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Publix signed an NNN-lease for a larger space within a grocery-anchored center called the Shoppes at St. Lucie West. The newly constructed 54,965-s.f. standalone unit that opened in April offers an additional 7,000 s.f. of space than the retailer’s previous unit at the center. The supermarket needed a larger sized space due to increased demand, More

Even as COVID-19 cases decline and many Americans consider returning to work, the mass populace has become comfortable, quite literally, with its relaxed at-home wardrobe. To fuel that trend, apparel tenants that specifically cater to the comfort clothing/athleisure niche are boosting their expansion goals and developing easygoing attire that can successfully merge from at-home loungewear More

Stuf Preferred Sq. Footage: 2,000-15,000 s.f. 12-Month Anticipated Openings: 65-70 The self-storage brand, which received $1.8M in funding from Wilshire Lane Partners and Harlem Capital, anticipates bullish growth. The chain expects to open new units in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Washington, D.C., and Boston by the end of the year. Stuf More

There has been a renewed national interest with restaurant/retail brands offering contactless pickup solutions. The buzzworthy Brooklyn Dumpling Shop franchise, as well as the new dining brand Automat Kitchen, are both reviving the temperature-controlled automated vending machine “automat” trend, a food purchasing concept, with or without dining room space, that had been popular in urban More

The upscale western boot and apparel brand, Tecovas, will be opening a store by late summer/early fall in the ground-floor retail space of a two-story building that previously housed a business college. The second floor space will be leased to a law firm. The challenge with leasing the space was the fact that the building More

The average consumer has become used to convenience, as evidenced from the uptick in services such as online ordering, curbside pickup and home delivery. This preference for convenience has spilled over into medical services, as seen by the popularity of urgent care facilities taking up retail spaces. Unlike costly emergency room visits or time-consuming doctor More

iniBurger Preferred Sq. Footage: 1,100-1,500 s.f. 12-Month Anticipated Opening: 12+ The Northern California-based fast-casual burger chain projects aggressive growth with plans for a dozen or more new locations per year. The focus will be on multiple stores in a specific metro area before moving to a different location. Franchising documents are in the works and More

Indoor swim instruction tenants have proven to be viable and recession-proof, especially as landlords look to fill shuttered big-box space in their neighborhood shopping centers. Swim instruction tenants guarantee foot traffic and are a retail segment unaffected by online ordering trends that can reduce daily customer counts. Also, as opposed to other educational school tenants, More