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Retail

  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 8, 2025
Henry Detwiler: From a 10x20 egg tent to a thriving, 6-store grocery business

“Every thing, every square foot matters.” –Henry Detwiler, Detwiler’s Farm Market

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 8, 2025
Estero's Coconut Point mall is adding and moving tenants

The open-air mall is adding two new restaurants and two retailers to its mix.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • May 7, 2025
L.L. Bean opens 17K-square-foot store at UTC, first in Florida

The retailer specializing in outdoor gear is making its entry into the Southeast with its new store.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 24, 2025
12 businesses coming soon to University Town Center

A 120,000-square-foot furniture retailer, a Middle Eastern restaurant and an outdoor retailer are among the many businesses opening at Sarasota-Manatee's University Town Center over the next year.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 24, 2025
Ohio mall owner will sell its 10 Florida centers

The properties to be sold include Edison Mall in Fort Myers and WestShore Plaza in Tampa.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 23, 2025
Ulta Beauty to open new Pasco County store

The beauty supply retailer's new location will be at the Tampa Premium Outlets.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Laura Lyon
  • April 22, 2025
Walgreens ordered to pay $300M for filling illegal opioid prescriptions

The national pharmacy chain was been fined as illegal opioid prescriptions and false claims added up.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 21, 2025
Riverview retail center to be built on nearly 16 acres

A South Florida developer paid $4.2 million for the property and will build a center whose roster of tenants include fast food restaurants and a self-storage facility.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 20, 2025
Palmetto parcels primed for commercial development up for sale

In the week's top commercial real estate news, a retailer returns in Tampa, a retailer is making its Florida debut in Sarasota, and a Fort Myers real estate firm has a good week.

  • Florida
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 17, 2025
Sarasota rug dealer returns to US 41 after hurricane repairs

Rugs As Art reopened on South Tamiami Trail after a stint at UTC following Hurricane Milton.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 10, 2025
Cape Coral Walk On’s Sport Bistreaux set to open

The new restaurant will be the Louisiana born chain’s first in Southwest Florida and fourth along the gulf coast.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Elizabeth King
  • April 9, 2025
Hobby Lobby opens new store near Bradenton

A new crafting and home decor supply store has opened off State Route 64 in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 8, 2025
Big Lots to reopen a dozen stores in Florida

A discount retailer says 219 Big Lots stores it bought this year will start reopening April 10.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 6, 2025
Lee County pays $10.5 million to conserve 132 acres

In the week's top commercial real estate news, Fort Myers land sold to medical provider, Brandon gets Scandinavia furniture retailer's first Florida store, and a much-anticipated Sarasota project officially starts.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 2, 2025
Brandon drug store sells for $5.2 million

A 10,856-square-foot building about a mile east of Interstate 75 and leased to CVS in Brandon has been sold.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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