Al Urbanski
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- 10/18/2020
Westfield event puts the heart into the holidays for charities and guests
For just $10, guests at Westfield malls can buy a digital “VIP Kind Pass” to receive $20 off, free gift, and BOGO offers and aid-worthy charities at the same time. - 10/15/2020
Connecticut’s largest mall will live on, says owner
Following a Planning and Zoning Board vote that rejected Centennial’s plan to add luxury apartments to its Connecticut Post Mall in Milford, Conn., the fate of the state’s largest mall was in question. - 10/13/2020
Real Estate Investor Survey: Retail sector will be hurt most by COVID-19
Nine out of 10 investors and senior property company directors think real estate transaction levels will return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021. - 10/12/2020
5Qs for John Morris on the merging of retail and industrial real estate
Four segments of real estate have long been distinct: office, residential, retail, and industrial. - 10/12/2020
Ingka Centres’ $8.6 billion expansion initiative gains momentum in the U.S.
In a time when news about retail stores mostly concerns their closings, the opening of one particular store brand remains a jubilant event in nearly every region of the country. - 10/12/2020
URW gets EPA award for use of green power
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield has received the Excellence in Green Power Use award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for its aggressive use of alternative power sources in its malls. - 10/11/2020
City votes down plan; Connecticut’s biggest mall may close
The fate of Connecticut Post Mall, the state’s largest with 1.3 million sq. ft. of GLA, is now dim. - 10/8/2020
ICSC moves RECon to December in 2021, cancels all live events in Q1
Confident that the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to dog the retail industry well into next year, the International Council of Shopping Centers has cancelled all live events in the first quarter of 2021 - 10/8/2020
ICSC Survey: Holiday shoppers will start earlier and spend slightly more than last year
Two-thirds of Americans surveyed by the International Council of Shopping Centers said they would begin making holiday purchases before Thanksgiving Day and nearly three-quarters plan to spend the same amount of money or more than they did in 2019. - 10/7/2020
With 30 store openings this year, Florida has become Five Below’s No. 2 market
The pandemic has not interfered with Five Below’s aggressive expansion plans in the Sunshine State.
