WestGate-Mall.com
Noland Dowell is assistant general manager of WestGate Mall, a CBL and Associates Management, Inc. property.

Anayat Durrani, Contributing Writer
Durrani, a Los Angeles-based freelancer, covers business, fine art, law and politics for a variety of publications. She can be reached at anayat411@aol.com.

Carol Halsey, Contributing Writer
PilestoFiles.com
Carol Halsey is founder of Business Organizing Solutions.

Debbie Lahti, Contributing Writer
Lahti is a project manager for Provenzano Resources, Inc., a Sherman Oaks, CA-based retail real estate consulting company that develops, leases and manages specialty retail programs in a variety of venues across the US.

Emily Lambert, Contributing Writer
Lambert, a senior writer for SRR, resides in Philadelphia. She can be reached at emilylambert@comcast.net.

John McCloud, Contributing Writer
McCloud, a San Francisco-based freelancer, covers retail, commercial real estate, housing and design.

Randall G. Mielke, Contributing Writer
Mielke is a freelancer who writes about retail, business and economic development for a variety of publications.

Phillip M. Perry, Contributing Writer
Perry is a freelance writer based in New York, NY.

Claude Solnik, Contributing Writer
Solnik is a special sections reporter for the Long Island Business News and can be reached at claude.solnik@libn.com.

Veronica V. Soriano, Contributing Writer
Soriano is a senior research analyst at the ICSC.

Patricia Sporer, Contributing Writer
Sporer is a freelance writer in Winter Park, FL

Ron Price, Contributing Writer
Price, founder and CEO of Price Associates in Nampa, ID, helps entrepreneurs solve problems and enhance performance. Ron is also the author of "Finding Hidden Treasures," a series of essays with action steps to help readers identify and maximize their talents. He can be reached at ron@price-associates.com.

Bernadette Starzee, Contributing Writer
Starzee, a Long Island, NY writer who covers business, sports and lifestyle topics, is a senior writer for SRR. She can be reached at starzee@optonline.net.

Marcia Layton Turner, Contributing Writer
MarciaLaytonTurner.com
Turner writes frequently for business publications. Her work has appeared in Business Week, Business 2.0, MyBusiness and numerous trade magazines. She is also the author of Emeril! (John Wiley & Sons, 2004).

Duffy C. Weir, Contributing Writer
Weir, formerly vice president and director of retail marketing at The Rouse Company, now owns and manages Duffy LLC, a retail, marketing and sponsorship consultancy in Lutherville, MD. She can be reached at duffyllc@comcast.net.

Kate Zabriskie, Contributing Writer
BusinessTrainingWorks.com
Zabriskie is founder of Business Training Works, Inc., a Port Tobacco, MD-based company that specializes in down-to-earth skills training in the workplace.