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.

Retail
First-ever IKEA kitchen pop-up set to open at Cherry Hill Mall

A new IKEA pop-up is coming to the Cherry Hill Mall, in a first-of-its kind shopping experience meant to provide more touch points for new and existing customers of the furniture chain.

Residential & Mixed Use
Developers break ground on Parsippany project with downtown-style retail, 498 apartments

A joint venture has broken ground on its redevelopment of a former suburban office property in Parsippany, with plans calling for 60,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 498 luxury apartments and a pedestrian-friendly design meant to evoke a town center.

Retail
Urban Edge leases 39,000 sq. ft. in Cherry Hill to Total Wine & More

Urban Edge Properties has signed a new 39,000-square-foot lease to bring Total Wine & More to a grocery-anchored shopping center in Cherry Hill.

Retail
LMC: New ShopRite store, center-wide upgrades coming to Blue Star on Route 22

ShopRite is getting a new home at Blue Star Shopping Center in Watchung, under a major redevelopment of the prominent 420,000-square-foot property on Route 22.

Retail
Kushner, Whole Foods ink lease in Eatontown as Monmouth Mall redevelopment moves ahead

Kushner Cos. has signed a 40,000-square-foot lease to bring Whole Foods to Eatontown, landing a key tenant as it advances its plan to transform the sprawling Monmouth Mall property.

Retail
JLL: Investment firm buys 91,000 sq. ft. Woodland Park retail center for $18 million

An affiliate of Northeast Capital Group has purchased a nearly 91,000-square-foot shopping center in Woodland Park for $18 million, brokers with JLL announced Tuesday.

Retail
Hackensack business group launches pop-up program, offering free rent for entrepreneurs

The Main Street Business Alliance in Hackensack is teaming with downtown property owners to provide spaces for pop-up stores that could ultimately become permanent tenants.

Retail
Los Angeles firm eyes ‘vibrant, mixed-use destination’ after buying Bridgewater Commons

A real estate firm focused on large retail properties has acquired Bridgewater Commons, with plans to create a vibrant, mixed-use destination around the 1.2 million-square-foot mall.

Deals
Developers buy Elizabeth property, prospective development site, for $2.9 million

A development team has entered Union County with its purchase of a one-acre commercial property in Elizabeth, according to a broker with Gebroe-Hammer Associates.

Retail
Swim school leases 10,000 sq. ft. at The Shoppes at North Brunswick, Azarian says

A growing chain of swim schools has taken nearly 10,000 square feet at an upscale shopping center in North Brunswick, according to a leasing team with Azarian Realty Co.