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- 8/25/2020
So long, dressing rooms! Brookfield launches contactless auto-fit service
Lining up with armfuls of hangered clothing in backrooms of stores could soon be a thing of the past. - 8/25/2020
Retail bankruptcies subside, but will return with a vengeance in Q1 2021
Retailers whose businesses have been devastated by the pandemic but who have enough cash on hand to remain in operation through the holidays will do so. - 8/24/2020
Slate Retail REIT changes its name
- 8/21/2020
Web strategist: Walmart is far ahead of Amazon in the last mile
Not too many years ago, Walmart’s e-commerce operations were largely overshadowed by Amazon. - 8/20/2020
The shopping center site of ‘The 40-Year-Old Virgin” gets a re-make
When Blackstone acquired Encino Courtyard as part of a larger industrial portfolio in 2016, the Southern California shopping center appeared a little fuzzy around the edges. - 8/20/2020
A&G exec: Retailers seek fulfillment space after ramping up e-commerce efforts
COVID-19’s historical mark on the retail industry will be how it energized the move of brick-and-mortar brands into full-blown e-commerce efforts. - 8/19/2020
Mall of America misses another mortgage payment, enters forbearance agreement
After having missed three mortgage payments, Mall of America’s collateral value has slipped from $2.3 billion to $1.9 billion. - 8/19/2020
CBL initiates Chapter 11 restructuring and plans to 'continue as normal'
CBL Properties will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in concert with a pre-made restructuring agreement with its lenders that will keep all of its 108 properties open and operating. - 8/18/2020
PREIT ventures into e-commerce with back-to-school program
PREIT, one of the many big mall owners whose shoppers have been doing more shopping online, has decided to follow them there.