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Sam’s Club to Open More Than 30 New Locations, Five Fulfillment Centers in the United States

by John Nelson

BENTONVILLE, ARK. — Sam’s Club, a division of Bentonville-based Walmart Inc. and a leading membership warehouse club retailer, plans to open more than 30 new “clubs” across the United States over the next several years. The first store, which is planned for an undisclosed Florida city, is slated to open in 2024. The new clubs will span approximately 160,000 square feet, which is larger than most current locations. Most new stores will feature a seafood/sushi island, full-service floral and walk-in dairy and fresh coolers, as well as a larger healthcare space featuring a patient waiting area, health services suites, private consultation rooms and dedicated hearing and optical centers. Many of the new locations will also include fuel stations and liquor offerings. In addition to the new stores, the company has a multiple-year plan to invest in and modernize its supply chain through new distribution and fulfillment center locations across the country. Sam’s Club will launch five new supply chain fulfillment and distribution centers this year, with the first location planned in Georgia in the third quarter. Kathryn McLay, CEO of Sam’s Club, says the decision to invest in expanding the company’s physical footprint was motivated by historic comparable sales growth …

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Lee & Associates Maintains Expansion Strategy Despite Choppy Economic Waters

by Sarah Daniels

Against the backdrop of higher interest rates and the collapse of commercial real estate investment transactions, large brokerages have begun to reduce staff and other expenses to weather growing uncertainty over property values. But executives at Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services consider it an ideal environment to continue an expansion that has added more than ten new locations over the last few years. Earlier this month, Lee & Associates announced the opening of an office in Baton Rouge, La. In November, they opened an office in Calgary, Alberta. In the same month, a satellite office in Nashville, Tenn. transitioned to a freestanding office, a designation that provides brokers in the office with the opportunity to fully benefit from the Lee & Associates capital structure — namely, to participate in funding the brokerage’s future growth and reaping the potential rewards. Those additions followed new office expansions in downtown Los Angeles, San Francisco and Omaha, Neb., earlier in the year. The Southern California-based brokerage anticipates announcing two more openings in early 2023, eventually increasing its footprint to around 90 locations from more than 70 today, says Jeffrey Rinkov, CEO of Lee & Associates. “We see some of our competitors cutting …

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Trez Capital Restructures Florida Operations, Plans to Open New Office in Metro Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Trez Capital has restructured its Florida operations by closing its Palm Beach office with plans to open a new office in metro Miami under new regional leadership. The firm is ending its current joint venture partnership in the South Florida market as part of the restructuring. Under the continued direction of Trez Capital’s global head of origination, John Hutchinson, the firm will continue building upon its existing market relationships, servicing borrowers, real estate owners and brokers in the Southeast. “Florida and the Southeast remain an incredibly important part of Trez Capital’s business. We have established solid roots in the region and will continue our expansion by investing in our people, reinforcing our ‘boots-on-the-ground’ strategic approach and dedication to our investors,” says Hutchinson. “Our ability to leverage our team’s local market knowledge and varied experience no matter the geographic location has yielded trusted, well-established relationships throughout the country. I am excited about what the future holds for the Florida market and continuing what we do best: delivering results for investors and borrowers.” Trez Capital has over $5.3 billion in assets under management, has originated over 1,700 loans totaling more than $16.5 billion funded since its inception and has nearly …

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Partners Opens New Dallas-Fort Worth Office

by Taylor Williams

DALLAS — Partners, the Houston-based investment and brokerage firm formerly known as NAI Partners, has opened a Dallas-Fort Worth office at 1717 McKinney Ave. in Dallas. The office is the firm’s fourth in Texas, joining existing locations in Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Partners has tapped Jerod Hangartner to lead the brokerage services division of the new office as managing director. Hangartner joins the firm from Entrada Partners, where he most recently served as vice president of asset management.

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Kroger Agrees to Acquire Albertsons in $24.6B Merger of Grocery Giants

by Jeff Shaw

CINCINNATI AND BOISE, IDAHO — Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) and Albertsons Cos. Inc. (NYSE: ACI) have agreed to a merger under which Kroger will acquire all outstanding shares of Albertsons’ common and preferred stock for an estimated total consideration of $34.10 per share, or a total enterprise value of approximately $24.6 billion. The deal includes the assumption of $4.7 billion of Albertsons’ net debt. Both companies’ boards of directors unanimously approved the agreement. The purchase price represents an approximately 32.8 percent premium to the closing price of ACI stock on Oct. 12, and 29.7 percent to the 30-day volume-weighted average price. The exact motivation for the merger was not stated in the press release, but The Wall Street Journal notes that by combining, the companies would have greater leverage in negotiations with vendors and compete better with companies such as Walmart and Amazon. Together, Boise-based Albertsons and Cincinnati-based Kroger currently operate a total of 4,996 stores, 66 distribution centers, 52 manufacturing plants, 3,972 pharmacies and 2,015 fuel centers. The two companies employ a combined 710,000 associates. On a combined basis, the companies delivered approximately $210 billion in revenue and $3.3 billion in net earnings in the fiscal year 2021. The …

