The city’s newest indoor shopping center, in Queens, has defied predictions of the death of the American mall by catering to Asian American shoppers.
Category: Shopping Centers and Malls
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Local Malls Are Sitting Empty, and Becoming a Headache for Small Towns
An empty shell for years, the mall in Lanesborough, Mass., shows how difficult it is to redevelop malls in smaller towns.
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What Do We Want From the Mall?
Decades after mega retail centers became a shorthand for bland suburbia, there may be some hope for them yet.
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Saks Fifth Avenue Calls Off Holiday Light Show
The department store is canceling an annual show that has long drawn tourists to its flagship store in New York City.
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From Starbucks to Specialty Cafes, the New Arms Race in the Coffee Wars
From the giant Starbucks to upstarts like Scooter’s Coffee in Nebraska, the battle is joined for who can come up with the craziest, calorie-laden, not-really-coffee drink.
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Malls Add Entertainment From Nerf and Mattel to Draw Customers
Landlords are turning to companies like Hasbro and Mattel for some fun and games in “retailtainment.”
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What Retail Apocalypse? Shopping Centers Are Making a Comeback.
Vacancy is the lowest it has been in two decades, at 5.4 percent, according to a recent report. The properties are thriving even as retailers like Macy’s and Express shutter many stores.
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When Science Class Is in a Former Macy’s
Charter schools are popping up in struggling malls as landlords look for alternative tenants and communities seek to increase educational opportunities.
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How Sushi Park, an L.A. Strip Mall Restaurant, Became a Celebrity Hangout Spot
Sushi Park, a modest-looking L.A. restaurant located in an unassuming strip mall, has become an unlikely hangout spot.
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Tony Spring, Macy’s New C.E.O., Faces Retail Puzzle
Tony Spring, a Bloomingdale’s veteran, assumes the top job as an investor group threatens to take a buyout bid to shareholders.
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Tony Spring, Macy’s New C.E.O., Faces Retail Puzzle
Tony Spring, a Bloomingdale’s veteran, assumes the top job as an investor group threatens to take a buyout bid to shareholders.
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Shoplifting at Filene’s Department Store
How I was banned from Filene’s department store.