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  • NYC BEST BETS: TOP 10 NEW STORES

    The past year saw the opening of dozens of exciting new stores in Manhattan. Here’s my annual list of faves:

    Barneys: In a spectacular homecoming, the upscale retailer opened a stunning flagship downtown on the same block the company was founded in 1923. The multi-level, 55,000-sq.-ft. store combines the ultimate in modern luxe with the latest technology, from beacons to a store clienteling app to mobile checkouts. (101 Seventh Ave.)

  • Northeastern Exposure

    Packed and bursting with opportunities

    Ground-up projects are hard to come by here, but shopping center innovation and new retailers are not

    Density and diversity. The two D’s. That, in short, is what sums up the Northeast market for retailers. It’s the place where chains with national expansion plans or new formats to test need to be.

  • Shop Talk

    TRENDING STORES: Two Canadian brands are dropping anchor in the United States. Health and beauty retailer Saje Natural Wellness, which operates 45 locations up north, will open two stores in the Los Angeles area by year end. Another 25 stores are on tap for 2017. Featuring natural wellness, personal and home care products and accessories, Saje stores are open, light and airy, with a high level of design. The Saje store at Toronto’s Sherway Gardens features a 30-foot Italian tile façade.

  • ON THE LEVEL with Al Urbanski

    Oculus Populi: The mall at the center of the World Trade Center

  • Target Exercises Flexibility

    Target Corp. is thinking out of the box in urban and other select areas.

    The retailer’s flexible format store is designed to allow it to open in locations — ranging from downtown areas to college neighborhoods — that can’t accommodate a big-box footprint. The stores, which also serve as convenient pick-up destinations for online orders, run the gamut in size depending on their location. But most seem to average from about 20,000 to 40,000 sq. ft. The smallest, at 12,000 sq. ft., is in Berkely, Calif.

  • Project Profiles


    Seaport District


    Location: Lower Manhattan, New York, N.Y.

    Size: The transformed Seaport District will encompass seven buildings on several blocks totaling more than 400,000 sq. ft.

    Developer: The Howard Hughes Corporation

    Key tenants: iPic Theaters, 10 Corso Como, Scotch & Soda

    Status: Pier 17, the property at the center of the Seaport’s development plan, is set to open next year.

  • Report: 2016 digital holiday sales, online searches rise

    While results were conservative, holiday digital sales surpassed 2015 figures.  
  • Holiday spending surpasses expectations

    Initial reports about holiday spending bode well for retailers.   Consumers spent 16% more on holiday purchases this year than in 2015, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers Post-Holiday Shopping Survey.  
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