Weekend Recap- October 26 Edition

“PRINCETON, TX—Princeton’s population has nearly doubled in the last years, resulting in significant single-family residential development. This residential demand is due to its location on US Highway 380, its close proximity to the US Highway 75 corridor and its commuting proximity to notable DFW employers. Additionally, residential lot sales in Princeton have increased more than 30% in the last year.

To remedy some of that immense demand, a new development, Princeton Crossroads, will be one of the largest mixed-use projects in Collin County at 297 acres. It will include the new Princeton City Hall, a retail center, a multifamily project, 333 single-family homes, 166 townhomes and a city park. The site for this project is the largest undeveloped commercial tract in Princeton on the north and south sides of US Highway 380.”

Tim’s must reads:

Collin Co. 300-Acre Site to be Among Largest Mixed-Use Projects
Willis Towers Watson consolidation will bring hundreds of workers to downtown Dallas
Check out Starbucks’ new bakery café concept
Californians are home shopping in Dallas, Austin and Houston by the thousands

Local:

5-Mile Retail Radius Captures 2 Million Shoppers
Academy, Burlington, Five Below open in new East Dallas shopping center
Grand hotel and condo tower in the works for Turtle Creek site near Uptown
Inn crowd: How empty Dallas apartments are being revived as new hotel brands
Finegolds move their Dallas boutique KidBiz TheBiz to Inwood Village, bucking retail trends
Macy’s stores in Dallas, Frisco among first in U.S. to undergo makeovers
Deal to restart Frisco’s $2 billion Wade Park project is close, developer says

National:

Famous Footwear parent in $360 million brand acquisition
Dental concept expanding its retail format
Search for Amazon HQ2 Sparks Real- Estate Speculation
Sprouts Farmers Market to open 30 new stores
The Warby Parker of strollers is here
The US’s biggest mall operator says the mall of the future ‘doesn’t need department stores’ (SPG)
Brandless takes its no-frills grocery and beauty concept to brick-and-mortar

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Weekend Recap- October 19 Edition

“Since the Albertson’s closed in 2015 and Central Market took over the long-term lease on the property, Uptown residents have been wondering when they’d get the popular grocery store.

Instead of just remodeling the existing building, Central Market will occupy the lower levels of a 19-story mixed-use project KDC plans for the high-profile Uptown block.”

Tim’s must reads:

Uptown Dallas’ new Central Market store will anchor a high-rise mixed-use project
Sears has confirmed plans to shut down 142 more stores, and will hold massive liquidation sales
Amazon Revisits Some Cities as HQ2 Decision Looms

Local:

Work is about to ramp up on old Dallas school district digs on Ross Avenue
Long-awaited dining district opens at North Dallas center
Coworking firm Common Desk headed to Dallas’ West End
Frisco’s ‘True’ Downtown Gets Redevelopment Boost
Target shrinks the big box into a smaller space in Dallas’ Preston Center
TravisMathew expands into Texas

National:

Allbirds will bring some eco-friendly sneakers into the world with $50M in new funding
Goodyear is testing a special tire store for millennial women that looks like a trendy hair salon
‘Retail is the place to be’ in cannabis, says MedMen CEO after ‘blockbuster’ PharmaCann acquisition
What’s Going To Happen To All Those Sears Stores?
Sprint took the unusual step of touting its miserable performance, and doing so could save its business

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Weekend Recap- October 12 Edition

“The largest mattress retailer in the U.S. has roughly 3,500 locations today. It hopes to restructure its business in bankruptcy court and get out of many unwanted leases. The company said it plans to close roughly 700 of its stores in total, and hopes to complete a prepackaged restructuring within 45 to 60 days.”

Tim’s must reads:

Mattress Firm is about to close more than 200 stores — here’s a map of where they are
Toys R Us brings back Geoffrey the Giraffe — and its laid off employees are furious
ULI/PwC Report Names A New City Top Real Estate Market In The Nation

Local:

Remodeled Domino’s location sells nearly 8,500 pizzas, breaks company sales record
7-Eleven to open at Texas Motor Speedway, its first location at a sports venue
Mattress Firm Files For Bankruptcy, Expects To Close 35 Locations In Texas
Collin County town of Princeton getting new mixed-use project with housing and commercial building
Proposed $850 million project in Frisco to have 1,000 apartments, a hotel and office towers
Work is about to ramp up on old Dallas school district digs on Ross Avenue

National:

Mattress Firm is the latest retailer to go bankrupt. Here are others that went bust this year.
Another retailer expands to fill Toys “R” Us void
Sears is set to crash to a record low after report says a bankruptcy filing could come as soon as this week (SHLD)
PayPal will let customers deposit and withdraw cash at Walmart stores
Allbirds will use new funding to fuel expansion

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Weekend Recap- October 5 Edition

Tim’s must reads:

Mattress Firm has filed for bankruptcy and could close up to 700 stores
Trade tariffs are adding to building costs for everything from houses to office buildings in North Texas
What’s in the New Nafta? How the proposed trade deal would affect key industries
Play Back? Toys R US Investors Plan Comeback for Brand

Local:

Plano’s 20-year-old Granite Park project is getting a makeover with more pedestrian features
Dallas-Fort Worth Named the Third-Most Active Office Construction Market
Dallas area lands two more huge Amazon shipping hubs
Collin County town of Princeton getting new mixed-use project with housing and commercial building
Irving City Council stiffs Toyota Music Factory partner on $44 million tab, saying work is still unfinished

National:

Shopping-Mall Vacancies Are Highest in Seven Years After Big-Box Closings
Toys ‘R’ Us Lenders Plan Brand’s Revival
Michaels expands kids’ crafting section in bid to win sales left behind by Toys R Us
Is Small Box Retail The Way Of The Future?
REITs Wrestle With Rising Interest Rates
Dead Macy’s, Sears, and JCPenney stores are giving way to a new trend in shopping — here’s what’s replacing them

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