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- 11/30/2021
Iris Apfel opens American Dream’s first pop-up shop
Iris Apfel has now added her unique fashion sense to New Jersey’s biggest house of retail, American Dream. - 11/30/2021
Sam’s Club scored a 30% rise in Thanksgiving traffic over 2020
Trader Joe’s, Costco, and Sam’s Club all had plenty to be thankful for last week, all seeing 25%-plus rises in store traffic on “Turkey Wednesday,” according to foot traffic analyst Placer.ai. - 11/24/2021
5Qs for Brad Wright on warehousing's answer to Airbnb
Brad Wright learned years ago that emergency needs for extra warehouse space were constant, so he started a website where retailers could find it. - 11/23/2021
Kohan acquires former Simon Mall in Pennsylvania
Kohan Retail Investment Group, the fallen mall resuscitator willing to operate properties with 20%-plus vacancy rates, has purchased Montgomery Mall in North Wales, Pa., for $55 million, according to the Philadelphia Business Journal. - 11/23/2021
Car show draws major traffic at Butler Town Center
A car show featuring more than 100 classic European automobiles drew thousands of people to Butler Town Center in Gainseville, Fla., according to Butler Enterprises. - 11/19/2021
Analyst: Supply chain snafus won’t make a big difference this Christmas
A customer engagement expert who’s tracked holiday shopping patterns for more than 30 years holds that a discombobulated distribution system will have little effect on how people shop in the coming weeks. - 11/17/2021
Tenants: How you can tour 10 centers (or more) in one day
Well-capitalized brands are expanding as the pandemic winds down, among them DTC retailers and restaurant chains seeking specially located and designed spaces. - 11/17/2021
Amazon 4-Star and Warby Parker to open at Cherry Hill Mall
Prominent online brands continue to expand to high-profile physical retail locations, the latest being Amazon 4-Star and Warby Parker signing leases at the super-regional Cherry Hill Mall in New Jersey. - 11/17/2021
Retail winners of past year: Target, Best Buy, and dollar stores
During a three-hour webinar yesterday, foot traffic analyst Placer.ai, itself a big winner over the past year, asked panelists to name the retail brands they thought conquered the pandemic. - 11/15/2021
Solstice Sunglasses reduced rents significantly to exit Chapter 11
With its revenues slashed in half by mandatory store closings in 2020, Solstice Sunglasses sought bankruptcy protection and emerged from Chapter 11 with fewer shops and smaller rents.