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Weekly signals on how retail scales, adapts, and makes money - across markets and formats.

Covering the US, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East - across malls, platforms, and flagship retail.

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AI shopping is becoming the front door, flagships keep raising the bar

Jan 19, 2026

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5 min read

AI shopping is becoming the front door, flagships keep raising the bar

Agentic commerce after NRF, a new Ginza flagship, and the store openings worth watching.

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Retail

Skims, Primark, Ulta, Pacsun - all picked Dubai. Not London. Not Tokyo.

Feb 9, 2026

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6 min read

Skims, Primark, Ulta, Pacsun - all picked Dubai. Not London. Not Tokyo.

Five US brands opened their first international stores in one city in 90 days. Here's what's behind it.

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Retail

Jan 12, 2026

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4 min read

Retail’s new physical playbook: three signals you can use this week

Fast-growing brands, flagship economics, and why DTC is moving back to streets and malls.

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Commercial Real Estate

A Chicago mall with Zara and AMC sold for $30 million.

Oct 15, 2026

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3 min read

A Chicago mall with Zara and AMC sold for $30 million.

Oakbrook’s owners are seeking an $800 million refinancing. A Wisconsin city is weighing a mall purchase.

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Retail

AI favors Walmart. 6 in 10 buy on Amazon.

Oct 8, 2026

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3 min read

AI favors Walmart. 6 in 10 buy on Amazon.

Two different winners. Google is calling stores. Westfield is sending shoppers to them.

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Retail

$1 makeup, nurse-led piercing and Chinese tea are coming to US malls.

Oct 1, 2026

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3 min read

$1 makeup, nurse-led piercing and Chinese tea are coming to US malls.

Miss A, Rowan and HEYTEA are on US mall opening lists. The names are confirmed; the dates live in different places.

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Commercial Real Estate

Nike is doubling an outlet store: outlets are a growth format.

Sep 24, 2026

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2 min read

Nike is doubling an outlet store: outlets are a growth format.

A doubled store in Scotland, a 2,509 sq ft lease in Pennsylvania, a second phase in Shanghai. Four days of outlet commitments.

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Commercial Real Estate

Sep 17, 2026

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3 min read

The mall is paying for your visit now.

One campaign for 200+ malls. New Google spaces at Best Buy. A 105-room Hilton joins one of China's strongest luxury malls.

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Commercial Real Estate

America is building malls again. On the sites of the ones it tore down.

Sep 10, 2026

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3 min read

America is building malls again. On the sites of the ones it tore down.

Westfield Riyadh enters operation in Q4 at 94% pre-let. Monmouth Square rises on Monmouth Mall. Simon plans Sagefield on a site once slated for an outlet. Two supply cycles, one pipeline.

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Malls Money

Featured

AI shopping is becoming the front door, flagships keep raising the bar

Skims, Primark, Ulta, Pacsun - all picked Dubai. Not London. Not Tokyo.

Retail’s new physical playbook: three signals you can use this week

Publications

A Chicago mall with Zara and AMC sold for $30 million.

AI favors Walmart. 6 in 10 buy on Amazon.

$1 makeup, nurse-led piercing and Chinese tea are coming to US malls.

Nike is doubling an outlet store: outlets are a growth format.

The mall is paying for your visit now.

America is building malls again. On the sites of the ones it tore down.

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