A developer that caught on to the town center trend more than a decade ago told us that it had occurred to her company that people no longer went to shopping centers to shop, they went to do.
Since acquiring Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills, Ill., from Westfield in 2015, Centennial Real Estate has pledged to do all in its power to return the property to its former glory.
The recent "win" by the UFCW at Stop & Shop, which ended with initial approval of three-year labor agreement, cost the company around $100 million as stores struggled to stay open.