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Publix Offers Rent Relief for Tenants Affected by Coronavirus Outbreak at its Owned Shopping Centers

by Alex Tostado

Lakeland, Fla. — Publix Super Markets is offering two months of rent relief to businesses that operate within Publix-owned shopping centers that have closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Lakeland-based grocer is also waiving payments for common area maintenance fees and taxes, regardless of the tenant’s access to other relief or assistance. Publix operates 1,243 stores in seven Southeastern states, including Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama. A total number of businesses that have closed within Publix-owned centers was not disclosed. Publix owns more than 330 …

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Jean Retailer True Religion Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid Pandemic-Related Retail Closures

by Alex Tostado

Manhattan Beach, Calif. — True Religion, a premium jeans retailer based in Manhattan Beach, filed papers in Delaware bankruptcy court Monday, April 13. In its filing, the company stated that pandemic-related closure of all its retail location and all the stores of its wholesale buyers had accelerated “existing liquidity constraints.” Due to these factors, True Religion furloughed all nonessential employees and reentered Chapter 11, which it previously entered in July 2017. “While the debtors would have preferred to wait out the current instabilities of the financial markets and retail industry …

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Continental Realty Launches Internal ‘Eat Local’ Stimulus Plan

by Alex Tostado

Baltimore — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has launched an internal program to aid the restaurant industry in the communities it serves. CRC owns and operates retail centers and multifamily properties in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Between April 14 and May 15, any CRC employee who provides a receipt for food items bought locally will be reimbursed up to $200. “We feel extremely strongly about initiating a program that benefits our loyal and hard-working team members and supports the restaurant sector,” says Crystal Frey, …

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A&G Negotiates Sale of Leasehold Interest in 10 Former Earth Fare Grocery Stores in Five States

by Alex Tostado

Melville, N.Y. — A&G Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of the leasehold interest in 10 grocery stores previously occupied by organic specialty grocery chain Earth Fare. The grocer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in early February and the final leasehold sale closed Friday, April 10. The 10 stores averaged 26,000 square feet. Southeastern Grocers’ Winn-Dixie chain acquired four stores in Boynton Beach, Jacksonville, Lakewood Ranch and Viera, Florida. Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Markets acquired two stores in south Asheville, North Carolina, and Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Aldi acquired one …

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Cinemark Theatres to Sell $250 Million in Senior Debt

by Alex Tostado

Plano, Texas — Cinemark Theatres, an operating subsidiary of Cinemark USA Inc., has announced the sale of $250 million in senior debt notes in a private offering, the Plano-based entertainment company said in a statement Monday. The offering on senior secured notes that are due in 2025 is expected to close April 20, subject to customary closing conditions. Cinemark said it plans to use proceeds from the sale for “general corporate purposes” that will increase liquidity. Multiple news outlets, including The Dallas Morning News and the Phoenix Business Journal, also report that Cinemark …

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Walgreens Expands Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing to 15 New Locations in Seven States

by Alex Tostado

Deerfield, Ill. — To provide greater access to COVID-19 testing and community resources, Deerfield-based Walgreens is working to expand drive-thru testing to 15 new sites in seven states. The locations include Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas. The testing sites will utilize Abbott’s new test, which delivers positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results within 13 minutes. The 15 locations are being finalized in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and are planned for select hot spot markets with escalating …

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TC Restaurant Group Lays Off 411 Employees at Five Honky-Tonks in Nashville Due to Coronavirus Closures

by Alex Tostado

Nashville, Tenn. — TC Restaurant Group has filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development to notify the agency of 411 employee layoffs stemming from closures due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Ohio-based company operates five honky-tonks in downtown Nashville, including Jason Aldean’s Kitchen + Rooftop Bar, Luke’s 32Bridge Food + Drink, Luigi’s City Pizza, Tequila Cowboy and FGL House. TC Restaurant Group says the employees were laid off in mid-March, when the company temporarily closed the doors to …

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Kimco Realty Testing Program to Aid Small Businesses Applying for Coronavirus Relief

by Alex Tostado

Jericho, N.Y. — Kimco Realty has been testing a Tenant Assistance Program (TAP), a complimentary service to assist tenants in identifying applying for federal and state loans in the midst of the worldwide coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Kimco and its subsidiaries are teaming with law firms. The Jericho-based company says these services have been rolled out in California and Florida, with plans to expand to other states in the coming days. “We are fully committed to the long-term success of our tenants, and we understand that immediate access to capital may …

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Under Armour to Furlough 6,600 Workers Beginning April 12

by Alex Tostado

Baltimore — In response to the spread of COVID-19, Under Armour Inc. will temporarily lay off some 6,000 employees at its outlet stores around the country and approximately 600 workers at its U.S. distribution centers, effective Sunday, April 12. The Baltimore-based sports apparel retailer also said it would extend current store closures until further notice. In addition, the company’s board of directors and executive vice presidents will be taking 25 percent pay cuts during the public health crisis. Under Armour workers at distribution centers that continue to work will be …

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Gap, Macy’s, Kohl’s to Furlough Most Employees as Stores Remain Closed During COVID-19 Pandemic

by Alex Tostado

San Francisco, New York City and Menomonee Falls, Wis. — Prominent retailers Gap Inc., Macy’s Inc. and Kohl’s have announced separately that they’re planning to furlough a majority of employees at their stores and some distribution centers beginning this week in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Combined, the total number of affected employees is nearly 290,000, according to the Los Angeles Times. The three retailers have extended their temporary store closures indefinitely to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the …

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