With more than 60 restaurants dotting its property, one would expect to find any and every type of cuisine at Easton Town Center in Columbus, and it’s possible that that may now be the case.
With e-commerce sales surging past 20% during the pandemic, shopping center operators have had serious discussions about turning their empty department store anchors into last-mile distribution centers.
Minnesota’s Mall of America will dedicate a retail space called Community Commons to shops in Minneapolis and St. Paul whose businesses have been disrupted by the pandemic and social unrest brought about by the killing of George Floyd.