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Neiman Marcus at Hudson Yards

Luxury Retailer Neiman Marcus Files for Bankruptcy

By Nicholas Rizzi

Nordstrom

Nordstrom to Shutter 16 Stores; Lord & Taylor to Liquidate All Locations

By Nicholas Rizzi

J. Crew Store

J. Crew Files for Bankruptcy

By Nicholas Rizzi

From left: Christopher Devli, Erol Devli and Mark Devli. The family got its start in the handbag business but have recently branched out into developing hotels.

The Devli You Don’t Know: the Devli Family on Switching From Handbags to Hotels

By Nicholas Rizzi

The Saint Louis Galleria in St. Louis, Mo.

Finance · CMBS

St. Louis Mall Nabs $265M Refi, Re-energizing Retail Finance

By Matt Grossman

A Lowe's Home Improvement in Chicago

Lowe’s to Shutter 51 Stores in US and Canada, Including Two NYC Outposts

By Nicholas Rizzi

446 Broadway.

Sales · Mixed Use

K Property Group Closes $47M Purchase of Soho Mixed-Use Building

By Nicholas Rizzi

Virtual reality showroom

Leases · Retail

Retail Details: Virtual Reality Takes on Retail

By The Editors

Rockefeller Center.

Leases · Retail

Top 10 Retail Leases of the Month: November

By The Editors

Mall of Acadiana in Lafayette, La.

Finance · CMBS

Struggling Regional Malls Reposition as Retail CMBS Space Sweats

By Mack Burke

Inside 446 Broadway, before Jacques Penné moves in.

Leases · Retail

J.C. Penney Opening Jacques Penné Holiday Pop-up in Soho

By Lauren Elkies Schram

GGP teamed with Jeff Sutton to acquire the Crown Building, at 730 Fifth Avenue, for nearly $1.8 billion in 2015.

Brookfield’s Takeover Bid Is the Latest Chapter in Mall Giant GGP’s Turbulent History

By Rey Mashayekhi

Interior view of the Charleston Town Center Mall. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Finance · CMBS

$93M CMBS Loan on West Virginia Mall Sent to Special Servicing

By Mack Burke

Entrance to Bangor Mall. Photo: Billy Hathorn, Wikimedia Commons

Finance · CMBS

$80M CMBS Loan on Maine Mall Sent to Special Servicing

By Mack Burke

The Virgin Megastore in Times Square closed in June 2009, as the chain shuttered all 23 of its North America locations. Photo: Spencer Platt/For Getty Images

What Retailers Can Learn From the Music Industry’s Meltdown

By Larry Getlen

Jeff Bezos Amazon

After Chewing Up Retail, Amazon Spits Out Its Own Plans for Brick-and-Mortar

By Rey Mashayekhi

Illustration: Nate Kitch

De-Foresting Plan: A Look at Forest City’s Retail Sell-Off

By Tom Acitelli