Author: Melissa Shadle

J.C. Penney wants to make its stores more fun and easier to shop. The 117-year-old department store retailer opened a revamped location at North East Mall

There’s more retail construction in Central Florida right now since the Great Recession. Nearly 1 million square feet of retail construction is underway in the

Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets’ announcement that it will undergo renovations make it the third mall or entertainment center to reveal major changes in the City

Fans of affordable fashion have reason to rejoice, as UNIQLO will open their second Orlando-area store next week, on Friday, Nov. 8. To celebrate, the

More retail development may crop up around a proposed apartment and hotel near the Orlando International Airport. Hollywood-based developer JBL Asset Management plans to build

A Maitland developer plans to tap into a growing retail area in Daytona Beach. Equinox Development Properties Inc. is under contract to buy roughly 12

Ikea is preparing for an omnichannel future that will blend digital and physical customer interactions. In a recent interview with LinkedIn, Jesper Brodin, CEO of

For now, goats and cows roam the land south of Lake Nona in Osceola County. But an intersection east of Narcoossee Road and south of

A Phoenix-based niche grocery chain may be headed to Winter Garden. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (Nasdaq: SFM) is in discussions to open a new location

Portillo’s — an iconic Chicago hot dog chain — plans to open its first Central Florida location near Walt Disney World. The Oak Brook, Illinois-based