Dublin, Calif. — Ross Stores Inc. has opened 16 Ross Dress for Less stores and three dd’s DISCOUNTS stores across 14 different states this month. The newest store locations are part of the company’s plans to open a total of approximately 90 new stores in 2025, which will comprise 80 Ross’ and 10 dd’s DISCOUNTS. Ross has expanded its presence in the newer markets of Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and New York, while dd’s DISCOUNTS has focused on the existing markets of California, Georgia and Texas. Ross Dress for Less …
San Antonio — Phenix Salon Suites has acquired six existing salon facilities in San Antonio, which will now be owned and operated as Phenix Salon Suite company locations. The facilities previously operated under the Vista Salon Suites brand and will soon be converted to the Phenix format. Las Vegas-based Phenix Salon Suites began franchising in 2012 and has 400 locations open across 33 states with plans to expand internationally.
Gerald Divaris, chairman and CEO of Divaris Group of Companies and a panelist at last week’s Entertainment Experience Evolution (EEE) conference, produced by France Media’s Shopping Center Business and InterFace Conference Group, has a Shakespearean take on today’s retail environment. It’s that all the (retail) world’s a stage. “Retail is essentially entertainment,” he told a crowd of 500 attendees during the Leading Retail Landlords Panel at EEE, which was held Feb. 25-26 at the J.W. Marriott LA Live. “Otherwise, you’d be buying on Amazon.” Divaris expanded upon this notion, citing …
Las Vegas — Phenix Salon Suites has six new locations in Vancouver, Washington; New York City; Schererville, Indiana; Long Beach, California; and Cedar Hill, Texas. The Las Vegas-based company began franchising in 2012 and has 400 locations open across 33 states with plans to expand internationally.
New York City and Atlanta — Global Net Lease Inc. has entered into a binding agreement to sell its multi-tenant retail portfolio of 100 non-core properties to a subsidiary of RCG Ventures Holdings LLC, for approximately $1.8 billion. The transaction represents an 8.4 percent cash cap rate. GNL says the transaction would accelerate its deleveraging initiative and position the company as a pure-play, single-tenant net lease (STNL) company. GNL launched its disposition initiative in 2024, with the objectives of significantly reducing debt, enhancing financial flexibility and lowering its cost of …
El Centro, Calif. — CBRE has been selected to provide leasing and management services for Imperial Valley Mall, a 761,275-square-foot shopping center located in El Centro. Tryperion Holdings, Peak Financial Partners and Duke Real Estate acquired the center earlier this month, with plans to invest in facility operations and improvements to the physical infrastructure of the building. Joe Yetter and John Stevens of CBRE will manage leasing efforts for the property. Opened in 2005, Imperial Valley Mall is anchored by Dillard’s, JCPenney, Macy’s and a Cinemark Theatre.
New York City — JOANN has announced it will close all of its stores after the fabric and craft retailer was auctioned off to a new ownership group. Earlier this month, JOANN announced the closures of approximately 500 of its more than 800 locations across the United States. The announcement comes after the Hudson, Ohio-based retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January — the second time in a year — where JOANN’s remaining assets were put up for auction. Retail liquidator GA Group and JOANN’s term lenders won …
Middletown, Del. — Blenheim Group has broken ground on a 64,000-square-foot Weis Markets location at Bayberry Town Center, a mixed-use development currently underway in Middletown. Marking its fourth store in Delaware and its first ground-up development, the location will include fresh food departments, a grocery department and pharmacy, as well as a Weis Gas N’ Go fuel center. The grocery store and fuel center are scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2025. Weis Markets is part of the larger master-planned community of Bayberry Town Center, which will span …
Sarasota, Fla. — World Market will open an 18,369-square-foot store in Sarasota. Located in the Sarasota Pavilion Shopping Center, the new store will mark World Market’s 14th location in the state of Florida. The specialty retailer is known for its assortment of furniture, home décor, imported rugs and curtains, as well as its selection of candy, beverages and international food products. The grand opening will be held on Friday, February 28.
Newport Beach, Calif. and West Palm Beach, Fla. — Industry veterans Julius Swolsky, Shannon Bona and Don Bingham have launched CrownPoint Partners, a national brokerage and advisory firm focused on net-lease and sale-leaseback transactions across retail, industrial, office, medical and special-purpose sectors. The company will offer services including investment sales and acquisitions, sale-leasebacks and strategic analyses. Swolsky, Bona and Bingham have closed over $3 billion in sales volume across 750 transactions nationwide in the plast five years with their former company, Graystone Capital Advisors. CrownPoint Partners is headquartered in Newport …