Philadelphia — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) plans to open all of its malls and retail centers, including its 900,000-square-foot Fashion District Philadelphia shopping and entertainment destination, by July 4. Following temporary store closures amid the COVID-19 outbreak, PREIT has reported an average occupancy rate of 85 percent among non-anchor tenants at its reopened properties. Retailers and restaurants at PREIT’s properties have implemented expanded sanitation and social distancing procedures, including outdoor dining service and contactless pickup. Many stores also offer complimentary masks to guests on entry. PREIT owns and …
Evansville, Ind. — Shoe Carnival, Inc., a leading retailer of moderately priced footwear and accessories, has reopened all but one of its 390 stores across the U.S and Puerto Rico amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. For the fiscal second quarter-to-date, Shoe Carnival has experienced stronger than expected sales with comparable store sales up 28.1 percent compared to the prior year, with brick-and-mortar comparable sales up 4 percent and e-commerce comparable sales increasing nearly 470 percent.
Plano, Texas — J.C. Penney Co. has revealed the locations of 13 additional stores it will permanently close, including seven in Michigan, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The Plano-based retailer says the other six locations set to close include two in Washington state, two in New York, one in California and one in Maryland. J.C. Penney filed for Chapter 11 protection May 15 and unveiled a list of 154 stores in late May that were set to close. Multiple news outlets report that going-out-of-business sales at the …
Loganville, Ga. — CIM Group has sold North Logan Commons, a 175,969-square-foot retail property in Loganville, for $15.6 million. The asset was 83 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including anchors TJ Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, OfficeMax and PetSmart. Co-tenants include Five Guys Burgers & Fries, Anytime Fitness and Sally Beauty. North Logan Commons is situated at 4022 Atlanta Highway, 37 miles east of downtown Atlanta. Fred Victor of Transwestern represented the Los Angeles-based seller in the transaction. New York City-based Big V Group acquired the property.
Los Angeles — Shapell Liberty Investment Properties has completed the lifestyle and entertainment portions of The Vineyards at Porter Ranch, a $150 million mixed-use development in Los Angeles’ Porter Ranch neighborhood. AO Architects designed this portion of The Vineyards, which features 273,000 square feet of open-air, mixed-use space at 20000-20250 W. Rinaldi St. The pedestrian-friendly development includes a main street, central green area for community events and a 4,000-square-foot community meeting room. Current tenants of the property include Whole Foods Market, AMC Theaters, Ulta Beauty, Nordstrom Rack, Gus’s Barbeque, Lure …
Cincinnati — Digital sales at the Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) increased 92 percent in the first quarter, according to the company’s latest financial results. Total company sales were $42 billion in the first quarter, compared with $37 billion for the same period last year. Kroger does not separately break out its e-commerce sales from total sales. Excluding fuel and dispositions, sales grew 19.1 percent. Cincinnati-based Kroger says its most urgent priority during the pandemic has been “to provide a safe environment for associates and customers with open stores, e-commerce solutions …
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the $46 million sale of The Plaza at Chapel Hill in Cuyahoga Falls, about 35 miles south of Cleveland. The 458,935-square-foot shopping center is home to Giant Eagle, Burlington and Dick’s Sporting Goods. Scott Wiles, Erin Patton, Craig Fuller, Joseph French Jr. and CJ Jackson of IPA represented the seller, a New York City-based private real estate investment trust. A partnership between Baltimore-based America’s Realty LLC, New York-based Borough Equities and Miami-based Dragonfly Investments …
Odessa, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. has opened a 25,147-square-foot GreenWise Market in Odessa, its fourth Florida location for the grocer. The organic grocery store is situated within Preserve Marketplace, a shopping center located along State Road 54 about 25 miles north of Tampa. The Sembler Co. is the owner of the newly built, 56,331-square-foot shopping center. The new GreenWise includes five “experience zones” labeled Cares (vitamins and soaps), Cuts (meats), Eats (prepared meals including sandwiches and pizza), Finds (wine and cheese) and Pours (a bar serving wine, coffee …
Prosper, Texas — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of North Preston Village, a 14,240-square-foot retail strip center in Prosper, about 35 miles north of Dallas. The property was built on two acres in 2018 and houses tenants such as Orangetheory Fitness and restaurant The Brass Tap. Chris Gainey and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction. The buyer was a locally based 1031 exchange investor.
Fort Myers, Fla. — SRS National Net Lease Group has arranged the $4.7 million sale of a retail property leased to 7-Eleven in Fort Myers. The property comprises a 2,961-square-foot convenience store and a gas station. A 15-year lease is in place with 7-Eleven Inc. for the property, which was completed in late 2019. The asset is situated at 6715 Winkler Road, seven miles south of downtown Fort Myers. Parker Walter of SRS represented the buyer, a California-based private investor that was in a 1031 exchange, in the transaction. The …