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  • Will West Coast Retailer Migration Continue as Northeast Rents Rise?

    When the nation’s retail industry recently congregated in New York City for ICSC’s National Deal Making conference, much of the discussion centered on the evolving mindset of consumers throughout the country. For retail real estate professionals in the Northeast, this conversation is vital.   

  • Report: Online retailers continue to move to brick-and-mortar

    There is one trend from the past couple of years shows no signs of stopping anytime soon: the movement of online-only retailers to the physical space. If anything, it’s gaining more momentum.      According to JLL’s Screens to Stores report, even more online retailers will experiment with physical locations in the next five years.    

  • Manhattan jewelry flagship transports shoppers to Bali

    Luxury jewelry brand John Hardy evokes its Balinese roots at its new, multi-sensory flagship in Manhattan’s SoHo.   

  • Walmart tests convenience-store format with online grocery pickup service

    Walmart has opened a 4,000-sq.-ft. format that offers pick-up of online grocery orders and a convenience store that also sells snacks, beverages and more.        The 4,000-sq.-ft. location, in Thornton, Colorado, also has on-site gaso-line station, the Denver Business Journal reported.  

  • CBRE announces two key hires

    Adam Cummings, an 18-year veteran of retail leasing, has been named senior VP and retail occupier practice leader at CBRE. Cummings will direct retail representation in the mall sector.   The company also announced the return of Matt Kircher as managing director and executive VP of its San Francisco office. Kircher began his real estate caeer at CBRE in the 1990s.  

  • First Look: Adidas global flagship, New York City

    Athletic giant adidas has opened a giant of a flagship, on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 46th Street in Manhattan. The four-story, 45,000-sq.-ft. store is the brand’s largest location in the world.    The new space marks the debut of adidas’ stadium retail concept, which is inspired by high school stadiums and celebrates creativity in sport. The store features a tunnel entrance, stands for live-game viewing on big screens, locker room-styled dressing rooms and track and turf sections where customers can try out products.

  • Olshan to Trump competition at ICSC-New York

    Olshan Properties will pay tribute to the new president-elect and fellow developer Donald Trump at the International Council of Shopping Centers New York Deal Making show, which kicks off at the Javits Center on Monday.   Staffers at the Olshan booth will be sporting blue “Make Retail Great Again” baseball caps as they promote a message, said a release, of elevating retail to bring local communities together by connecting with their hometown shopping centers.  

  • S2 Capital has expansion plans for Richmond-area center

    McLean, Virginia-based S2 Capital Partners has purchased an 8-acre center on the outskirts of Richmond with plans to build it out to its full potential.   The company paid $12 million for the 52,000-sq.-ft. Stonebridge Marketplace, and principal Rob Seidel told Richmond Biz Sense that it plans to add 7,200-sq.-ft. and 8,400-sq.-ft. buildings to fill out the strip that fronts a 123,000-sq.-ft. Kroger Marketplace.   Current tenants include Firestone, Panda Express, Mattress Firm, Qdoba, and AT&T.

  • Cole buys Baltimore Sam’s Club property

    VEREIT has purchased a 10.5-acre Sam’s Club property in Timonium, Maryland—just north of Baltimore — for $18.3 million in cash.   “The seller was able to secure an early lease extension prior to the sale, which created a well-positioned, long-term passive investment for the new ownership,” said Jon Busse, Senior VP at Colliers International, which handled the deal on behalf of the seller, Diamond Timonium LLC.  

  • U.K. activewear retailer has big plans for the U.S. market

    Move over Lululemon and Athletica, Sweaty Betty is moving onto your turf.   The London-based retailer of stylish activewear for women opened its ninth U.S. store — and third location in the Los Angeles area — on Melrose Ave. in West Hollywood, reported The Los Angeles Times, with a location in San Francisco up next.  
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