First-of-its-kind technology makes shopping easier and more personalized
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taubman Centers today announced an industry-first mobile app has launched at 14 of its shopping centers across the U.S. The free app, available for Android and iPhone platforms, offers consumers first-of-its-kind indoor navigation technology and a host of other…
Malls
HOUSTON, 2016-Mar-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI), a leading owner, manager and developer of shopping centers, announced today that it acquired the retail component of 2200 Westlake, located at 2200 Westlake Avenue in Seattle, Washington from Vulcan Real Estate. The average household income and population in the 3-mile trade area…
Target to anchor ground-up development project in Houston
NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORK, 2016-Mar-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Kimco Realty Corp. (“Kimco”) (NYSE: KIM) is pleased to announce the sale of 9.2 acres of land to Target Corporation for the construction of a new store in Kimco’s Grand Parkway Marketplace, a development in Spring, Texas (Houston-The…
KANSAS CITY, MO, 2016-Mar-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Shopping center marketing and management veteran Meredith Keeler has been named general manager of Country Club Plaza, a marquee retail and office property in Kansas City recently acquired by Taubman and The Macerich Company. In this role, Keeler is responsible for operations, office, retailer and community relations,…
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2016-Mar-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) and The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) today announced the completion of the purchase of Country Club Plaza (Kansas City, Mo.) from Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW).
Consideration for the mixed-use retail and office property was $660 million cash, excluding transaction costs. Taubman and…
CityOn.Xi’an to Bring Modern, Elevated Shopping Experience to Northwest China
HONG KONG, 2016-Mar-02 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taubman Asia, a subsidiary of Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) and Wangfujing Group Co., Ltd (Shanghai Stock Exchange: 600859), today unveiled a distinguished line-up of contemporary retailers that will open at their jointly developed CityOn.Xi’an project in Northwest China.
“We…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Feb-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) reported a 13% growth in recurring net income in 2015. Consolidated net income stood at PHP28.4 billion in 2015, posting the same level as last year. Consolidated revenues grew 7% to PHP295.9 billion for the period.
“Our strong underlying earnings growth in 2015 was due to…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-Feb-24 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), the Philippines’ leading integrated property company, reported a recurring net income growth of 14% in 2015 to PHP20.9 billion on the back of an 8% increase in consolidated revenues to PHP71.5 billion in the same period. On a consolidated level, net…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., 2016-Feb-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — CBL & Associates Properties (NYSE: CBL), Inc. announced plans to add home retailer West Elm at Friendly Center in Greensboro, NC, as part of a new 12,709-square-foot self-development project. West Elm will occupy approximately 9,000 square feet of the total expansion, which also includes Pieology Pizzeria and an…
HOUSTON, 2016-Jan-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Weingarten Realty Investors (NYSE: WRI) announced today the transactions for the fourth quarter and full year of 2015. The Company also increased 2015 guidance and introduced 2016 guidance.
Transactional Activity
During the fourth quarter, Weingarten Realty acquired two properties for $33.5 million. The Company acquired Westside Center located in Los Angeles, California,…
John Lewis announces the appointment of James Prince as branch head at its department store in Leeds
LONDON, 2016-Jan-16 — /EPR Retail News/ — John Lewis has today announced that James Prince will become head of branch at its department store in Leeds, set to open autumn 2016. John Lewis will invest £37 million in the 255,000 sq ft department store, which will be one of the largest outside London.
James will lead the…
Company has decided not to move forward with enclosed regional mall
Now pursuing a high street retail plan
Write off of $11-$12 million to be recognized in the fourth quarter of 2015
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2016-1-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) today announced that it has decided not to move forward…
Consumers from Michigan to Virginia Now Enjoying "Stress-Free" Shopping at PREIT Malls
More than 8,400 shoppers used the free service during its initial deployment in December 2015
PHILADELPHIA, 2016-1-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Two Philadelphia-based companies have teamed up to offer mall-goers a better shopping experience. PREIT (www.preit.com), a publicly traded REIT specializing in the…
Six Year Trend of Declining Office Vacancy and Industrial Availability Continues
Los Angeles, 2016-1-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — The U.S. commercial real estate market shows continued healthy demand across all property types during the fourth quarter of 2015 (Q4 2015), according to the latest analysis from CBRE Group, Inc.
In Q4 2015:
The office vacancy rate declined…
ROCKVILLE, Md., 2016-1-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) will announce fourth quarter and year-end 2015 earnings in a press release to be issued after market close on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.
