Akron, Ohio — First National Realty Partners (FNRP) has acquired West Market Street Station in Akron. The Whole Foods Market-anchored shopping center is located at 1745 W. Market St. It spans 54,232 square feet and opened in September 2017. Other tenants at the fully leased center include lululemon, PetPeople, Orangetheory Fitness, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Great Clips and Salon Lofts. The seller, S.J. Collins Enterprises, sold the asset for an undisclosed price. This is the first Whole Foods within FNRP’s shopping center portfolio. Fain Hicks, Margaret Jones, Lane Breedlove, Evan Halkias …
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Retailers, Restaurants Adopt Different Techniques to Serve Customers Heading into 2021, Says Phillips Edison’s Emerging Trends Report
Cincinnati — Retailers and restaurants have adopted new techniques for serving customers in the midst of a global pandemic, according to Phillips Edison & Co.’s (PECO) Emerging Trends report. PECO says the most intriguing storylines to watch heading into 2021 are the rise of ghost kitchens, “groceraunts” and drone delivery. The Cincinnati-based company released the report as part of ICSC’s virtual ReCon event in New York City. Ghost kitchens are kitchens that cook and prepare food for delivery-only. Some national brands such as Fatburger, Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, Shake Shack, …
Regency Centers Sells Retail Building Leased to Whole Foods in Swampscott, Massachusetts, for $19.2 Million
Swampscott, Mass. — Regency Centers, a Florida-based shopping center REIT, has sold a 35,907-square-foot retail building leased to Whole Foods Market in Swampscott, about 30 miles northeast of Boston. The sales price was $19.2 million. Whole Foods has occupied the building, which sits on roughly five acres, for more than 15 years. Chris Angelone, Nat Heald and Eric Suffoletto of JLL represented Regency Centers in the transaction and procured the buyer, locally based investment firm Academy Hill Realty.
The Colony, Texas — Electric Gamebox, a British entertainment concept centered on interactive gaming, will open a 4,000-square-foot venue at Grandscape, the 433-acre mixed-use destination in the northern Dallas suburb of The Colony. The venue, which is expected to open this month, will be Electric Gamebox’s first in the United States. Nebraska Furniture Mart is leading the development of the retail components of Grandscape.
Menomonee Falls, Wis. and San Francisco — Sephora will debut at least 850 “Sephora at Kohl’s” locations within Kohl’s stores by 2023, the San Francisco-based cosmetic company announced. The locations will span 2,500 square feet and will typically be situated near the front of each Kohl’s. Sephora at Kohl’s shops will replace Kohl’s current in-store beauty assortment. Exterior signage at locations that feature the in-store shops will display both Kohl’s and Sephora branding. These locations will be selected based on existing Sephora store proximity, market opportunity and customer insights. Menomonee …
Weston, Fla. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the $20.5 million sale of Waterway Shoppes of Weston, a 36,000-square-foot shopping center in Weston. The asset was built in 1999 on five acres at the intersection of Weston Road and North Commerce Parkway, 18 miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale. Tenants at the property include Hooter’s, Posh Nails, CycleBar, Bank United, Baru Latin Bar, Lucille’s American Café and Offerdahl’s Off-the-Grill. Waterway Shoppes of Weston offers outdoor seating overlooking a body of water for its …
Washington, D.C. — Retail consumers have shown excitement for holiday shopping this year, says Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation (NRF). Because of the challenges of this year, Shay and the NRF believe people will buy gifts that may “lift the spirits of family and friends.” The NRF has forecasted U.S. holiday sales to grow between 3.6 percent and 5.2 percent compared to 2019. The expected growth would mean a range between $755.3 billion and $766.7 billion in sales for the season, which NRF defines as …
New Braunfels, Texas — Locally based grocer H-E-B will open a new, 122,222-square-foot store at 651 S. Walnut Ave. in the San Antonio suburb of New Braunfels. An existing 99,000-square-foot H-E-B store opened in that market in 1994. The project, construction of which is slated to begin early next year, has a price tag of $17.5 million. The opening is slated for the fourth quarter of 2021.
Kissimmee, Fla. — JLL has arranged the $26.3 million sale of Osceola Village, a 122,845-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in Kissimmee. The center, which was delivered in 2008, was 82 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including DaVita Kidney Care, Orlando Health and Visionworks. The asset is situated on 20 acres at 3040 Dyer Blvd., 22 miles south of downtown Orlando. Brad Peterson, Whitaker Leonhardt and Tommy Isola of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Glenborough LLC, in the transaction. New York City-based East Coast Acquisitions purchased …
Atlanta — Village Supply, a pop-up market focusing on women- and minority-owned businesses, will open within Buckhead Village in Atlanta. Vendors will be able to showcase their products at the store, which is situated at 272 Buckhead Ave., between Warby Parker and Bella Cucina. The store will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The vendor lineup will rotate regularly. The initial lineup includes Cheese Me, which is open through November; Made Leather Co. and Botanical Safari, which will …