NEW YORK CITY — In a move to streamline its North American operations and adapt to an evolving retail landscape that has been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH) announced Tuesday that it will close all of its 162 Heritage Brands outlet stores and reduce its office workforce by approximately 450 positions, or 12 percent. PVH’s Heritage Brands include Van Heusen, Izod, Arrow, Warner’s, Olga and Geoffrey Beene. The Heritage Brands retail locations are expected to operate through mid-2021. The workforce reductions, which are spread across all three brand businesses of Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Heritage Brands, are expected to result in annual cost savings of approximately $80 million. “The structural changes occurring in the North American retail landscape have required us to take a hard look at our North American operations and identify where we can optimize costs across our business model,” says Manny Chirico, chairman and CEO of PVH. “We did not take these decisions lightly, as our Heritage Brands retail business is our oldest retail business, yet no longer met appropriate return metrics.” Stefan Larsson, president of PVH, says that the COVID-19 crisis is dramatically reshaping the retail landscape for the long term …
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JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Sleiman Enterprises will renovate three historic retail buildings in Jacksonville’s San Marco Square. The buildings were built in 1926 and 1927, and are located at 1974, 1980 and 1972 San Marco Blvd., two miles south of downtown Jacksonville. Marsh & Saxelbye originally developed the property, which locally based Sleiman Enterprises acquired in August 2019. The two-story, 8,200-square-foot building situated at 1974 San Marco Blvd. is currently vacant. A Starbucks Coffee occupies the space at 1980 San Marco, and a Beau Outfitters leases the building at 1972 San Marco. The facelift will focus mostly on exterior renovations, including adding a new roof, painting the property similar to its original color and adding a “winged” feature to Starbucks and Beau Outfitters. Sleiman is working with architect Jaycox Architects & Associates, as well as with the San Marco Preservation Society and residents of San Marco, to ensure the renovations evoke the building’s original integrity. A timeline for completion was not disclosed.
ROANOKE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Roanoke Corners, a 14,218-square-foot retail center in Roanoke, located north of Fort Worth. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as AT&T, Donut Paradise and Cinch Cleaners. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction. Levy also procured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) has reopened its casino in the western Massachusetts city of Springfield at 25 percent of its original capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As of July 13, there were 112,000 confirmed coronavirus cases in the state of Massachusetts and 8,330 deaths. At this time, the resort’s 240-room hotel and spa remain closed, limiting the amenity options for guests to the 125,000-square-foot casino and three of the property’s food and beverage establishments, which will also operate at limited occupancies. Valet parking is also unavailable at this time. Employees and guests are required to wear masks in public settings, and plexiglass barriers have been installed in certain areas where social distancing is difficult to maintain. MGM has also set up handwashing stations throughout casino floor and will use digital menus as its restaurants to minimize sharing of surfaces.
EAST PEORIA, ILL. — Chicken Salad Chick has opened today at The Levee District in East Peoria. The restaurant, which specializes in homemade chicken salad, occupies 2,718 square feet between Jersey Mike’s Subs and Xfinity. The first 100 guests on opening day will receive one large serving of chicken salad per month for an entire year. The restaurant will open at limited capacity with social distancing measures in place for COVID-19. This will be the farthest north restaurant of Chicken Salad Chick’s 157 locations. Chicken Salad Chick currently operates in 17 states and is rapidly expanding with both franchise and company locations. Owned and managed by Cullinan Properties Ltd., The Levee District encompasses 650,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, as well as office, hotel and civic components.
By Stuart Graham, Senior Vice President, CBRE; Mark Inman, Senior Vice President, CBRE; and Kendra Roberts, Associate, CBRE The Oklahoma City retail market has had a growing and changing landscape over the past few years as the sector’s healthy fundamentals continue to draw both local and national investors. Although much of the growth has been focused on the downtown Oklahoma City area, we are beginning to see a new hotspot emerge in the Far North neighborhoods. High-quality schools and affordable housing in the Far North Oklahoma City submarket of Edmond, as well as in the surrounding neighborhoods, have been major draws for young families. Both the Deer Creek and Edmond School Districts rank among the top three school districts in the state and also enjoy high national rankings. As a result of these residential and educational features that are attracting younger households and driving population growth, the Far North Oklahoma City submarket has recently seen a significant uptick in both retail investment and development activity that better support this underserved and growing community. To illustrate this submarket’s rise, consider the fact that nearly 20 percent of the total volume of retail product currently under construction in the Oklahoma City area …
WATAUGA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 6,000-square-foot retail property located at 8540 Denton Highway in Watauga, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by Verizon Wireless and Smoothie King, both of which were on triple-net leases.
OWINGS MILLS, MD. — Neuman Commercial Group LLC has negotiated the $4.3 million sale of Metro Square, a 71,896-square-foot retail property in Owings Mills. Target shadow anchors the property, which includes the former 58,668-square-foot site of a Shoppers grocery store and one outparcel. The asset is located at 11120 Reisterstown Road, 21 miles northwest of downtown Baltimore. Gil Neuman of Neuman Commercial Group represented the seller, an undisclosed publicly traded REIT, and procured the buyer, an undisclosed private investor.
Restoration Hardware Opens RH Marin, The Gallery at the Village in Corte Madera, California
by Amy Works
CORTE MADERA, CALIF. — RH has opened RH Marin, The Gallery at the Village, the brand’s newest physical location and the first design gallery in California. The property is located at 1750 Redwood Highway in Corte Madera. Totaling nearly 60,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, the three-level property features artistic installations of luxury home furnishings in a gallery setting, including spaces devoted to RH Interiors, RH Modern, RH Rugs and Outdoor. Additionally, RH Marin features an interactive RH Interior Design Firm & Atelier that provides professional design services. The property also includes RH Rooftop Restaurant and a climate-controlled wine bar.
LOS ANGELES — CalBay Development has acquired the fee interest in a retail property located in the Rowland Heights area of Los Angeles. A private family sold the asset for $3.3 million in an off-market transaction. Situated on two acres, the site is improved with a 20,000-square-foot retail store, which 99c Only occupies on a net-leased basis.