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Wells Fargo to Open 22-Acre Office Campus in Irving, Add 650 Jobs

by Taylor Williams

IRVING, TEXAS — Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) will open a 22-acre campus in Irving, a move that is expected to add about 650 new jobs and $455 million in total capital investment to the local economy. The San Francisco-based banking giant’s build-to-suit campus will comprise two 10-story, 400,000-square-foot buildings and a connecting parking garage, as well as various open green spaces. According to The Dallas Morning News, Wells Fargo expects to eventually employ about 3,000 people at the campus. A construction timeline was not disclosed. Mirasol Capital sold the land on which the campus will be developed.

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Simon Agrees to Acquire 50 Percent Stake in Jamestown

by John Nelson

INDIANAPOLIS AND ATLANTA — Indianapolis-based mall giant Simon has entered into an agreement whereby the REIT will purchase a 50 percent interest in Atlanta-based Jamestown, an owner of some of the most successful mixed-use developments in the country such as Ponce City Market in Atlanta and Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco. Jamestown had more than $13 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2022, with properties spanning the United States, Latin America and Europe. Terms of the purchase agreement were not disclosed. With this partnership with Simon, Jamestown will gain a partner with a broad platform of resources and operational tools that will enhance its ability to scale and grow. “The partnership with Simon will help position us for our next chapter as we scale our differentiated products in an increasingly global world,” says Michael Phillips, president of Jamestown. With Jamestown, Simon now has an opportunity to capitalize on the growing asset and investment management businesses with an experienced fund manager and mixed-use operator and developer. Simon will also be able to access the Jamestown platform to accelerate its future densification projects. “We have been impressed with Jamestown’s combination of sector expertise, dedication to driving creative placemaking, and …

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Reports: Dude Perfect Plans $100M Entertainment Facility, Eyes North Texas

by Taylor Williams

FRISCO, TEXAS — Sports and comedy entertainment group Dude Perfect is planning a $100 million headquarters facility and, according to a report from The Dallas Morning News, has placed North Texas at the top of its site selection list. Variety also reports that Dude Perfect has been planning the facility for about a year with San Antonio-based architecture firm Overland Partners, but is also pitching the project to Los Angeles and Atlanta. The facility would include a 330-foot trick shot tower, mini golf course, a museum and merchandise store, restaurants and two acres of outdoor space. Dude Perfect, which has about 58 million YouTube subscribers, is currently based in Frisco. All five members of the group originally hail from North Texas.

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GIC, Oak Street Agree to Acquire STORE Capital in $14B Transaction

by Jeff Shaw

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — GIC, a global institutional investor based out of Singapore, and Oak Street, a Chicago-based division of global alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital, have agreed to acquire STORE Capital Corp. (NYSE: STOR) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $14 billion. STORE is a Scottsdale-based net-lease real estate investment trust that invests in single-tenant operational real estate. As of June 30, the company’s portfolio consisted of investments in 3,012 property locations, including restaurants, early childhood education, metal fabrication, automotive repair and maintenance facilities and health clubs. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, STORE Capital stockholders will receive $32.25 per share in cash, a premium of 17.8 percent to the 90-day volume weighted average stock price through that date and 20.4 percent to its closing price on Wednesday, the day before the announcement. STORE will become private following the transaction. The transaction was unanimously approved by STORE Capital’s board of directors and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023. The closing of the transaction is not subject to any financing conditions. “This opportunity is an endorsement, by two leading real estate investors with significant access to capital, of the strength of our platform, …

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Partners Announces Split From NAI Global Affiliation, Will Open New Dallas Office

by Taylor Williams

HOUSTON — The Houston-based brokerage and advisory firm formerly known as NAI Partners has elected not to renew its affiliation with NAI Global and has rebranded the entire organization as Partners. All of the organization’s business lines, including brokerage services, investor services and valuation, will operate under this brand, as will Partners Capital, the company’s commercial investment arm. In addition, Partners, which already has additional offices in Austin and San Antonio, will open a new office in Dallas in the coming months.

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