Weekend Recap- August 24 Edition

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Weekend Recap- August 17 Edition

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Tim’s must reads:

130-year-old Continental Gin Building, artists’ studios for decades, to become a Deep Ellum multi-use mall

Victory Park Redevelopment is in Full Swing

Dallas hotel building boom is second only to New York City

New York and D-FW will have the most new apartments in 2018

Texas Retail Responds To Changes With Delivery Slowdown

Local:

How Hunt Realty Will Push DFW Corporate Relocation Farther North

With Legacy West almost done, Fehmi Karahan is ready for an even bigger deal in Frisco

2 Submarkets Are Stealing All The Office Leasing Activity

High-rise hotel project on the way in Irving’s Las Colinas development

After 106 years, Highland Park Soda Fountain is closing

First Industrial Realty Begins First Park 121 Project in Northwest Dallas

New apartment and retail project on the way across from Galleria in Far North Dallas

Dallas County real estate up for grabs with planned sales

Renovation plan would turn 93-year-old West End building into hotel in downtown Dallas

National:

Kroger in partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant

DSW’s new Las Vegas store an experience all its own

J.C. Penney to open 500 baby shops amid closure of Babies R’ Us

NRF lifts 2018 U.S. retail sales forecast on strong job market, tax reform

McDonald’s to spend $6 billion on nationwide restaurant makeovers

A 3 a.m. bankruptcy filing, unpaid millions, and IHOb burgers: Inside the $23 million battle raging within Applebee’s

More senior communities are adding retail

What have you been reading this week? Please comment below with any interesting articles or topics you would like to see covered.

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Weekend Recap- August 10 Edition

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Tim’s must reads:

“Mattress Firm, the largest mattress retailer in the United States, is considering filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as it looks to close hundreds of under-performing stores and return to financial stability, according to The Chronicle, which cited a report by Reuters. The retailer operates some 3,400 stores nationwide.”

Retailer with 3,400 stores-plus reportedly considering bankruptcy

EXCLUSIVE: Mattress Firm explores U.S. bankruptcy to close stores

There’s a fierce battle over your bed: Industry goes to the mattresses

Mattress Firm reportedly weights bankruptcy, store closures

Local:

Frisco’s first foray into pro sports, the Superdrome, is being dismantled by cyclists who hope to rebuild

New development plan in the works for Plano’s struggling Collin Creek Mall

See which Dallas billionaire is investing in a $60 million office development in University Park

New York, Atlanta investors team up to buy 582-unit apartment in Farmers Branch

Japan firm eyes hotel in Plano’s booming Legacy project

Frisco’s Largest Piece of Undeveloped Land Has New Owner

After Royal Blue opening, downtown Dallas eager for more grocery options

Dallas and other Texas metros make new list of U.S. boomtowns

Houston real estate developer lands at McKinney airport with property buy

National:

Casper, a Web Pioneer, to Open 200 Stores Read more about my predictions on this back in March

Retail jobs up in July

Kroger moves into Florida with shopping center purchase

The big prediction at Net Lease Summit: A slowdown isn’t near

Off-price retailer files Chapter 11, plans to close some stores

Shopping mall owners fill empty stores with offices as coworking companies branch out

Who Are The Top 10 U.S. Online Retailers?

What have you been reading this week? Please comment below with any interesting articles or topics you would like to see covered.

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