OLD BRIDGE, N.J. (2/27/04)—After plunging to an historic low of 2.0% during 2002, the vacancy factor in retail properties along northern New Jersey’s major shopping corridors moved up to a still-robust 3.2% in 2003, according to R.J. Brunelli & Co., Inc., which has been evaluating the region’s retail real estate landscape since 1990. While vacancy