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- 8/18/2020
New York fitness centers to open next week; six states keep gyms closed
The fit will again be getting fitter in the state of New York, leaving just six states where fitness businesses must remain closed due to coronavirus concerns - 8/14/2020
Laundromat leader looks to expand during the pandemic
PWS laundry has built and sold more than 3,000 laundromats since, and now the founder’s grandson is running the family business with a partner. - 8/14/2020
AMC to re-open 100 theaters with 1920’s ticket prices of 15 cents
COVID-19 has been especially tough on the movie business. Sell-out crowds and social distancing don’t mix. - 8/13/2020
Will Amazon’s ‘mini-DCs’ help save American malls?
Many in the retail industry were surprised this week by reports that Amazon has been talking with Simon about putting distribution centers into some of the mall chain’s shuttered Sears and Penney’s stores. - 8/13/2020
Westfield merges physical and digital marketing functions
Retailers and retail center owners alike have been expanding their omnichannel efforts since COVID-19 altered the way they do business. - 8/12/2020
Big data drives big changes at a Cincinnati town center
Liberty Township, an affluent suburb of Cincinnati, is a town on the rise. - 8/12/2020
5Qs for Barry Wolfe on doing sale-leasebacks to grow during the pandemic
Barry Wolfe recently tipped us off to the growing role of sale-leasebacks during COVID-19. - 8/12/2020
PREIT executes $30 million term loan following poor Q2
A day after reporting a 36% decrease of $18.6 million in the second quarter, mall owner PREIT announced it has executed a secured term loan for up to $30 million to shore up its liquidity as the COVID-19 pandemic draws on.