Entrepreneur operates five storefronts in one area mall, with plans for more

Malls nationally are struggling to keep tenants. But Paul Sykes has decided to lean into the benefits at Westfield Siesta Key.

  • By Grier Ferguson
  • | 6:10 a.m. July 26, 2019
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Lori Sax. Paul Sykes’ businesses occupy five storefronts at Sarasota mall Westfield Siesta Key.
Lori Sax. Paul Sykes’ businesses occupy five storefronts at Sarasota mall Westfield Siesta Key.
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An art gallery. An art museum. A cafe. A paint bar. A gymnastics center.

What do these businesses have in common? They’re all run by Paul Sykes. And they’re all at Westfield Siesta Key, an enclosed Sarasota mall owned and operated by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield.

 

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