Retail

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By Business Observer Staff
March 13, 2023

Outdoor retailer REI lands in Sarasota

The REI Co-op is expected to bring 50 new jobs to the area with its coming University Town Center location.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Mark Gordon
March 9, 2023

Developer plans more than 500 housing units, retail in south Sarasota

The two residential projects broke ground March 1.

Manatee-Sarasota

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By Louis Llovio
February 20, 2023

Bankrupt retailer to shutter 11 stores across the Gulf Coast

Sales at the closing Tuesday Morning stores, which includes 24 in Florida, will go on for about eight weeks before the locations go back to landlords.

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By Louis Llovio
January 25, 2023

Growing cannabis retailer opens store in Tampa area

Sunnyside's new store, the company's seventh on the Gulf Coast, is in a former bank building in Lutz.

Tampa Bay-Lakeland

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By Business Observer Staff
January 17, 2023

Furniture design company expands to fourth showroom

Clive Daniel Home's Fort Myers location will come a year after the Sarasota showroom opened.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

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By Mark Gordon
January 13, 2023

Despite rosy long-term outlook, women’s retailer’s stock gets punished

Wall Street investors who sold off Chico’s FAS shares might have missed some notable progress the company made in year one of an ambitious three-year plan, including reaching $2.5 billion in sales.

Strategies

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By Louis Llovio
January 6, 2023

Continued population growth a good sign for retailers

Jeff Dervech sees retail development slowing even as demand from consumers increases.

Commercial Real Estate

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By Amanda Postma
December 2, 2022

Nautical chart art shop makes big waves in retail sector

Online retailer Sea & Soul Nautical Chart Art is featured in 70 shops nationwide.

Entrepreneurs

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By Mark Gordon
November 19, 2022

$11M soap retailer plows ahead with post-Ian recovery

Shuttered stores — especially as Christmas nears — can swallow a retail business. As one company executes a comeback, its CEO says communication, organization and accountability are essential.