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June 14, 2013
Kohl’s to open customer service ops center in Dallas

Kohl’s Department Stores has announced plans to open a new customer service operations center in Dallas.

June 12, 2013
Shopko plans five new Shopko Hometown stores

Shopko intends to open five stores under its Shopko Hometown banner in Afton, Wyo., St. Peter, Minn., and Winneconne, Ellsworth and Tomahawk, Wis., in late fall of this year.

June 4, 2013
Joint real estate equity fund acquires Wisconsin power center: Plaza 173

A joint real estate fund formed by Innovative Capital Advisors and HSA Commercial Real Estate recently purchased the 92,000-sq.-ft. Plaza 173 power center in Brookfield, Wis., in a competitive auction.

May 7, 2013
Von Maur's March

Von Maur got its start like many of its department store peers: An immigrant with an American dream opened a downtown store, customers came, they shopped, the brand took hold and took off.

In the case of the midwestern upscale department store banner Von Maur, the dreamer was German immigrant J.H.C. Petersen, who opened a downtown storefront in Davenport, Iowa, in 1872. He and his sons grew the business and sold it nearly a half-century later to a partnership that included two Austrian brothers — C.J. and Cable von Maur, whose family gained full ownership by 1937.

May 7, 2013
Younkers store in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., to close

The Bon-Ton Stores announced it will close its Younkers store in the Rapids Mall in Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.

May 2, 2013
Von Maur's March

Von Maur got its start like many of its department store peers: An immigrant with an American dream opened a downtown store, customers came, they shopped, the brand took hold and took off.

In the case of the midwestern upscale department store banner Von Maur, the dreamer was German immigrant J.H.C. Petersen, who opened a downtown storefront in Davenport, Iowa, in 1872. He and his sons grew the business and sold it nearly a half-century later to a partnership that included two Austrian brothers -- C.J. and Cable von Maur, whose family gained full ownership by 1937.

April 23, 2013
Kohl’s details sustainability progress
Kohl’s Department Stores released its 2012 corporate social responsibility report, providing updates on the company’s programs and accomplishments in sustainability, community relations and social compliance.
February 28, 2013
Walmart Neighborhood Market to be lit entirely with LEDs

When Walmart Neighborhood Market in Mt. Pleasant, Wis., opens later this year, it will join the small but growing ranks of stores that are lit entirely with LEDs.

February 28, 2013
Walmart Neighborhood Market to be lit entirely with LEDs

When Walmart Neighborhood Market in Mt. Pleasant, Wis., opens later this year, it will join the small but growing ranks of stores that are lit entirely with LEDs.

January 22, 2013
Kohl’s donates $2 million to Discovery World

Kohl’s Corp. announced a $2 million donation to Discovery World in Milwaukee, over three years to continue support for Kohl’s Design It!, an educational program allowing kids to use advanced technology to turn design into reality.

January 18, 2013
Shopko appoints president

Shopko announced that Jill Soltau has been promoted to the position of president and CMO.

January 18, 2013
Shopko appoints president

Shopko announced that Jill Soltau has been promoted to the position of president and CMO.

December 19, 2012
Opus announces sale of Shoppes at Fox River Phase II

Opus Development Corp. has announced the sale of phase II of The Shoppes at Fox River retail center as well as an adjoining 12.2 acres of land in Waukesha, Wis., to Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust for an undisclosed sum.

November 29, 2012
Nordstrom to make greater Milwaukee debut in 2015

Nordstrom announced plans to open a store at Mayfair, in Wauwatosa, Wis., the largest mixed-use shopping center in the state.

October 23, 2012
T.J Maxx, Ulta, Rue 21 and Charming Charlie to open at Shoppes at Fox River

Opus Development Corp. announced the scheduled openings of T.J Maxx, Ulta Salon and Cosmetics, Rue 21 and Charming Charlie’s by Oct. 28 at the company’s Shoppes at Fox River development in Waukesha, Wis.

October 10, 2012
GGP and PepsiCo pilot interactive vending machines

PepsiCo is rolling out its Pepsi Interactive Vending machine pilot program -- allowing consumers to buy, gift and play games with PepsiCo beverages – at five General Growth Properties’ malls.

Columbiana Centre (Columbia, S.C.), Clackamas Town Center (Happy Valley, Ore.), Oglethorpe Mall (Savannah, Ga.), Oakwood Mall (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Park City Center (Lancaster, Pa.) will feature the interactive vending equipment with full touch-screen technology.

September 27, 2012
Lands End cuts 200 jobs in Wisconsin

A report by the Wisconsin State Journal said that Lands End plans to cut nearly 200 jobs in its headquarters town of Dodgeville, Wis., by the end of January.

September 26, 2012
Kohl’s opens 12 stores, with nine built to LEED Gold standards

Kohl’s Department Stores announced the grand opening of 12 stores, creating approximately 1,500 jobs nationwide.

September 19, 2012
Hobby Lobby expands at Paradise Pavilion

West Bend, Wis. -- Brixmor Property Group announced Hobby Lobby recently expanded from 46,546 sq. ft. to 57,346 sq. ft. at Paradise Pavilion, located in West Bend, Wis.

Brixmor, based in New York City, is the owner of Paradise Pavilion.

 

September 19, 2012
Nordstrom Rack announces three new locations

Seattle -- Nordstrom announced plans to open Nordstrom Rack stores in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa, Wis.; Ann Arbor, Mich., and Columbus, Ohio.

It will be the retailer's first location in the state of Wisconsin.

The approximately 36,000-sq.-ft. store in Wauwatosa, Wis., is scheduled to open in spring 2014 at The Mayfair Collection, a 250,000-sq.-ft. planned adaptive reuse development of a former industrial complex and distribution center.

September 19, 2012
WS Capital completes acquisition of Hilldale Shopping Center

Chestnut Hill, Mass. -- WS Capital Partners, the institutional investment arm of WS Development, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Hilldale Shopping Center, a 474,000-sq.-ft. retail center located in Madison, Wis.

Anchored by Macy’s, Metcalfe’s Market, Sundance Cinemas and Target, Hilldale Shopping Center serves the entire Madison metropolitan area, including the nearby University of Wisconsin-Madison.

May 24, 2012
Opus announces final tenant for Phase I of Shoppes at Fox River

The Milwaukee office of Opus Development Corp. said that Hallmark Gold Crown will occupy the final space of its Shoppes at Fox River Phase I retail development in Waukesha, Wis.

May 24, 2012
Opus announces final tenant for Phase I of Shoppes at Fox River

The Milwaukee office of Opus Development Corp. said that Hallmark Gold Crown will occupy the final space of its Shoppes at Fox River Phase I retail development in Waukesha, Wis.

May 10, 2012
Kohl's Q1 profit disappoints; on track to open 10, remodel 50 stores in 2011

Kohl’s Corp. reported that first-quarter profit fell 23% on aggressive price cuts, falling to $154 million from $201 million in the year-ago period.

May 7, 2012
Cabela’s to open store on property owned by Green Bay Packers

Cabela’s plans to open a store in Ashwaubenon, Wis., on property owned by the Green Bay Packers.

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