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☆ Trump repeats false claims that children are undergoing transgender surgery during the school day
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Matt-Lavietes-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Matt Lavietes | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Former President Donald Trump repeated his false claim that children are undergoing transition-related surgery during their school day, worsening fears among some conservatives that educators are pushing children to become transgender and aiding transitions without parental awareness. What the hell is wrong with our country?” Trump said Saturday at a campaign rally in Wisconsin, a vital swing state. About half the states ban transition-related surgery for minors, and even in states where such care is still legal, it is rare. The law limits the instruction of sexual orientation and gender identity in school and has been replicated in states across the country. Half of all teachers polled, including 62% of elementary school teachers, said elementary school students should not learn about gender identity in school.

Persons: Donald Trump, Jimmy, ” Trump, Trump, —, what’s, ’, ”, Karoline Leavitt, Kate King, Trump’s, Ron DeSantis, Marjorie Taylor Greene, “ Organizations: Liberty, American Association of Medical Providers, NBC, National Association of School Nurses, Democratic, Republican National Convention, DeSantis, Pew Research, Education Department Locations: Wisconsin, U.S, Florida’s, kindergartners

☆ Shoppers Prefer Staying Outdoors. That’s More Trouble for Malls.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

More than half of Bath & Body Works stores in the U.S. and Canada are now outside of enclosed shopping centers. Photo: Jeffrey Greenberg/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesNational chains are accelerating their exit from malls for other types of retail locations, signaling more trouble for malls as consumers show a growing preference for shorter, more convenient shopping experiences. Jewelers, shoe stores and other specialty retailers are among the operators making the shift, indicating they will continue opening at outdoor, non-mall locations such as grocery-anchored shopping centers and strip malls after finding that they perform better and typically save on costs.

Persons: Jeffrey Greenberg Organizations: Body Works, Getty Locations: U.S, Canada

☆ Buybuy Baby Comeback Bets Expectant Parents Want to Shop in Stores
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Baby-products retailer Buybuy Baby plans to open over 100 new U.S. stores in the next three years. Photo: Kate King/The Wall Street JournalWEST HARTFORD, Conn.—The new owners of Buybuy Baby recently reopened 11 stores, betting that many expectant parents still prefer to shop for strollers, cribs and car seats in person. Those stores had been closed for roughly three months after former parent company Bed Bath & Beyond’s bankruptcy. The baby-products retailer plans to open more than 100 new U.S. stores over the next three years, the company said, and eventually expand internationally. That number would put the company’s store footprint on par with where it was before the chapter 11 filing.

Persons: Kate King, —, Buybuy Organizations: Street, WEST HARTFORD, Bed Locations: Conn

☆ Strip Malls Are the New King of Retail Real Estate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-31 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Declining vacancy rates show strip malls don’t need large anchor stores to draw in customers and tenants. Photo: Jessica Pons/Bloomberg NewsA major shopping-center owner is spinning off all its strip malls into a new publicly traded company, indicating that this property type is thriving under a hybrid work environment. SITE Centers, which owns and manages open-air shopping centers in affluent suburbs, is placing 61 strip-mall properties into a real-estate investment trust called Curbline Properties, company executives said Monday afternoon.

Persons: Jessica Pons Organizations: Bloomberg, SITE Centers

☆ Food Halls, a Hot Real-Estate Investment, Conquer the Suburbs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Food halls, once a staple primarily of big cities, are rapidly multiplying in the suburbs as developers aim to capitalize on the rise of hybrid work and foodie culture. These collections of small restaurants typically have shared seating and offer a variety of gourmet and ethnically diverse cuisines. They target customers who are willing to spend $15 on an artisanal sandwich or want a meal from West Africa or one inspired by Asian open-air markets.

