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NEW YORK CITY — Newmark Group Inc. (NASDAQ: NMRK) has agreed to acquire RKF Retail Holdings LLC, a real estate firm specializing in retail leasing, for an undisclosed price. The acquisition is expected to close later this year, and will grow New York-based Newmark’s already robust retail business, which includes leasing, investment sales and retail occupier services alongside Excess Space Retail Services Inc., a Newmark company specializing in real estate disposition and lease restructuring. Robert K. Futterman will serve as chairman of Newmark RKF, Newmark’s retail leasing division, and will be responsible for leading the growth of the company’s retail real estate business throughout North America.