Deal in Broward sets up development with apartments, retail
A vacant property in Miramar was sold in two deals and is set to be developed with apartments and retail.The site is at the northwest corner of Miramar Parkwayand...
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First phase of businesses open at Dania Pointe: See what's there
By Lisa J. Huriash, South Florida Sun SentinelThe first of the businesses within the 102-acre Dania Pointe residential and entertainment complex opened Thursday.Kimco...
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Kimco Opens $800M Dania Pointe Development in Time for Holiday Shopping
Open-Air Center North of Miami to Feature Retail, Office, Residential SpaceLocated in Dania Beach, Florida, Dania Pointe will feature shops, restaurants, hotels,...
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Kimco Realty Announces Grand Opening of Dania Pointe Phase I Signature Series Development
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE:KIM) today announced the Phase I grand opening of its Dania Pointe Signature Series development in...
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This One Thing Can Save Brick-And-Mortar Retailers From Online Competition
For years now, the dark shadows of Amazon, Groupon and Walmart.com have loomed over brick-and-mortar shops, creeping ever closer, like a terrifying and unstoppable...
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Developer of $800M Dania Pointe complex seeks OK for 350 hotel rooms
The developer of Dania Pointe, the mammoth shopping and entertainment complex coming to Dania Beach, wants to build 350 hotel rooms instead of the 300 already approved.Dania...
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Topgolf breaks ground on Doral location
Topgolf has broken ground on another Southeast Florida location as it gets closer to its regional debut.The sports entertainment company recently started construction...
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Dania Pointe shopping center gearing up for 2018 opening
BrandsMart USA, TJ Maxx and Hobby Lobby are the first major retailers announced for Dania Pointe, though the opening of the $800 million shopping and entertainment...
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Topgolf nears deal for its first South Florida golf entertainment facility, which would create 450 jobs
Topgolf could soon seal a deal for its first golf/entertainment complex location in South Florida, which would support 450 permanent jobs.The Miami Gardens City...
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Major mixed-use center planned for Fort Lauderdale area
In today’s time-pressed, constantly-connected society, we all seek ways to conduct our lives more effectively.As the pace of daily living continues to accelerate,...
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New Dania shopping mecca expected to open in 2017 at site of old wooden roller coaster
Dania Pointe center expected to be a major regional drawFour months after knocking down the longstanding wooden roller coaster in Dania Beach, developers are moving...
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Dania Pointe Nears Construction Commencement
New master planned community of shops, restaurants, residences, hotels and offices to transform 102 acres of highly visible property along I-95 in the Greater Fort...
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Hurricane wooden roller coaster to be torn down March 16
The old Hurricane roller coaster in Dania Beach will soon make its final plunge.The 100-foot-tall wooden ride visible from Interstate 95 will be taken down starting...
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Luxury Hotel, Condos Approved for Via Mizner in Boca's Downtown
A luxury hotel has reserved a spot in Boca Raton's downtown.City Council members, acting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, unanimously approved plans for a...
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Lamborghini Dealership Set to Open Soon in Davie
South Florida-based Warren Henry Auto Group is preparing to open a new 28,000-square-foot Lamborghini dealership in Davie next month.The new dealership’slocation...
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Wawa Plans To Open 120 Convenience Stores Across Southeast Florida, Starting with Broward and Palm Beach Counties
South Florida, we're finally getting our own Wawa—actually, we're getting 120 of them.The Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain is known for its loyal...
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All Aboard Florida Unveils Branding of Its Rail Service
All Aboard Florida has revealed the name of its upcoming rail line that will run between Miami and Orlando: Brightline.The announcement was made Monday at the MiamiCentral...
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Shake Shack, True Food Kitchen Among First Restaurants and Shops Announced for Metropica Project
Metropica, a $1 billion project being built in Sunrise, announced its initial list of restaurants and retailers this week.The entire development will have 400,000-square-feet...
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Then & Now: See how Sawgrass Mills has Grown Since it Opened 25 Years Ago
Jacky Amar, owner of Point of View, has been selling high-end eyewear in Sawgrass Mills since the mall opened 25 years ago.He told the Business Journal that his...
