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Sprawling churches, indoor ski ranges and water parks: This is what the future holds for dying malls

What will happen to all the dying shopping malls across the country? They might become megachurches, their parking lots filled with worshippers. Or maybe construction…

Beyond shopping: Building experiences and entertainment into malls can keep customers coming 

While empty anchor stores and porches full of Amazon boxes seem to be the norm across the country today, brick-and-mortar retail is still going strong.…

Von Maur department store plans to open seventh location in Illinois

Von Maur Department Store announced plans to open a 130,000-square-foot store at Orland Square in Orland Park, Illinois. Scheduled to open fall 2019, the store…

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Decaffeinated: Simon Property, Starbucks and the retail apocalypse

The shopping center world is abuzz with the recent decision in the Simon Property Group L.P. v. Starbucks Corporation decision, which prevented Starbucks from shuttering…