Linda Moss

Linda Moss is a senior staff writer at CoStar News, covering the national retail real estate beat as well as New Jersey commercial real estate news. Based in Florham Park, New Jersey, she covers all sectors of commercial real estate in the Garden State, concentrating primarily on North Jersey. Moss has done business and financial writing for most of her career at publications such as Crain’s New York Business, the cable TV trade bible Multichannel News, Advertising Age, NJSpotlight.com, The Record in New Jersey and Montclair Local, which unseated an incumbent weekly in that town.

A New Jersey native, Moss has been part of the startup teams of three news organizations, namely Crain’s New York Business, Montclair Local and CoStar News.

She won a Gerald Loeb Award, which recognizes excellence in business and financial journalism, for “A Requiem for Fashion,” an analysis of the impact of AIDS on the fashion industry in New York City. And Moss recently received an honorable mention in the National Association of Real Estate Editors annual awards.

A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Moss also writes The Homeshoppingista, a blog on the home-shopping industry, and is an expert on hairless cats.

Linda Moss's Articles

Experts Believe a Retail Property Surge Is Coming

JLL has a positive outlook for the retail property market over the next several years, as consumers move toward resuming their normal lives.

Empty Big-Box Sears Store May Be Prototype for New Use: Coronavirus Vaccination Center

The idea, if it catches on, could provide cash-strapped owners of empty retail space across the United States with revenue as malls struggle from reduced foot traffic in the pandemic.

Entrepreneur Rolls Out Hot Dog Restaurants Despite Pandemic

The coronavirus has crushed many small businesses, but in Philadelphia and New Jersey, Aaron Anderson is showing how eateries can expand.

New Jersey Mansion Positioned to Be Model for New Type of Work-Life Development

A Newark project seeks to attract small entrepreneurs at a time when affordable housing is in demand across the United States.

Industrial Properties Serve Up Space for Pickleball Clubs

A pickleball club has found a site at an industrial building in New Jersey.

Office Landlords Hire Hygienists, Scientists and ‘Ambassadors’ to Try to Check COVID-19 at the Door

Controlling the spread of the coronavirus and other infections has become the top priority for U.S. landlords and property managers preparing for the return of workers.

Restaurants Could Adapt to Coronavirus Era as Food Halls, Parisian Parlors

Architects have been called on to incorporate into big spaces some health and safety features that still make diners and employees feel comfortable.

Devastated US Restaurants Look to Landlords for Rescue

Before the coronavirus pandemic, developers cited places to eat as the must-have amenity. Now, as they face an increased risk of failure, fixed rents and long-term leases may become a thing of the past.

For Emerging Retailers, Bricks Can Boost Clicks

Consumers Want Experiential Touchpoints With Products, Industry Executives Say

Toys R Us Successor to Roll Out Experiential Pop-Ups

Company Partners With Candytopia for Holiday Season Installations in Chicago, Atlanta

Oprah Winfrey-Backed True Food Kitchen Aims to Cook Up Healthy Expansion

Restaurant Chain Goes National to Feed Demand for 'Clean' Chow

What’s Billed As First Candy Department Store Finds a Home Sweet Home

It'Sugar to Open at $5 Billion American Dream Complex in New Jersey

Daiso to Debut in New Jersey as US Expansion Spreads

Japanese ‘Dollar Store’ With Cult Followers Sets August Grand Opening in Edgewater

Toys R Us Successor Embarks on Nationwide Comeback With Two Test Stores

New Activity-Based Format Gets a Run-Through in New Jersey and Texas