retail

Dallas Institution Weir’s Furniture Is Closing; Going-Out-of-Business Sale Starts Today

By Shelby Skrhak / March 26, 2026 /

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…

DFW CRE Flexes in Industrial and Retail While Office Buckles

By Charles Grand / February 3, 2026 /

With 2025 behind us, we’re getting an idea of how Q4 panned out on the commercial real estate front in D-FW. To nobody’s surprise, the office sector lagged behind retail and industrial once again, but tenants are still paying up for high-quality Class A space as rents keep rising, according to Partners Real Estate, which…

‘Retail Follows Rooftops’ as D-FW Sees a Healthy Surge in Construction and Demand

By Charles Grand / August 1, 2025 /

Retail construction is surging in North Texas, lending truth to the old real estate adage that retail follows rooftops. CRE firm Partners Real Estate recently published its quarterly market report on the retail sector in D-FW, and the Metroplex saw a hell of a bump in Q2 in terms of square footage delivered and its…

Neiman Marcus Downtown Store Still Safe But Saks Global Sheds More Staff in Restructuring

By Charles Grand / April 29, 2025 /

While Neiman Marcus’ iconic flagship store in downtown Dallas got a stay of execution last month, the same can’t be said for others under the Saks Global umbrella as the company seeks to eliminate redundancies and streamline operations. Saks Global, which was formed after the Canadian holding company Hudson’s Bay Co. acquired Neiman Marcus Group…

Commercial Real Estate Firm Expands Footprint as Shaky Retailers Give Way

By Charles Grand / January 20, 2025 /

A Dallas-based commercial real estate investment firm recently closed on a deal to acquire 137,287 square feet of retail space at McKinney’s 380 Towne Crossing. The space comprises one-half of a portfolio acquisition by Younger Partners Investments (YPI) from developer Weber & Company. It has a diverse mix of tenants, ranging from Guitar Center to…