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Sawgrass Mills Signs New Upscale Outlets
Sawgrass Mills is bringing on a handful of new luxury outlet stores like Marc Jacobs as part of the mall’s most recent expansion of its Colonnade Outletssection.Besides...
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Offices, Shops Planned Next to Riverside Hotel on Las Olas
The owner of the Riverside Hotel expects to break ground in January on a two-story office and retail building next to the hotel in downtown Fort Lauderdale.LasOlas...
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Anticipating a Record 15 Million Visitors this Year, Greater Fort Lauderdale Sets Sights on 2016
If you thought the beaches and malls in Broward County seemed more crowded than usual with out-of-towners, you're probably right.Nicki Grossman, president of the...
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Lauderdale Projects Will Expand its 'Beach'
The long-awaited transformation of the city's central beach area could start the day after next year's Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show ends.The first project...
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Dania Jai-Alai Casino Could Open in January
For those of you who have driven along Dania Beach Boulevard recently and still see a gutted jai-alai fronton: Don't worry; the casino is coming together as planned.Scott...
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Dania Roller Coaster Will Stand Awhile Longer
Demolition Day for the Dania Beach roller coaster probably won't come until 2016.The Hurricane, once known as the tallest wooden amusement park ride in Florida,...
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American Dream Lands Three HBC Anchors
Two Canadian firms are joining forces to realize the American Dream — that is, a megamall called American Dream New Jersey. Triple Five Corp., the shopping...
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CBL Joins with Fisher-Price for New Mall Play Areas
Chattanooga-based shopping center developer CBL Associates Properties Inc. is joining with a pair of other entities, including Fisher-Price, to design soft play...
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JLL: Miami Retail Development Trend Near a Peak
Retail development has surged in South Florida, but the trend may be near a peak in Miami-Dade County, according to a research report by Chicago-based commercial...
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Trader Joe's Opening in Fort Lauderdale Oct. 15
Trader Joe’s has set the time and date for the opening of its new store in Fort Lauderdale: 8 a.m. on Oct. 15.The popular grocery store’s 17th location...
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Shops on Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas Trade at $940 per Square Foot
Premium real estate prices have reached the upscale shopping strip of Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale as two retail buildings sold for $940 per square foot.Maus...
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Rack Stores Boost Nordstrom Sales
Nordstrom’s off-price Rack concept is helping draw sales and traffic to the retailer’s full-price stores, said Co-President Blake Nordstrom on a second-quarter...
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Memomi's MemoryMirror Lets You Try on Clothes Without Actually Putting Them On
Three Neiman Marcus stores — in San Francisco, Walnut Creek, and Dallas — have a special kind of mirror that lets people “try on” and compare...
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Condo-Hotel Planned on Las Olas Boulevard
A condo-hotel project is in the works along Fort Lauderdale's iconic Las Olas Boulevard — only the second hotel in decades and a sign of growing interestin...
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Used-Car Sales Booming; Florida Fine Cars to Open in West Palm Beach
A used-car chain active in Broward and Miami-Dade is expanding to Palm Beach County, as competition heats up in the booming used-car market.Florida Fine Cars aims...
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SUBURBAN OF S. FLORIDA SELLS FORMER SATURN DEALERSHIP TO CAPITAL GROUP OF BROWARD
SALZMAN REAL ESTATE ADVISORS BROKERS THE SALE OF THE FORMER SATURN OF WEST PALM BEACH DEALERSHIP TO CAPITAL GROUP OF BROWARD, INC. DANIA BEACH (August 10, 2015)...
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Etailer Fabletics Moves into Brick- and - Mortar Stores
Activewear etailer Fabletics is moving into the big leagues by opening its first five physical stores this fall. Cofounded by actres Kate Hudson in 2013, the brand...
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Salzman Real Estate Advisors Receives 2015 Best of Dania Beach Award
Salzman Real Estate Advisors Receives 2015 Best of Dania Beach AwardDania Beach Award Program Honors the AchievementDANIA BEACH (July 30, 2015) -- Salzman Real...
