Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Microtel by Wyndham‘s new prototype, Moda, aims to maximize efficiency in minimal space. The new exterior and interior configuration results in a 28% reduction in Microtel’s footprint, the company says. Read the Lodging magazine online story here
Harris Teeter will convert one of its downtown Charlotte, N.C., stores to be self-checkout only, with the goal to reduce wait times. The smaller-format store should complete the transition by April but will cut no jobs because of the change. Read The Charlotte Observer story
Beauty brands such as Ulta and Sephora are expanding into more physical retail stores even as other retailers shutter properties. The sector was worth $90 billion in the US in 2018, and it’s an important traffic builder for retail areas. Read the National Real Estate
Round1 Bowling & Amusement has debuted at Holyoke Mall in Massachusetts with 16 bowling lanes, two karaoke rooms, six professional billiard tables and more than 250 arcade games. Read the WWLP-TV story here
A new luxury hotel is set to open its doors in just a few a weeks. By now you have noticed the construction site of the Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area hotel on East Center Street. Read the KXLT-TV story here
Online retailer Wayfair plans to open its first full-service store in Natick, Mass., this fall. It also plans four pop-up shops this summer, having run pop-ups during the 2018 holiday season. Read the MarketWatch story here
The retail landscape is evolving, with more companies focusing on personalization and shifting physical stores to support online operations. Resale companies also are growing in demand. Read the Yahoo story here
The city’s Redevelopment Commission unanimously approved a development agreement that will allow developer Barak Group to pursue building a Hotel Indigo on a vacant parcel of city-owned land by the Riverwalk at the southeast corner of Main Street and the St. Joseph River. Read the
ALDI has unveiled ALDI Local, a smaller concept store, in South London. The city-store format shop is double the size of a convenience store and doesn’t carry bulkier products. Read the RetailGazette.co.uk story here
A vacant Sears location at Rushmore Mall in Rapid City, S.D., is slated to become a flea market-style space called Traders Market. It will provide vendors and local entrepreneurs with a place to sell to the public. Read the KOTA-TV story here
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