The conference call for fourth quarter and year-end earnings will take place on Wednesday, February 10, 2016, at 11:00…
SM Cinema’s new large format theatre called the “LARGE SCREEN FORMAT” at SM Seaside City Cebu features a super-sized screen almost 30% larger than the regular cinema screen size.
Pasay City, Philippines, 2016-1-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Cinema is bringing world class entertainment closer to provincial areas as it adds more cinema screens nationwide. SM…
BEACHWOOD, Ohio, 2016-1-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR) today announced that it closed on the acquisition of seven prime shopping centers totaling $404 million and the disposition of 12 assets totaling $275 million at 100% ownership during the fourth quarter of 2015. For the full year 2015, the Company closed on…
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2016-1-5 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) and The Macerich Company (NYSE: MAC) today announced an agreement to purchase Country Club Plaza (Kansas City, Mo.) fromHighwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW).
The purchase price for the mixed-use retail and office property is$660 million cash, excluding transaction costs. Taubman andMacerich will each…
PARIS, 2016-1-4 — /EPR Retail News/ — Klépierre announces that Steen & Strøm, its 56.1% controlled subsidiary, jointly with its partner – Entra – has completed1 the acquisition of Oslo City on December 31, 2015.
Steen & Strøm and Entra have started a demerger process of the holding company that owns Oslo City, following which, Steen…
Jaworzno, Poland, 2015-12-30 — /EPR Retail News/ — The first shopping center in the city of Jaworzno, in southern Poland has recently opened offering over 100 shops and a Carrefour hypermarket of 4,000 sqm. The store employs more than 90 people.
The shopping cneter has also has 6 cinema screens, a gym, a bowling alley, a…
PASAY CITY, PHILIPPINES, 2015-12-29 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), one of the leading integrated property companies in Southeast Asia, was hailed as the Best Real Estate Developer (Retail) in the Philippines for the third time by Euromoney Magazine, last November 16. This award celebrated Philippine real estate’s robust growth in…
SM SVP for Finance Franklin Gomez receives The Platinum Award for excellence in corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and investor relations on behalf of the company.
Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-12-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM Investments Corporation (SM) was cited anew by Hong Kong-based magazine The Asset as a winner of the Platinum Award, the highest award…
Store will backfill former JC Penney location
PHILADELPHIA, 2015-12-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — PREIT (NYSE: PEI) announces its plans to open a Dick's Sporting Goods at Cumberland Mall in Vineland, New Jersey. The sports and fitness retailer, which offers brand name, high-quality sporting equipment, accessories, apparel and footwear at competitive prices, will occupy the former JCPenney…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-12-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — The mall business of SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime), the country’s largest integrated property developer, reported its recent certification by the International Organization for Standardization. The ISO 22301 certification affirms the company’s commitment to meet the needs of its stakeholders especially in times of disasters and…
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., 2015-12-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) will announce its fourth quarter 2015 earnings after the market closes on February 10, 2016. The company will host a conference call to discuss these results on February 11, 2016 at 11 a.m. EST.
Stockholders and interested parties may listen to a live…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-12-15 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM City North EDSA, one of the most iconic shopping malls in the country, has been an epitome of how SM malls have transformed to meet the shifting needs and demands of consumers in a dynamic Philippine retail environment.
From a footprint of only 125,000 square meters…
LONDON, 2015-12-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — London & Cambridge Properties (LCP) has strengthened its hold in the UK local convenience retail sector by acquiring a £36.65 million nationwide portfolio of neighbourhood shopping parades, it was announced today.
The addition of the Navigation portfolio to the Local Convenience Parades division of LCP - one of the UK’s…
Acquires Rio Pinar Plaza in Orlando, Florida and Price Plaza in Katy, Texas
OAK BROOK, Ill., 2015-12-11 — /EPR Retail News/ — InvenTrust Properties Corp. (“InvenTrust” or “the Company”) today announced that it has acquired two high performing open air shopping centers. InvenTrust acquired Rio Pinar Plaza, a 124,283 square foot, 100% leased shopping center located in Orlando,…
Pasay City, Philippines, 2015-12-9 — /EPR Retail News/ — SM malls, which now total 56 in the country, have evolved into sustainable structures that are proving to be valuable and sensible investments.
In the last few years, SM malls have consciously integrated disaster risk reduction into design and operations in the midst of worsening effects of climate…
Pennsylvania's popular family attraction to open in Spring 2017
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., 2015-12-8 — /EPR Retail News/ — LEGOLAND Discovery Centers, unique indoor attractions based on the popular LEGO® brick, will begin construction next summer on LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Philadelphia at PREIT's Plymouth Meeting Mall. The 33,000 square foot attraction will be a premier destination for adults…