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For $58.4 Million, TJX adds Australian Chain to Off-Price Empire
The TJX Cos. is expanding its off-price retail empire with the acquisition of Australian chain Trade Secret from Gazal Corp., for $58.54 million. Trade Secret operates...
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Soaring Commercial Real Estate Market is Now Bigger than it was in 2006
Commercial real estate has been booming this year, with some surprising markets outside of New York or San Francisco making incredible strides. But there are signs...
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Dick's Sporting goods is Launching a Competitor to Lululemon
Dick's Sporting Goods just jumped into the competitive market of women's activewear in a very big way.The sports retailer is launching a new lifestyle and fitness...
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Prospects Swell for 'Very Cool' Lauderdale Water Park
Schlitterbahn: the word seems vaguely naughty. But within a couple of years it may well become a staple of the vocabulary of local fun-seeking kids..That's because...
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Tech Bytes: Three Reasons the Store Remains Crucial in a Digital Age
Here are three reasons that brick-and-mortar stores are still a vital part of any retailer’s omnichannel strategy.Customer ConvenienceAlthough home delivery...
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Inside Look: Bahia Mar's Massive Expansion Plan in Fort Lauderdale
The new owners of the Bahia Mar Resort Marina are about to take their 2.4 million-square-foot expansion plan to Fort Lauderdale officials.The plans submittedto...
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Gen Y's Secret Retail Guilty Pleasure
If you guessed Etsy or Urban Outfitters, you guessed wrongMillennials love all things artisanal, hand-crafted and customizable, so it stands to reason that oneof...
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Next Big Step for Vast Miami Worldcenter
A major step in the evolution of mega development Miami Worldcenter is expected July 14 when county commissioners decide whether to create a Community Development...
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Salzman Real Estate Advisors Brokers the Sale of IberiaBank's Former Palm Springs Branch Building to Genesis House Recovery Residence, Inc.
SALZMAN REAL ESTATE ADVISORS BROKERS THE SALE OF IBERIABANK’S FORMER PALM SPRINGS BRANCH BUILDING TO GENESIS HOUSE RECOVERY RESIDENCE, INC. DANIA BEACH (June...
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Lower Manhattan's Retail Renaissance Well Underway
Lower Manhattan retail is undergoing a retail renaissance, with three major new projects eager to tap the market’s burgeoning consumer base. The first toopen,...
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Kohl's Grapples with Quest for New Golden Era
The department store is in the early stages of a multi-year re-invention, anchored by more advanced e-commerce, a better merchandise mix and a new loyalty program....
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Brooklyn Water Bagel to Open Wednesday in Ft. Lauderdale
The Original Brooklyn Water Bagel Co. is slated to open Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale.The bagels and coffee restaurant plans to open a two-story, 4,800-square-foot...
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Meet Publix's Next Big Threat: Lidl, the German Grocer with Big U.S. Expansion Plans
A European discount grocer with plans to expand in the U.S. could pose a "formidable" threat to grocers like Publix Super Markets Inc.Lidl chose the metro D.C.region...
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Bal Harbour Shops Releases Renderings of Proposed $400 Million Expansion
Bal Harbour Shops has released new renderings of a proposed expansion that will add a Barneys New York and about 400,000 square feet of retail space to the 50-year-old...
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Broward: 'Sleepy Town' Awakening with Citywide Development
Dania Beach LONG has been one of those communities that people overlooked as they drove along Interstate 95. Sure, it’s home to Fort Lauderdale-HollywoodInternational...
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Porsche Design Tower's Unique way of Parking Cars
The Dezervator, arguably one of the Porsche Design Tower’s most talked-about amenities, has been patented, proven and is almost ready for use.Engineers recently...
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Whole Foods to Name New Chain After '365' Brand
NEW YORK – Whole Foods says it will name its new chain of smaller stores with lower prices after its "365 Everyday Value" house brand.Co-CEO Walter Robb tells...
