Newmark

Aritzia keeps growing its U.S. footprint.

The delayed return to offices due to the spread of the Delta variant has been a blow to the retail recovery in Manhattan.

One of the special aspects of the retail real estate business is that major malls and shopping centers become local focal points in scores, or even hundreds, of communities.

NewMark Merrill (no relation to that other Newmark) owns and/or manages some 70 outdoor centers in California, Illinois, and Colorado.

Two shopping centers in Twin Falls, Idaho, have been acquired by California-based Wood Investments Companies.

The nation’s largest beauty retailer is coming to Herald Square.

Crossman & Company is laying down roots in Charlotte, hiring a local real estate veteran to open and direct a new office there.

It’s not just online upstarts disrupting the mattress category — Sleep Number is also doing its part.

Jessica Curtis, who helped engineer the nationwide expansion of Barcelona Wine Bar and Bartaco, has joined CBRE as a senior VP and leader of the company’s restaurant practice.

Drew Schaul, one of the leading retail real estate professionals in the Miami market, has returned to CBRE after a seven-year stint at Robert K. Futterman & Associates.