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  • Abercrombie expanding in this market

    Abercrombie & Fitch is expanding its presence in the Middle East. The retailer has entered into an agreement with Majid Al Futtaim Fashion to open stores in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. Since 2013, Abercrombie, in partnership with Majid Al Futtaim Fashion, has opened eight stores in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.

  • Nautica gets back to its roots

    New York City-based lifestyle apparel retailer, Nautica, a division of VF Corp., has opened a flagship in Manhattan, in the SoHo neighborhood. The 2,000-sq.-ft. store opening embodies the brand's refreshed marketing and design strategy which celebrates the company’s roots as well as its established nautical heritage.

  • Pat Catan opens its first store under ownership of Michaels

    Michaels Companies will unveil a 26,500-sq.-ft. Pat Catan’s Crafts and Floral store on May 13 – the first opening since Michaels acquired Pat Catan’s parent company earlier this year.

  • Times Square to lose another high-profile retail flagship

    Aéropostale is closing its 19,000-sq.-ft. flagship in Manhattan’s Times Square.

  • Former Starbucks COO plans new multi-use venue

    Troy Alstead, the longtime Starbucks executive who resigned as COO in February 2016, is ready to take his next professional step.

    According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, Alstead is planning to open a 57,000-sq.-ft. “sustainable social hub” in Gig Harbor, Washington. Offerings will include a restaurant, bar and café as well as a 20-lane bowling alley and meeting and party rooms.

  • David’s Bridal enters into its first franchise agreement

    David’s Bridal is expanding south of the border.

    The bridal and special occasion retailer is partnering with Diltex, a leading manufacturer and retailer of intimate apparel in Mexico, to open its first franchise location, in Mexico City.

    The store is expected to open by the end of 2016 with additional franchise locations planned to open over the next five years across the country.

  • Different kind of deli expands in Northeast

    The fast-casual restaurant chain McAlister’s Deli has opened its first store in the New York City area, a market where residents know a thing or two about delis.

  • Another retailer to explore strategic alternatives

    Build-A-Bear Workshop on Tuesday said it has hired financial and legal advisers to help it explore strategic alternatives. The news came the day after General Nutrition Corp. (GNC) said it was doing the same.

  • Retailers making Miracle Mile moves

    There is a lot of tenant activity going on at the Miracle Miles Shops in Las Vegas with several notable retailers expanding, renovating and growing new concepts.

  • JLL makes key hires to expand SoCal retail efforts

    Photo: Erik Westedt, left, and Scott Kaplan have joined JLL’s growing Southern California team.

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