Locations: West Africa

☆ Times Square Goes From Deserted to Bustling
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The New York City Hotel Market Is Staging Its Pandemic Rebound
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kate King | Photographs Sawyer Roque For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The pandemic hit New York City harder than any other U.S. lodging market as tourists stayed away and business travel dried up. Dozens of hotels with thousands of guest rooms closed. The Gansevoort Hotel in New York City stands closed on April 8, 2020. Photo: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg News

Organizations: Bloomberg Locations: New York City

☆ Gucci, Chanel and Other Luxury Retailers Splurge on American Real Estate
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Kate King | Photographs Scott Mcintyre For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ U.S.’s Hardest-Hit Hotel Market Primed for a Comeback
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Kate King | Photographs Sawyer Roque For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A Mall Owner’s About-Face: Bet on America’s High-End Malls
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ A Bright Spot in Commercial Real Estate: Retail Shops
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Kate King — Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Kate KingKate King covers New York City real estate for The Wall Street Journal and writes frequently about how remote work affects the city's office districts, businesses and neighborhoods. She also writes about retail real estate nationally, with a particular focus on the evolution of in-person and online shopping. Kate previously covered business and economic development in the New York region and politics and government in New Jersey. Before joining the Journal in 2015, Kate attended the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and wrote about government and politics for the Stamford Advocate in Connecticut.

Persons: Kate King Kate King, Kate Organizations: Wall Street, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Stamford Locations: New York City, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

☆ Harlem, Pummeled by the Pandemic, Experiences a Tourism Revival
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Kate King | Photographs Yuvraj Khanna For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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Persons: Dow Jones Locations: harlem

☆ Local Malls, Stuck in ‘Death Spiral,’ Plunge in Value
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Manhattan Luxury Real-Estate Market Heats Up
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Office Turmoil Roils Ground-Lease Negotiations
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-07 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hotel Owners Start to Write Off San Francisco as Business Nosedives
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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At the height of the pandemic, some analysts predicted that big cities would enter a downward spiral as remote workers sought more space and cheaper places to live. That happened to some degree early on, but it didn’t last. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News

Persons: Michael Nagle Organizations: Bloomberg

☆ American Cities Are Starting to Thrive Again. Just Not Near Office Buildings.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-30 | by ( Konrad Putzier | Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Hilton, Marriott Square Off in Extended-Stay Battle
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-27 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Famed Discount Retailer Century 21 Thinks Small in Its New York City Reopening
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Shoppers outside Century 21 in Manhattan in 2011. Call it Century 21 light. The flagship location next to the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan opens its doors again on Tuesday. The owners said the store will no longer feature categories such as home décor and full-price makeup counters. It will instead dedicate floor space to midtier and high-end designer apparel, dropping budget items that could easily be found at other off-price retailers.

☆ Online-Only Startups Adopt a Bold New Strategy: Opening Actual Shops
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Kate King | Photographs Levi Mandel For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

When Warby Parker started selling eyeglasses online in 2010, the last thing its founders wanted was a lot of retail space. Warby Parker’s business plan was to cut out the middlemen and sell directly to customers. That included avoiding landlords and their demands for long, expensive leases. Selling online was the cheapest way to reach as many customers as possible, as quickly as possible. And the founders were full-time business-school students, leery of borrowing money to build out shops.

☆ The Decline of the Five-Day Commute Is a Boon to Suburban Retail
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Kate King | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As fewer people commute to workplaces, there have been more trips to suburban shopping centers like this one in Topanga, Calif. Photo: Dean Musgrove/Associated PressA growing number of retailers in city office districts are relocating their businesses to the suburbs, where visits to shopping centers are on the rise as fewer people commute to downtown workplaces. With average office usage rates still only around half of where they stood before the pandemic in many major cities, many bars, restaurants and other retailers that cater to the five-day-a-week office crowd have been reeling.

Nordstrom plans to close its Nordstrom Rack store on Market Street and its mall department store at Westfield San Francisco Centre. Photo: Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle/Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO— Nordstrom is closing two stores near downtown San Francisco, including one in a prominent indoor shopping mall, the latest blow to the city’s retail landscape. The closures also reflect the challenges that merchants face in key business districts in large cities across the country, as they deal with rising operating costs, concerns about crime, and foot traffic remaining well below prepandemic levels.

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