Retail

Parent Company of Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank to Shutter Up to 500 Stores, Cut Staff by 20 Percent

by John Nelson July 21, 2020

FREMONT, CALIF. — Tailored Brands, the parent company of professional menswear retailers Men’s Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank, has announced a corporate restructuring that entails closing up to 500 stores. The Fremont-based firm says the “unprecedented and industry-wide” disruption caused by the COVID-19 outbreak was the catalyst behind the move. Tailored Brands has identified the 500 stores but did not disclose the retailers, locations or timing of those closures. Other brands in Tailored’s umbrella include K&G and Moores Clothing for Men. The company had 1,445 U.S. stores as of May 2, 2020 totaling 9.1 million square feet. Additionally, Tailored Brands (NYSE: TLRD) plans to cut expenses by reducing its staff by 20 percent by early August. The company expects severance payments and other termination costs to total $6 million. The economic harm stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic is having an outsized impact on the company’s revenue stream. In its first-quarter fiscal business update, Tailored Brands reported that for the period between Feb. 1 and May 2, net sales were down 60.4 percent year-over-year. Its e-commerce revenue, which includes rental services, was down 31.9 percent during the same period. Going forward the company will focus on its e-commerce platform and revised …

July 21, 2020

Development Florida Mixed-Use Retail Southeast

Skanska USA Completes $92M Renovation of St. Petersburg Pier, Adds New Shops and Restaurants

by Alex Tostado July 20, 2020

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Skanska USA has completed a $92 million renovation of the historic St. Petersburg Pier on behalf of the City of St. Petersburg. The 26-acre area now includes 44,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, including the St. Pete Museum of History and Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center. Other tenants include The Driftwood Café; Doc Ford’s Rum Bar & Grille; Spa Beach Bistro; Teak, a waterfront restaurant; and Pier Teaki, a rooftop bar. The five-story Pierhead building includes shops and a fishing platform. The pier area also includes the 35,000-square-foot Pier Plaza, which includes a playground, splash pad and seating areas. The 1,400-foot St. Petersburg Pier, which juts out into Tampa Bay, was originally built in 1889 and is the eighth pier in the city’s history. Rogers Partners, ASD | SKY and landscape architect Ken Smith Workshop designed the project.

July 20, 2020

Development Florida Retail Southeast

Pebb Enterprises to Build Publix-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Jacksonville

by Alex Tostado July 20, 2020

ST. JOHNS, FLA. — Pebb Enterprises has unveiled its plans for a new 58,900-square-foot, Publix-anchored shopping center in St. Johns. Publix will occupy 48,400 square feet at the center, which will feature 10,500 square feet of in-line retail space. Publix Liquor Store and Lavender Spa have also signed leases at the space. Pebb Enterprises closed on the $2.8 million land sale July 10 and has begun site work. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based developer expects to deliver the property in summer 2021. The site is located at 855 County Road 210 W., across the street from Beachwalk, a 3,000-acre community that includes residences, retail, office and industrial space, as well as a planned 100-room hotel. Chris Stewart and Jenny Schuemann of Pebb Enterprises are handling leasing efforts for the Publix-anchored property.

July 20, 2020

Company News Retail Texas

Younger Partners Launches New Division for Retail Acquisitions

by Taylor Williams July 20, 2020

DALLAS — Younger Partners, a Dallas-based full-service real estate firm, has launched a new division for the acquisition of retail properties throughout the metroplex. Micah Ashford, a 20-year industry veteran and former partner at retail investment and brokerage firm Dunhill Partners, will lead the new division. Younger Partners considers the creation of a retail acquisitions team to be a critical part of its long-term strategy and believes that opportunities to buy distressed assets and create value will present themselves in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 20, 2020

Acquisitions Colorado Net Lease Retail Western

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $6.9M Sale of Three-Property Brakes Plus Retail Portfolio in Colorado

by Amy Works July 20, 2020

AURORA AND HIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a three-building retail portfolio in Colorado. Chi Chis of Colorado Springs LLLP sold the portfolio to The Kathleen Ann Ross Trust, a local private capital investor, for $6.9 million. The properties are located at 16770 E. Iliff Ave. and 24550 E. Smoky Hill Road in Aurora and 9297 S. Broadway in Highlands Ranch. Brakes Plus occupies each building and all three properties have 17 years remaining on the primary term of their absolute triple-net leases. Drew Isaac and Brian Bailey of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in transaction.

