Tech-savvy millennials still making malls social destinations
The future of malls looks quite bright despite the rise of online shopping.
The future of malls looks quite bright despite the rise of online shopping.
Eleven underperforming locations in all will be eliminated by the Minneapolis-based retailer, it announced late Tuesday.
Love Culture Inc., the bankrupt clothing chain, won court permission to hold expedited store-closing sales, over the objection of unsecured creditors, including Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc.
A subsidiary of Simon Property Group Inc. is suing the world’s largest retail traffic counter, claiming it’s unjustly profiting from cameras installed in stores at Castleton Square Mall.
An online petition drive launched by employees of stores in Simon properties urges the company to rethink a decision to open its malls at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving. One petition so far has gathered nearly 18,000 signatures.
As local activists push for stronger steps to curb disruptive gatherings by teenagers at local shopping malls, Simon Property Group is standing by a corporate policy against restricting access to its properties.
The owner of Castleton Square Mall is suing its former tenant for $471,031 following the restaurant’s closing late last month.
Forever 21 is more than tripling its square footage at the north-side mall by taking the former Borders bookstore space.
Forever 21, a privately held California-based chain, has begun converting the roughly 25,000-square-foot former bookstore at the south entrance to the mall and is targeting a summer opening.
Simon Property Group has more shopping malls with Sears as a tenant than any other landlord, but any closings are likely have a negligible effect on the Indianapolis-based real estate company's overall earnings, an analyst says.
Between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores will be closed, the retailer said Tuesday, after terrible holiday sales during what is the most crucial time of the year for retailers.
Local police were called to two Indianapolis malls to control crowds waiting to purchase the newest generation of Air Jordan basketball shoe. Similar incidents have been reported nationwide.
New stories have debuted at malls across the Indianapolis area. Many are pop-up shops eager to capitalize on holiday shoppers and the Super Bowl crowds.
The roughly 1,200-square-foot shop is scheduled to open in late March or early April.
Simon Property Group spokesman Les Morris said 110 out of 130 mall stores were open late this morning.
Vacancy rates unseen in 20 years are hampering efforts by developers.
Simon Property Group Inc. has filed suit against Spicy Pickle franchisee AJ Enterprises LLC, seeking more than $977,000 in
unpaid rent for a prime space at Castleton Square Mall.