Retail

The New Jersey retail landscape has changed, but the spending power of its residents hasn’t. Owners of malls, shopping centers and mixed-use projects will continue to adapt and invest in the state.

LMC: Retailers expect solid holiday sales, eyeing new ways to attract inflation-weary shoppers

A healthy consumer is fueling measured optimism among brick-and-mortar retailers as they prepare for the holiday shopping season to begin in earnest.

Florist takes 1,600 sq. ft. at Green Brook retail property, Deluccia says

A flower shop has leased 1,600 square feet at a Route 22 retail center in Green Brook, according to a brokerage team with Deluccia Commercial Group.

CBRE: MetLife sells 103,000 sq. ft. grocery-anchored center in Philadelphia suburb

MetLife Investment Management has sold a more than 103,000-square-foot retail center outside Philadelphia, in a newly announced deal by CBRE.

LMC: Target takes 76,000 sq. ft. in Flemington with upgrades coming to key shopping center

Target is coming to Flemington after signing an anchor lease at a 239,000-square-foot shopping center on Route 202, in a newly announced deal by Levin Management Corp.

Mabel, coastal European-themed eatery, opens as Bell Works’ first full-service restaurant

The first full-service restaurant at Bell Works has opened its doors at the 2 million-square-foot property, bringing another amenity to its many tenants and residents in and around Holmdel.

Progress Realty buys 385,000 sq. ft. Sam’s Club-anchored center near Buffalo for $43 million

Progress Realty Partners has acquired a 385,000-square-foot retail center outside Buffalo, New York, as it looks to build its portfolio in growing markets outside New Jersey.

Blackstone buys majority stake in Jersey’s Mikes in deal reportedly worth $8 billion

Blackstone is acquiring a majority stake in Jersey Mike’s Subs, reportedly for some $8 billion, in a move aimed at continuing the Manasquan-based sandwich chain’s rapid growth.

Atlantic Coastal: ALBI Properties adds 20,000 sq. ft. Clifton retail property for $4.4 million

An investor has acquired nearly 20,000 square feet of highway retail space in Clifton for $4.4 million, in a deal arranged by Atlantic Coastal Real Estate LLC.

Honeygrow eyes newest New Jersey location with 2,500 sq. ft. lease in Freehold

Stir fry and salad chain honeygrow is once again expanding in New Jersey with a newly completed lease in Freehold, one of several locations that the eatery announced Monday.

Kushner eyes early 2025 launch for long-awaited, 1,723-unit rental project in Journal Square

Apartments at a massive mixed-use project in Jersey City are now just months away from hitting the market, with preleasing for the 1,723-unit property set to begin early next year.