July 20, 2020

Acquisitions California Net Lease Retail Western

Coldwell Banker Brokers $2.9M Acquisition of Dollar General-Occupied Property in Penn Valley, California

by Amy Works July 20, 2020

PENN VALLEY, CALIF. — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the acquisition of a retail property located at 17652 Penn Valley Drive in Penn Valley. An undisclosed buyer purchased the building for $2.9 million. Dollar General occupies the 9,026-square-foot building, which was built in 2019 on 1.2 acres, on a long-term, absolute net-leased basis. Dan McGue of Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT represented the buyer in the deal. The name of seller was not released.

July 20, 2020

District of Columbia Retail Southeast

Commerce Department: June Retail Sales Rise 7.5 Percent from May

by Alex Tostado July 17, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The advanced estimate for June retail sales nationwide is up 7.5 percent on a month-over-month basis, the U.S. Commerce Department reports. Consumers visited stores and auto dealerships in-person for the second straight month as businesses began reopening their doors. Retail sales totaled $524.3 billion in June, up from $487.7 billion in May. The most recent figure shows spending is near pre-pandemic levels, as the Commerce Department reported that February 2020 spending reached $527.3 billion. The Commerce Department also revised the May retail sales rate up by 50 basis points to 18.2 percent growth from April. Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation (NRF), says that while the growth is trending positively, the increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases across the country could slow sales in the months to come. As of this writing, there were nearly 3.6 million positive cases in the U.S, according to Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Additionally, JHU reports that there were 77,255 new cases Thursday, setting a single-day record. “The retail sales numbers from last month were very encouraging and reflect continued progress in the right direction,” says Shay. “However, recent spikes in infection rates across the country have us focused …

July 17, 2020

Georgia Leasing Activity Retail Southeast

Ju-C Bar Opens Location at Krog Street Market in Atlanta’s Inman Park District

by Alex Tostado July 17, 2020

ATLANTA — Ju-C Bar has opened its second location in metro Atlanta, joining the tenant lineup at Krog Street Market, a 30,000-square-foot food hall in Atlanta’s Inman Park neighborhood. Ju-C Bar is a family-owned restaurant specializing in made-order juices, smoothies, salads and wraps. Krog Street Market is situated along the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, two miles west of downtown Atlanta. Other tenants include Superica, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Ticonderoga Club, Fred’s Meat & Bread, Watchman’s Seafood and Spirits, Hop City and The Little Tart Bake Shop, as well as retail and office tenants including The Merchant, Iris and The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership. Ju-C Bar’s other location is in the northern suburb of Sandy Springs. Adrienne Crawford and Lily Heimburger of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the landlord, Charlotte, N.C.-based Asana Partners, in the lease transaction. Austin Wilson of Stein Investment Group represented Ju-C Bar.

July 17, 2020

Retail Texas

DFW Retail Occupancy Dropped 40 Basis Points in Second Quarter, CBRE Reports

by Taylor Williams July 17, 2020

The market-wide vacancy rate stood at 6.2 percent at the end of the second quarter, a period that included the first spate of negative net absorption in more than two years. Several retailers that are based in the metroplex, including Pier 1 Imports, Neiman Marcus, Tuesday Morning and J.C. Penney, have been among the major names to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shutter stores in response to COVID-19. Investors’ concerns about rent collection and occupancy also impacted retail investment sales volume in DFW, which stood at approximately $1.6 billion at the end of the quarter, its lowest quarterly total in five years. Texas, one of the first states to reopen, has since seen a spike in new COVID-19 cases that prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to pause further reopenings in late June, a move that most notably included shutting down bars once again. The state currently has about 292,000 confirmed cases and 3,500 deaths, according to the Texas Department of State & Health Services.

July 17, 2020

Acquisitions Connecticut Northeast Retail

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $7.2M Sale of Urban Air Adventure Park Near New Haven

by Taylor Williams July 17, 2020

ORANGE, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $7.2 million sale of an 84,200-square-foot retail property in Orange, a southern suburb of New Haven. The property is situated on eight acres and is net leased to Urban Air Adventure Park, an entertainment concept that features trampolines, zip lines, laser tag and virtual reality games. Derrick Dougherty and Mark Krantz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Bull Hill Associates, in the transaction. Brian Kaplan, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, a limited liability company.

July 17, 2020

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