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Lenders seize minority stake in Mall of America

Lenders are taking minority stakes in Minnesota’s Mall of America, a massive shopping mall that was used as collateral for the American Dream Mall in New Jersey. Triple Five Worldwide, the developer of the American Dream project, has pledged 49 percent of its equity stakes in Mall of America and the West Edmonton Mall in Canada as collateral for...

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McKinsey, a management consulting firm, to open retail store

McKinsey, a management consulting firm to many Fortune 500 businesses, is to open a retail store in an American shopping mall selling underwear, jewellery and beauty. The store's success will depend on data, as the driver of this retail venture is to see the "effectiveness of new technology that retailers and their advisers could deploy to keep...

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Zara opening two story unit at Mall of America's

Minneapolis's Mall of America is getting a new tenant. Spanish fast-fashion retailer Zara is opening their first Minnesota location in the mall. The opening of the new 30,000-square-foot store has been one of the worst kept secrets in retail. A few months ago, Zara began making job postings regarding new positions in Minnesota, and the...

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Fabletics to open new location at Mall of America

Mall of America just announced that athleisure brand Fabletics will be opening a new store. The 2,000 square foot store will open this Spring 2016 in Minnesota. The new brick-and-mortar location for the Fabletics brand was chosen due to the mall’s high traffic. Because of the mall’s popularity, Gregg Throgmartin, president of retail for...