Tenant Update

Ex-Simon Premium Outlets chief Stephen Yalof has intensified the chain’s Simon-esque flavor with a new hire.

Foot Locker reported a strong first quarter that beat estimates and said it is repositioning its store fleet to focus on its iconic banners.

Malls reinventing themselves as mixed-use centers are finding that the conversions bring them higher rents for residential and office space—as well as retail.

Pyramid Management Group this year announced plans to introduce residential developments across its 14-mall portfolio to increase traffic and activity and keep them viable.

Federal Realty Investment Trust, developer of notable town center projects like Assembly Row outside of Boston and Santana Row in San Jose, is looking to energize its properties with new retail blood.

Tenants such as Dick’s, Boscov’s, Aeropostale, and Victoria’s Secret at Cumberland Mall in Vineland, N.J., may soon find delivery of their online orders moving out faster and easier.

Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., has been without a cinema since last spring when CMX filed for bankruptcy and closed its operation in the mall.

The Comedy Shrine, a comedy club run by a former trouper at Chicago’s Second City improv theater, has moved into Fox Valley Center in Aurora, Ill.

Primark continues to expand its U.S. footprint.

Queen Ka’ahumanu Center, the largest mall on the Hawaiian island of Maui for 50 years, may be facing its demise.