Region’s shopping malls brace for competition

Northern Colorado?s two regional shopping malls are gearing up to stay competitive when two big new shopping opportunities come on line in the region in 2005 in the form of lifestyle centers planned for Loveland and Fort Collins.
The Greeley Mall is just finishing redevelopment efforts that began in 2002. Foothills Mall in Fort Collins, meanwhile, is considering renovation and expansion options.
But mall and industry officials say these redos have more to do with the cyclical nature of enclosed shopping center development than announcements by developers that Northern Colorado could soon be home to two lifestyle centers, defined…