For two decades, Steven Wyatt was in a cycle of drug addiction and rehab. In 2006, during a stint at a recovery center, he learned how to restore furniture, a […]
Shopping Centers and Malls
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Back to news homeWestfield Gives Up San Francisco Mall, Signaling More Pain Ahead
Nordstrom. Old Navy. Anthropologie. H&M. Crate & Barrel.San Francisco’s downtown has seen a mass exodus of retailers in recent months, and this week a mall owner has decided to walk […]
By Adding Apartments, Malls Seek to Bring Shopping Closer to Home
The Westlake Shopping Center, which opened in the 1950s in Daly City, Calif., is one of the first modern malls in the country. Over the past seven decades, it has […]
Black Friday Shoppers Worry About Economy as Retailers Push Sales
On its website, the mall owner CBL highlighted the discounts that stores like H&M and the children’s apparel retailer Carter’s were offering. Other retailers employed a similar strategy in the […]
Toys ‘R’ Us Tries to Come Back, Four Years After Bankruptcy
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was 11 a.m. six days before Christmas, and a security guard in a bulletproof vest eyed 120 masked customers standing in line at the entrance […]
Sears, Struggling to Sell Goods, Markets a Valuable Asset: Real Estate
Shoppers may no longer come in droves for wrenches, watches or washing machines. But Sears, the once-ubiquitous department store that has been battered by the growth of e-commerce, may have […]
The Holiday Shopping Season Is Here, but Is It Back?
The pandemic is not over but with the help of vaccinations and Covid-19 safety precautions, Santa Claus is feeling much better about coming to town this year.Stephen Arnold, president of […]
Target Store Closings Show Limits of Pledge to Black Communities
BALTIMORE — When Target announced that it was opening a store in Mondawmin, a predominantly Black neighborhood in this city struggling with crime and poverty, it seemed like a ticket […]
Ministry of Supply Sold Office Apparel. It Has Had to Rethink Things.
Within weeks, the world changed, though the extent of the shift would not become clear for months. Mr. Advani recalled a sign posted in the brand’s stores in mid-March that […]
Empty Office Buildings Squeeze City Budgets as Property Values Fall
WASHINGTON — At a meeting with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen last month, Jeff Williams, the mayor of Arlington, Texas, laid out his grim economic predicament: Heavy spending on coronavirus […]