REAL ESTATE

The 2020 pandemic wore hard on American retail centers. They are now all trying to re-invent themselves as entertainment and dining centers.

The CFO who was made president of Howard Hughes Corporation and continued in both those roles while serving as interim CEO has now been formally invested with the top job.

Traffic plunged in stores on the official start of the holiday shopping season even as it set new records online.

The pandemic has proved no match for Tropical Smoothie Café’s expansion. 

Retail has been evolving for years now, but mass shutdowns of brick-and-mortar retail locations brought about by COVID-19 has accelerated the process and driven more consumers to online shopping.

Dick’s Sporting Goods is going all-in on the outdoors and CEO Ed Stack is leading the charge.

Carter’s is closing a big chunk of its store base but it isn’t giving up on new store growth.

Greendale Mall in Worcester could serve as the poster child for COVID-19’s acceleration of online shopping and demand for merchandise fulfillment services.

7-Eleven has opened the fifth location of its new “evolution” store concept. 

More consumers plan to shop online (61%) than in-store (54%) on Black Friday. The findings are part of a new survey by Deloitte, which revealed that 57% of shoppers are anxious about shopping in-store during the holiday season due to the pandemic. (The survey was conducted Oct. 9 – Nov.

The country’s largest specialty kiosk retailer sees plenty of opportunities to expand — even amid the pandemic.

Foot Locker is adding two new locations for its community-based “power” store format.