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JLL and Gordon Brothers have formed a strategic alliance with the stated purpose of elevating the level and number of services they offer to retailers and their investors.

A TJ Maxx-anchored center in Brookfield, Wis., was acquired by Newport Capital Partners. Sale price of the 137,816-sq.-ft. property was not disclosed.

An affiliate of Milwaukee-based Phoenix Investors has purchased Bon-Ton’s 517,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in Rockford, Ill., and is in the market for a new tenant.

It’s a renter’s market in malls these days. In-line tenants are asking for shorter leases and getting them.

Alamo Drafthouse will enter the Florida market as the anchor of Phase 3 of O’Connor Capital Partners Vineland Pointe project in Orlando.

It’s a first and 10 for Lowe’s, which is taking over as the National Football League’s official home improvement sponsor.

Long-tenured Levin Management executive Matthew K. Harding has been named CEO of the North Plainfield, N.J., company.

It takes a human touch to help physical stores succeed in today’s digital world.