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Why The Sprouts Farmers Market's Lease Of A "Never-Opened" Amazon Fresh Grocery Store In Pennsylvania Is An Interesting Transaction
Amazon has paid landlords to terminate many Amazon Fresh grocery leases but, unlike many of its competitors, has not required restrictive covenants that…
Jul 3
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Jason Miller
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These Former Restaurants, Drugstores And Big Box Buildings Are Now Luxury Pet Hotels
Several former restaurant buildings, drugstores and Big Box suites across the U.S. have been repurposed as luxury hotel-like properties for the ~$8.3 BB…
Jul 1
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Jason Miller
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June 2026
Why Chewy May Turn To M&A To Build A Brick-And-Mortar Real Estate Portfolio
Chewy's vet clinics in repurposed real estate have attracted new (and profitable) customers and increased platform engagement--but its future…
Jun 28
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Jason Miller
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How Lowe's, Walmart and Amazon Found New Uses After "Going Dark" In Leased Space
After "going dark" when they closed stores in leased real estate, Lowes, Walmart and Amazon repurposed the spaces as outlet stores, fulfillment "depots…
Jun 23
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Jason Miller
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Amazon May Turn To M&A (Again) To Grow Its Real Estate Footprint: One Company Might Be Its "Target"
The lack of available real estate and failure of Amazon's homegrown real estate concepts may lead it to buy rather than build a retail brick-and-mortar…
Jun 20
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Jason Miller
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RH Is Making Progress To Monetize Its Real Estate But Challenges Remain
RH wants to monetize ~$500 MM of its owned real estate and took recent steps to prepare for these sales; however challenges still remain for RH to…
Jun 15
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Jason Miller
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How Retail Real Estate Is Being Repurposed For The "Do-It-For-Me" Economy
Increasing consumer demand for "Do-It-For-Me" (DIFM) services has led many retailers and service providers to open new, large and innovative properties…
Jun 13
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Jason Miller
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Kohl's Wants To Convince Investors That It Has Lower Debt: Why It May Have A Point
Kohl's wants analysts and investors to use a lower sum of lease liabilities than the amount it reports on its balance sheet; an adjustment may be…
Jun 10
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Jason Miller
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Why AutoZone Should Open "Supersized" Mega Hubs
AutoZone's Big Box Mega Hubs have been key to its growth—but larger, "Supersized" Mega Hubs could help AutoZone place inventory closer to customers…
Jun 7
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Jason Miller
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5 Adaptive Reuse Examples Of Former Bank Branch Buildings
Thousands of bank branches have closed but much of the real estate has been repurposed for retail, restaurant and medical office uses and by…
Jun 3
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Jason Miller
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May 2026
Costco Is Setting All Time Fuel Sales Records—Now It Is Adding Even More Fuel Stations By Repurposing Real Estate
Costco is responding to record fuel demand by enlarging its existing fuel stations and adding new sites—by repurposing office properties, parking lots…
May 31
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Jason Miller
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More Than A Store: Best Buy Is Pursuing A Real Estate Makeover By Repurposing Space
Best Buy is opening new stores in 2nd generation suites and repurposing space in some of its larger stores to serve new customers and deliver…
May 29
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Jason Miller
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