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Storytelling Crucial to Shopping-Center Brand: Simon's Creative Director
Branding a shopping center is not much different from branding a retailer, Simon’s senior vice president and global creative director Chidi Achara says. “Traditionally...
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Sawgrass Mills Expanding with Full-Price Shopping Center: Town Center at Sawgrass
Sawgrass Mills, the mammoth mall in western Broward County where locals and tourists go for bargains and luxury shopping, is expected to grow much more.Simon, the...
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Bahia Mar Developers Propose Public Promenade, Shops, Two 39-Story Condo Towers on Property
The Bahia Mar is home to the annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show, but its new developers want to make it a public attraction the rest of the year aswell,...
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New Retail Formats Target the Nation's Next Biggest Buying Group
Step aside, baby boomers. The Millennials are taking your place.The demographic born between 1980 and 2000, also dubbed Generation Y, will become the biggest consumer...
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Galleria Shopping for Big Additions
The looming shadow of a proposed $750 million development at The Galleria mall extends well beyond the site's neighbors and could set a standard for how this city...
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New Entrance to West Palm Beach: Restoration Hardware
Does a fancy Restoration Hardware store represent an attractive entrance into downtown West Palm Beach? Yes, say area real estate professionals.The home furnishings...
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Property Dynasties Team Up to Fund Miami Project
Developers are digging deep into their own pockets to pull off megaprojects in South Florida.In the latest example, two prominent families, the LeFraks of New York...
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New Building in Fort Lauderdale will House Furniture Retailer
Construction crews have began building a 3-story building just south of Broward Boulevard in downtown Fort Lauderdale, the future home of a furniture retailer.The...
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Dania Live Renamed as New Partner Kimco Unveils Big Retail Plans
The 102-acre Dania Live project along Interstate 95 has been renamed Dania Pointe as Kimco Realty has released details about its plans for one of South Florida’s...
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Whole Foods to Launch New Concept Aimed at Millennial Shoppers
Whole Foods is launching a new concept aimed at millennial customers, or those who reached young adulthood around the year 2000, co-CEO Walter Robb told investors...
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Macy's to Test Off-Price Macy's Backstage Concept in New York City
Macy’s Inc. is tossing its hat into the off-price retail arena. The retailer plans to open four Macy’s Backstage stores this fall in the New York City...
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South Florida Business Journal Recognizes Bob Shapiro as One of the Power Leaders in Real Estate
The South Florida real estate market is among the hottest in the nation, with a flurry of construction activity and a host of local leaders driving much of that...
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All-Audi Car Rental Outlet Headed to Fort Lauderdale
Silvercar — the all-Audi airport car rental company — plans to add Fort Lauderdale to the roster of U.S. cities it serves on May 15.The Austin-based...
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Top U.S. Mall Owner Simon Taps Tech, Loyalty to Boost Own Brand
The largest U.S. mall developer Simon wants to build up its brand.The vast majority of shoppers couldn’t care less whether their local mall belongs to Simon...
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Empire Outlets NYC Announced More Stores that will Occupy the First Outlet Mall in New York City
Empire Outlets stores announced: Major brands join Nordstrom, H MSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A slew of popular national retailers will open their doors at Empire Outlets,...
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Salzman Real Estate Advisors Brokers the Sale of IberiaBank's Former Pompano Bank Building to Zahalsky 990 Real Estate Holdings
SALZMAN REAL ESTATE ADVISORS BROKERS THE SALE OF IBERIABANK’S FORMER POMPANO BANK BRANCH BUILDING TO ZAHALSKY 990 REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS DANIA BEACH (April...
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5 Tech Trends that will Hit Every Retail Store by 2020
Showrooming—the practice of shoppers using retail stores to discover products they’d like to buy, then completing their purchases online where theycan...
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Billion-Dollar Galleria Mall Development Plan Gets Revamped
The owner of the Galleria mall in Fort Lauderdale will present a revamped redevelopment plan to city officials on Tuesday.Fort Lauderdale’s Development Review...
