The CM&R Group Principals

We are retail real estate experts who deliver a comprehensive, fully integrated, out-sourced solution for managing new and existing real estate. With a combined total of more than four decades in the business, we bring unique perspective to the table, having represented more than 35 brands owned by some of the largest multi-branded specialty retailers in North America.

There’s a science to real estate — identifying options based on criteria, securing locations, and negotiating lease agreements. And in our minds, there’s also the equally important art of it, drawing on our collective experience to ensure that our client has considered the full range of possibilities, and what’s to be gained in the long term, as well as in the short term. Our careers have been defined by an ability to position brands while also maximizing asset value. In any economy, this can be the “X” factor for our retail clients.

Cheryl Rose-Mack

With more than 20 years of experience, Cheryl’s distinctive background is highlighted by successes in strategic planning and tactical execution. As Associate Vice President of Real Estate for Limited Brands Inc. (LBI), she played a key role in real estate strategic planning and implementation for one of the nation’s largest multi-branded specialty retail corporations, including rollouts of emerging brands such as Henri Bendel, CO Bigelow, Pink, Too, Abercrombie, and Abercrombie & Fitch. She was also actively involved in the repositioning of mature brands in the LBI portfolio, including Victoria’s Secret, Bath and Body Works, Limited, Express, Structure, NY&CO, and Lane Bryant.

In addition, Cheryl was Vice President of Retail Leasing for Forest City Enterprises for all shopping center developments in New York City and Philadelphia regions. Her responsibilities included developing new relationships with specialty and big box retailers on a national and regional level. She began her career at Forest City in Cleveland, leasing new and existing shopping centers across the United States.

Carol Rosenfeld

Carol’s 25 years in the retail real estate industry include her recent role as independent consultant for Guess Retail, Inc., where she was retained to advise on real estate matters in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. She provided strategic guidance on the existing multi-branded portfolio as well as the launch of the new retail concept, G by Guess. Her responsibilities included creating action plans for each store, developing a marketing package to reinforce brand credibility and improve relationships with existing and prospective landlords, and targeted portfolio management to analyze and determine store closings and rent reductions.

Carol formerly served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate at Foot Locker Realty, Inc., heading up nearly half of the North American market for eight different operating divisions. She also served as Vice President of Real Estate for Laura Ashley N.A. and Melville Realty Company, a major multi-branded retail corporation. She began her career at privately-held Melvin Simon & Associates, the precursor to Simon Property Group, one of the nation’s largest publicly traded REITs.