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May 7, 2013
Real Estate's 10 Under 40

In an era where brick-and-mortar retailers face increasing challenges from the Internet and a still slow recovery, they must rely on their real estate staff — particularly those under the age of 40 — more than ever before. These professionals, who bridge the "tried-and-true" methods of their mentors and the technology-driven next generation, are creating the stores, the shopping centers, the streets of today and tomorrow.

April 16, 2013
Upscale men’s salon opens at Rice Village

UCR Houston said that The Boardroom for Men will open at Rice Village, in Houston, a shopping center owned by Rice Properties.

March 6, 2013
Men's Wearhouse names CFO

Men’s Wearhouse announced it has named Jon W. Kimmins as EVP and CFO, effective April 4.

March 4, 2013
SRS Real Estate hires VP

SRS Real Estate Partners said that Cody Persyn has been named VP of the company’s Houston office.

January 30, 2013
New retailers and restaurants to open at LaCenterra

Houston-based Vista Equities Group said that a lineup of new retailers and restaurants will open at its mixed-use development in Katy: LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch.

January 4, 2013
Baker Katz completes sale of former Syms building

Houston-based X Team International partner Baker Katz said that it has completed the sale of the former Syms clothing store in Houston’s Westchase District.

December 27, 2012
Report: Port strike would threaten spring retail sales

A report by MarketWatch said that a potential strike by nearly 15,000 dock workers at 14 ports from Boston to Houston beginning on Sunday may derail retailers’ spring selling as well.

December 5, 2012
Francesca's profit surges in Q3 with 76 added stores

Francesca's Holdings Corp. reported net income of $11 million, compared with $6.1 million in the year-ago period.

November 26, 2012
Study: Top mobile shopping savvy cities in U.S.

Houston claimed the top spot for the second year in a row, followed by Seattle and San Francisco, in a ranking of the most mobile shopping savvy cities in the United States.

November 14, 2012
Fresh Market leases four Houston-area locations

Greensboro, N.C. - The Fresh Market said Wednesday it has entered into agreements to lease four new store locations that are currently operated as Rice Epicurean Markets, a family-owned specialty food retailer based in Houston.

Rice Epicurean Markets will continue to operate the stores through the end of the year, and will close these four stores during the first quarter of 2013.

November 1, 2012
Jones Lang LaSalle to lease and manage Houston County Galleria

Jones Lang LaSalle announced that Gemini Real Estate Advisors has awarded the firm the leasing and management of Houston County Galleria, a 483,893-sq.-ft. regional shopping center located in Centerville, Ga., and anchored by Belk, J.C. Penney and Sears.

October 29, 2012
Academy Sports issues apology to Houston Astros

After placing some restricted Houston Astros merchandise on the sales floors of several of its Houston stores, Academy Sports + Outdoors issued a formal apology to the Major League Baseball team and its fans.

October 18, 2012
PBteen to open five holiday pop-up shops

Pbteen, a division of Williams-Sonoma, plans to open five pop-up stores in the Durham, Cincinnati, Edina, Houston and Miami areas this October and November.

October 4, 2012
Starbucks sees 1,000 new U.S. stores in next five years; will accept mobile payments starting in November

Starbucks Coffee Co. founder and CEO Howard Schultz said his company plans to add 1,000 stores in the U.S. in the next five years, according to a Bloomberg report.

September 19, 2012
Construction launched at Blvd Place

Houston -- Wulfe & Co., managing partner of Blvd Place, said that construction has started on Phase II of the mixed-use development located in The Uptown District of Houston.

Blvd Place will contain retail, office and residential components in an urban environment. This phase of the project is 60% pre-leased and will contain approximately 211,000 sq. ft. of upscale retail, restaurant and office space. The retail space will be anchored by a 48,500-sq.-ft. Whole Foods Market.

September 19, 2012
New tenant to open at Four Corners Shopping Center

Houston-based Baker Katz, an X Team International partner, announced that Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods is the newest tenant to sign a lease at Four Corners Shopping Center in Tomball, Texas.

August 28, 2012
Dunkin' Donuts announces plans for 29 new restaurants in Houston and Waco, Texas

Dunkin' Donuts announced the signing of multi-unit store development agreements with four franchise groups to develop 29 new restaurants in Houston and Waco, Texas, over the next several years.

August 13, 2012
Stage Stores teams with Alliance for private-label credit card services

Stage Stores and Alliance Data Systems Corp. announced Monday they have forged private-label credit card renewal agreement.

August 8, 2012
Baker Katz acquires The Heights-area property

Real estate brokerage Baker Katz, an X Team International partner, announced it has acquired 310 West 19th Street in The Heights neighborhood of Houston.

August 8, 2012
Baker Katz acquires The Heights-area property

Real estate brokerage Baker Katz, an X Team International partner, announced it has acquired 310 West 19th Street in The Heights neighborhood of Houston.

August 8, 2012
SRS Real Estate names new team members

SRS Real Estate Partners announced two new hires in the Houston office.

July 11, 2012
Four new retailers to open at Southpark at Cinco Ranch

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Regency Centers said it has leased retail space in Houston to four new merchants at Southpark at Cinco Ranch, a 203,000-sq.-ft. ground-up development in Fort Bend County.

July 9, 2012
Ikea goes solar in Houston; installation makes chain largest solar owner in Texas

Ikea on Monday officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Houston. The installation, when combined with Ikea solar projects atop stores in Frisco and Round Rock, will make the home furnishings retailer the state’s largest solar owner.

July 3, 2012
Venture Commercial completes leases for Northern Tool in three states

Dallas -- X Team International said that Dallas-Fort Worth-based partner Venture Commercial has completed leases for Northern Tool + Equipment locations in Nebraska, Texas and Georgia. Houston-based X Team partner Baker Katz assisted with the Texas lease.

Northern Tool + Equipment has filled a 15,142-sq.-ft. box in Omaha, Neb., located in 72 Pacific Plaza; a 15,142-sq.-ft. box in Conroe, Texas, located in the Pine Hollow Shopping Center; and a 15,585-sq.-ft. box in Buford, Ga., located in Lee’s Crossing Center.  

June 25, 2012
Marcus & Millichap names senior associate

Los Angeles-based Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services said that it has hired Derek Hargrove as a senior associate in the Houston office.

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