Retail Therapy
The siren of opportunity north of Dallas’ downtown area is commanding business leaders’ attention. Given the choice between having a presence in the central business district or Uptown, Preston Hollow, or a northern suburb, they seem to prefer alternatives to the city center, and that’s made for a rough week for downtown boosters. And sandwiched…
Long considered to be distinct market sectors with their own unique dynamics, retail and industrial are increasingly converging as e-commerce and delivery options continue to reshape consumer behavior and real estate. Online sales, whether for pickup or delivery, have been blurring the lines between retail and industrial space, with storefronts increasingly functioning as fulfillment nodes,…
All four North Texas stores will close by early summer, and the company owns the real estate under every location — leaving some valuable properties likely to change hands. Weir’s Furniture, the place where generations of Dallas families furnished their homes — and Country Store popcorn placated their children — is closing after 78 years…
Saks Global is working to reduce its national footprint, but it’s not quite clear what that means for Neiman Marcus operations in Dallas just yet. Waves of closures have been announced as part of an ongoing turnaround plan to reposition the various brands under the Saks Global umbrella in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy…
North Texas shopaholics will have another legacy retail institution to mourn before too long as the Dillard’s at The Shops at Willow Bend in Plano lives out its final days this month, marking one of the mall’s last chapters ahead of its inevitable redevelopment. The Shops at Willow Bend has been around for 25 years.…
