REAL ESTATE

Placer.ai: The holiday shopping season may have begun in October
There isn’t a retail research firm or an investment house that hasn’t predicted an early start to a holiday season in which product availability is being curtailed by supply chain problems, and Placer.ai’s October Mall Index indicates Christmas shopping is underway.
Dollar General hits big store milestone
Dollar General opened its first store in Alabama in 1965. It’s come a long way since then.

Solstice Sunglasses reduced rents significantly to exit Chapter 11

With its revenues slashed in half by mandatory store closings in 2020, Solstice Sunglasses sought bankruptcy protection and emerged from Chapter 11 with fewer shops and smaller rents.
Walgreens, VillageMD plan big expansion in Tampa

Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMd continue to expand in Florida.
Survey: Six out of 10 Americans say they’d buy all a mall’s merchandise online

A company that creates digital marketing and e-commerce programs for malls did a survey of 569 American consumers and found that they’re hankering for digital connections to their favorite shopping centers.
Amazon opens second grocery store with ‘Just Walk Out’ in Illinois

Illinois is getting its sixth Amazon Fresh brick-and-mortar grocery store, and its second with fully autonomous checkout.
Canada’s Kanuk to open its first U.S. store

Kanuk is entering the United States as the first part of its international expansion.
Amazon expands supply chain presence in Alabama

Amazon is expanding its fulfillment center footprint in Alabama with four new facilities. and plans to open three more new operations facilities there.
Primark to ramp up U.S. store expansion

Primark is expanding around the world — with a big focus on the United States.
New Staten Island center will open 14 tenants this fall

Kimco Realty's major addition to retail real estate in the New York City borough of Staten Island will get big attention from now through December when 14 tenants plan to open.