Al Urbanski
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- 6/1/2021
5Qs for Michael Kalil on repositioning malls
COVID-19 wasn’t the first crisis Michael Kalil confronted that diverted the course of retail. - 6/1/2021
Bayer tests an online shopping program at The Summit in Alabama
One of the biggest changes in shopper behavior brought about by COVID-19 is rarely written about or discussed, according to Bayer Properties president Libby Lassiter. - 5/31/2021
Retail will return to former New Jersey mall site—along with three warehouses
Big regional malls are usually located at major highway crossroads, also a good spot for distribution centers. - 5/27/2021
Joint venture mixed-use project aims to remake DC’s Ward 7
Two developers and the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group Washington have broken ground on a mixed-use development in Washington’s Ward 7 that will deliver jobs, apartments, and a supermarket to the under-developed neighborhood. - 5/25/2021
Study: COVID-19 has made shoppers much more channel-agnostic
Free product returns for online purchases and the ability to buy the same products either in-store or online are two of the most important things that will be considered by Americans when choosing which retailers they’ll shop post-pandemic. - 5/25/2021
Madison Marquette adds two execs to its retail services team
Madison Marquette, the operator of mixed-use developments such as The Wharf in Washington, D.C., and Hacienda Crossing in California, has hired a new head of specialty leasing. - 5/25/2021
Vacated Sears space to become restaurant gallery in Massachusetts mall
Craftsman tools and Kenmore refrigerators will be replaced by veal parmigiana and Picanha sirloin at Simon’s Burlington Mall in Massachusetts. - 5/24/2021
Simon and Brookfield vets take over leasing at Tanger
Ex-Simon Premium Outlets chief Stephen Yalof has intensified the chain’s Simon-esque flavor with a new hire. - 5/24/2021
U.K.'s Timothy Oulton takes 10-year lease in historic N.Y. shopping district
It was the original location of Lord & Taylor in what was New York’s chief shopping district in the 19th Century and it soon will be the site of a top British furniture brand’s flagship store on the East Coast.