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Salzman Real Estate Advisors Brokers the Sale of IberiaBank's Former Pompano Bank Branch Building to Zahalsky 990 Real Estate Holdings
Salzman Real Estate Advisors, a commercial real estate company specializing in retail real estate, represented IberiaBank, in the sale of their former bank branch...
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Danish Dollar Chain Tiger to Open U.S. Stores
If Ikea were a young woman with a trendy and crazy younger sister, that sister could be Tiger: a fresh, quirky, Danish take on the 99-cent store. This concept,whose...
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Century 21 Department Store to Open at Sawgrass Mills
The first Century 21 Department Store in Florida is slated to open at Sawgrass Mills next year.Century 21, in business since 1961, carries designer men's, women's...
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Retail Developers are Increasingly Adding Homes to the Mix
The proverbial corner of Main and Main, long a hub for high-visibility retail, is now in unprecedented demand for urban housing. Instead of duking it out for site...
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Sears cashes in on Stores with a REIT and a Venture with General Growth
Sears Holdings Corp. is getting serious about squeezing some cash out of its considerable real estate holdings. The retailer is forming a REIT, called SeritageGrowth...
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New Stores to Open at the Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass Mills
Several first-in-market outlet stores will soon open at the Colonnade Outlets at Sawgrass Mills, as the Sunrise shopping center continues its expansion.Sawgrass...
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Falcone Plans to Knock Down Fashion Mall, Add Resi, Office, Retail and Restaurants
The new owner of the vacant Fashion Mall in Plantation plans to redevelop it as a mixed-use property with residential units, office space, shops and restaurants,...
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Can Full-Price Stores and Outlets Coexist in the Same Mall?
Retailers facing sluggish sales at particular locations are opting for a lucrative alternative to shutting down: They are converting weak full-price stores to outlets....
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Off-Price Retail Sector Growing Fast
Off-price chains that sell high-profile brands and designer goods for 20 to 60 percent below department and specialty store prices, are outperforming much of the...
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Wawa in West Palm Beach Gets Initial OK from Commission
WEST PALM BEACH — The city commission gave initial approval of a brownfield designation for a former landfill across from Palm Beach International Airport,...
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10 Retailers Bucking the Trend and Opening Stores
Wet Seal. RadioShack. Frederick's of Hollywood.The retail headlines of 2015 have read like an obituary for brick-and-mortar stores, as a flood of companies have...
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Seminole Tribe Announces Plans for Second Hollywood Hotel
The Seminole Tribe of Florida announced plans for its second Hollywood hotel — and at the same time, it is lobbying to renew its existing gambling agreement...
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The Great American Mall is Active and Well
The great American bastion to consumerism known ubiquitously as “The Mall” is not taking the proverbial standing eight count, contrary to various exaggerated...
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LeFrak and Soffers Team Up to Develop Biscayne Landing
Creating a South Florida partnership that unites two real estate dynasties, Richard LeFrak, chairman and CEO of LeFrak, and Jeffrey Soffer and Jackie Soffer, principals...
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Largest Mall in the Nation Proposed for Miami-Dade
The company that owns and runs the largest mall in America wants to build an even bigger one in northwestern Miami-Dade, a roughly 200-acre entertainment complex...
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Still No. 1 in Florida, Publix Cracks $30 Billion in Annual Revenues
Publix, still the No. 1 grocery chain in Florida by market share, continued its consistent growth by racking up $30.6 billion in revenues in 2014, a 5.7 percent...
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Conor Flynn to Succeed David Henry as Kimco CEO
The reins of leadership will be changing hands soon at Kimco Realty Corp., which announced that David B. Henry will retire as vice chairman and CEO on Jan. 1, 2016....
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Power Center Landlords Say Big Boxes are in Demand
Junior anchors, specialty grocers and international retailers are creating such demand for open-air centers that many landlords now have the luxury of waiting for...
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Nike Plans Lincoln Road Store with Rooftop Basketball Court to Replace Pottery Barn and William Sonoma
Lincoln Road is in such a state of content flux that even national chain stores that have sat on the strip for more than a decade can't keep up.William Sonoma and...
