Al Urbanski
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- 9/27/2020
Norfolk seeks developer to take over Military Circle Mall
Not all mall owners have the talent or temerity to turn an old, outdated mall into a mixed-use town center, especially if that owner is the city of Norfolk, Va. - 9/24/2020
Syracuse mall asks tenants to leave, shuts for good
Gov. Andrew Cuomo stalled the opening of malls in New York, requiring that air filtration systems be upgraded before they could allow customers in, but ShoppingTown Mall in DeWitt, N.Y., could only let in the rain. - 9/22/2020
Westfield introduces SafeGuard hygiene certification at malls
One of the most troubling issues mall owners and operators are attempting to get a handle on as they prepare for the holiday season is convincing shoppers that their properties are safe. - 9/22/2020
Cushman veterans exit to form ‘new age’ retail brokerage
The Cushman & Wakefield brokers who helped Restoration Hardware and Showfields forge a new era in experiential retail in New York City have left the firm to cultivate the trend within their own company. - 9/21/2020
Easton adds Hawaiian cuisine to its massive dining lineup
With more than 60 restaurants dotting its property, one would expect to find any and every type of cuisine at Easton Town Center in Columbus, and it’s possible that that may now be the case. - 9/20/2020
JLL forms retail-industrial task force to address last-mile fulfillment
With e-commerce sales surging past 20% during the pandemic, shopping center operators have had serious discussions about turning their empty department store anchors into last-mile distribution centers. - 9/20/2020
Mall of America gives free space to retailers harmed by pandemic and social unrest
Minnesota’s Mall of America will dedicate a retail space called Community Commons to shops in Minneapolis and St. Paul whose businesses have been disrupted by the pandemic and social unrest brought about by the killing of George Floyd. - 9/17/2020
Emerging from the pandemic, PREIT signs new tenants at six malls
Shopping centers and malls continue to work their ways out of the confines of COVID-19 with gains in traffic and new tenants coming on-stream. - 9/16/2020
Owners optimistic about plan to save Connecticut’s largest mall
With 1.3 million sq. ft. of gross leasing area and minus two anchors with the departures of Sears and J.C. Penney, The Connecticut Post Mall in Milford is encountering the same questionable future. - 9/15/2020
Centennial hatches plan to let people shop their malls like they shop Amazon
Back in March and April, when the COVID-19 pandemic began putting malls out of business, Centennial executives hunkered down in a series of defensive planning meetings to weather the crisis.
