Newsletter: Specs Talk

05/22/2013 - 4:59pm
Simon plans $170 million renovation, expansion of Woodbury Common

Simon Property Group announced that it plans to enhance and expand Woodbury Common Premium Outlets, in Central Valley, N.Y.

05/22/2013 - 4:48pm
Armstrong names Target as 2012 ‘Flooring Recycler of the Year’

Armstrong World Industries names Target as its 2012 Flooring Recycler of the Year, an award that recognizes organizations that make significant environmental contributions by recycling VCT materials during demolition projects, resulting in waste reduction in landfill materials, transportation, and energy.

05/22/2013 - 1:33pm
Judge weighs injunction against Abercrombie & Fitch over store accessibility

A federal judge in Denver is considering an injunction after ruling that nearly 250 Abercrombie & Fitch stores, including its namesake and Hollister banners, are unfriendly to the disabled, the Associated Press reported.

05/21/2013 - 11:28am
Kemper expands Bellevue Collection

Real estate development firm Kemper Freeman is moving ahead with a $1.2 billion expansion of The Bellevue Collection, a regional shopping center located in Bellevue, Wash.

05/21/2013 - 11:27am
DSW opens new Massachusetts store

Footwear/accessories retailer DSW Inc. opened a new store in Braintree, Mass., on May 18.

05/20/2013 - 3:35pm
Wal-Mart goes solar

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has installed eight solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays in Massachusetts.

05/20/2013 - 10:30am
Seattle’s Best opens 10 drive-thru windows in Texas

Starbucks subsidiary Seattle’s Best Coffee opened 10 new drive-through windows at restaurants throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

05/17/2013 - 5:35pm
Bloomingdale’s to make Hawaiian debut

Bloomingdale’s plans to open a 167,000-sq.-ft., three-level store at the Ala Moana Center in Honolulu in fall 2015.

05/17/2013 - 11:57am
Wegmans delays Massachusetts store opening

Wegmans is pushing back the scheduled opening of a new store in Newton, Mass., until spring 2014.

05/16/2013 - 4:17pm
Barneys’ Simon Doonan designs window display for Duane Reade

In what it called a “first-of-its-kind” installation at a drugstore chain, Nexxus Salon Hair Care unveiled a window display tribute to the Tony Awards and Broadway at the Duane Reade store across from Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.