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DaniaLIVE Groundbreaking Set for 2015
Boomers Entertainment officially closed its doors on January 25, with go- karts screeching to a halt to make room for the new $250 million DaniaLIVE Marketplace.The...
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Fort Lauderdale Airport Breaks Passenger Record in 2014
The Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has achieved its highest passenger record this past year, handling 24.6 million passengers – a 10 percent...
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Staples to Buy Office Depot in $6.3 Billion Deal
The two giants of the office stationery retail business will become one under a $6.3 billion deal announced today by Staples to acquire Office Depot. Staples has...
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Boomers' Go-Carts, Bumper Boats Won't be Sold
The go-carts, bumper boats and arcade games that for decades made Boomers in Dania Beach a family destination will be sent off to other entertainment centers owned...
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Boomers! Ran Out of Nacho Cheese and Closed Its Doors Forever to Become DaniaLive
Did you take a final lap on the go-kart track? Play one last round of minigolf with friends? Win any souvenirs from the ticket counter?If you didn't go yesterday,...
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Boomers Entertainment Center Closing on Sunday
The bumper cars will come to rest for the last time Sunday at Boomers, a family entertainment center in Dania Beach.A message on the company's website states that...
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Demand for Big-Box Space is Up, Landlords Say
Landlords are finding it easier to fill vacant big boxes these days, due to an uptick in expanding retailers and other unconventional tenants.“The stock of...
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Consumers Ready to Shop in 2015
Increasing consumer confidence, a recovering housing market and tourism growth are paving the way for a bright 2015 in retail, industry experts say."As the economy...
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Dania Beach Land Trades for $29 Million
Developers assembling land for a massive shopping plaza in Dania Beach have paid $29 million for four parcels that house part of the Boomers entertainment complex,...
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Publix Inks $10M Sale and Leaseback with Developer on Plantation Store
Publix Super Markets executed a sale/leaseback deal for one of it Plantation stores.The Lakeland-based supermarket chain sold the 60,860-square-foot store at 1181...
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Florida Leads U.S. in Creation of New Construction Jobs
Florida jumped ahead of the rest of the nation in October with the addition of 40,100 new construction jobs, representing a 10.4-percent increase over the previous...
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Lauderdale Site Acquired for New MINI Showroom
Holman Automotive picked up a site on Fort Lauderdale’s South Federal Highway with plans to convert an existing building into a new MINI Cooper showroom.The...
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DRA Sells Fort Lauderdale’s Broward Financial Center for $112M, Reels in $61M in Financing
DRA Advisors L.L.C. has sold Broward Financial Center in Fort Lauderdale to AGS Property Corp., and HFF did double duty on the $112 million deal. The commercial...
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Wawa Plans To Open 120 Convenience Stores Across Southeast Florida, Starting with Broward and Palm Beach Counties
South Florida, we're finally getting our own Wawa—actually, we're getting 120 of them.The Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain is known for its loyal...
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Sears to Develop Open-Air Village at Aventura Mall
The Sears Holdings Corporation is planning a major redevelopment of Sears at Aventura Mall. Plans submitted to the City of Aventura call for an open-air village...
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The 10 Highest Sales-Generating Malls in the U.S.
Think malls are dead? Think again.It’s become a bit of a cliché to say that the U.S. mall is dead.To be sure, many retailers complain about declining...
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Hurricane Roller Coaster May Come Down Early Next Year
Wrecking day is moving closer for the Dania Beach roller coaster.The developer planning to knock down the Hurricane and build a huge shopping plaza in its place...
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Developer's $14M deal makes way for major Dania retail project
The big retail project in Dania Beach that could bring down the abandoned wooden roller coaster took another step forward with a $14 million acquisition.An 18.6-acre...
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New Retail Hot Spot Planned
DaniaLIVE Offers Fashion, Dining and EntertainmentPlans are currently being finalized on bringing the new multimillion dollar DaniaLIVE Marketplace retail center...
