Shopping center owners thought the solution to combat online shopping was so crystal clear. Give them experiences. Provide social spaces. Make interaction the focal point. And this worked…for a while. Entertainment and food and beverage operators soon absorbed the spaces
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Chicago — Virtas Partners has joined in an alliance with The Seaker Group to help retail clients struggling with excessive overhead costs amid continuing restrictions on retailers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are bringing together The Seaker Group’s insightful
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New York City — The U.S. arm of beauty retailer L’Occitane en Provence has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced plans to close several stores in an effort to optimize the company’s 166-location U.S. footprint. At least 23 stores
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Detroit — Saucy Brew Works will open a new brewpub and coffeehouse in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood. The opening is slated for March 3. The 5,700-square-foot space will be the first restaurant within Bedrock’s City Modern apartment development. Guests will enjoy
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Leawood, Kan. — In effort to remain financially afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic, AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (NYSE: AMC) has raised or signed commitment letters to receive $917 million of new equity and debt capital. The Leawood-based movie theater company
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Lansing, Mich. — The State of Michigan has continued its ban on indoor dining but is expected to lift the restriction beginning Feb. 1. Indoor dining will resume with “mitigation measures, capacity limits and a curfew,” according to the Michigan
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Denver — Punch Bowl Social has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The Denver-based “eatertainment” concept has closed all but three of its locations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The
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Los Angeles — Sameday Testing will open five new COVID-19 testing facilities within Westfield shopping centers. The locations will be at Westfield Annapolis, Westfield Montogmery and Westfield Wheaton in Maryland; The Village at Westfield Topanga in Woodland Hills, California; and
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Washington, D.C. — Retail sales in November declined 1.1 percent compared to October of this year, the U.S. Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The monthly decline is the first dip since April, when sales plummeted 14.7 percent due to the COVID-19
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Milwaukee — Outlook Management Group LLC’s president Ray Balfanz has partnered with Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee and other local small businesses to donate food to Milwaukee residents in need. Balfanz created the CollectionConnection to raise money for meals. The
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