Report: Retail sector powers past the pandemic, with gains in several areas

Discount stores are proving the power of resiliency.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:00 a.m. September 22, 2022
A Chicken Salad Chick location opened in Fort Myers Sept. 20 — one of six planned for Southwest Florida this year. The chain plans to open 50 locations nationwide, a new report from JLL found. (Courtesy photo)
A Chicken Salad Chick location opened in Fort Myers Sept. 20 — one of six planned for Southwest Florida this year. The chain plans to open 50 locations nationwide, a new report from JLL found. (Courtesy photo)
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Tacos and toiletries, with some balloons and burritos on the side — that’s the trick these days to filling a retail plaza.  

 

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