A store that’s hot in the market for selling “hot,’’ trendy products for $5 or less to teens and tweens is coming to Bartlett.

Five Below has signed a lease for 8,680 square feet in Bartlett Towne Center at the southeast corner of Stage and Bartlett Boulevard, according to the Memphis office of The Shopping Center Group.

2. Private Salon Opening In East Memphis - Thursday, August 23, 2018

A new salon where stylists cut and style hair in private suites is coming to East Memphis.

Phenix Salon Suites will locate in the former Dixie Café space of 7,459 square feet in Knickerbocker Plaza, 4699 Poplar Ave.

3. Sitting It Out - Tuesday, May 1, 2018

An oil change concept growing like wildfire over the past couple of years will enter the Memphis-area market in Germantown in the next two to three months. Louisiana-based Take 5 Oil Change was acquired by Charlotte, North Carolina-based Driven Brands two years ago and subsequently started to grow its footprint throughout the Southeast, increasing from 60 locations to roughly 300 from Texas through Virginia.

4. Chain Reaction: Memphis Builds on National Restaurant Trend - Saturday, October 28, 2017

Morgan Hughes is a 22-year-old college student who regularly spends more than $100 a week going out to eat. Sometimes it’s a trip to Sonic, other times it’s a meal at Next Door in Crosstown Concourse, still other times it’s food from the restaurant where she works, Hog & Hominy.

5. Bartlett Shopping Center Sells for Nearly $30M - Wednesday, July 19, 2017

An Atlanta-based real estate investment firm has made its first purchase in the Memphis market with the acquisition of a 198,103-square-foot shopping center in the heart of Bartlett.

The Bartlett Towne Centre, located at 6005 Stage Road, was acquired by Branch Properties LLC from Houston-based real estate investment trust Weingarten Realty for $28.8 million.

6. Laurelwood to Renovate, Add Two Retail Tenants - Saturday, November 5, 2016

Laurelwood Shopping Center will undergo a $1 million renovation and is bringing in two new tenants, a local fine gifts retailer and a New York-based clothier.

The renovation will come in early 2017 and provide a “cleaner, more contemporary scheme” that will include new, angular awnings and European stone on the columns for texture, according to the center.

7. Laurelwood Getting $1M Renovation, New Retailers - Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Laurelwood Shopping Center will undergo a $1 million renovation and is bringing in two new tenants, a local fine gifts retailer and a New York-based clothier.

The renovation will come in early 2017 and provide a “cleaner, more contemporary scheme” that will include new, angular awnings and European stone on the columns for texture, according to the center.

8. Crosstown Concourse Gets New Restaurant Concept - Saturday, October 15, 2016

A new start-up organic vegetarian restaurant concept is launching in Memphis, debuting at Crosstown Concourse in early 2017.

The concept is Mama Gaia, from restaurateurs Philipp and Cru Peri von Holtzendorff-Fehling. It’s a fast-casual dining experience offering an exclusively organic vegetarian menu. The restaurant signed a lease for its debut location at 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 137, with plans to open early next year.

9. New Restaurant Concept Lands at Crosstown Concourse - Friday, October 14, 2016

A new startup organic vegetarian restaurant concept is launching in Memphis, debuting at Crosstown Concourse in early 2017.

The concept is Mama Gaia, from restaurateurs Philipp and Cru Peri von Holtzendorff-Fehling. It’s a fast-casual dining experience offering an exclusively organic vegetarian menu. The restaurant signed a lease for its debut location at 1350 Concourse Ave., Suite 137, with plans to open early next year.

10. New Center to Capitalize on Strong Retail Demand - Wednesday, July 20, 2016

The shopping center at 6450 Poplar Ave. is fully constructed with tenants opening as soon as next month.

11. Laser Quest Closing In Poplar Plaza - Friday, May 27, 2016

Laser Quest, a longtime tenant in the Poplar Plaza shopping center, is set to close on Sunday, May 29.

“We have been a proud part of the Memphis community for the last 20 years and as a company continue to grow,” said Phillips Aldis, director of sales and marketing for the laser-tag chain headquartered in Canada.

12. Nordstrom Will Lure More Class A Retailers to Memphis - Friday, March 4, 2016

Nordstrom Rack is just the tip of the Class A iceberg. At least three more best-in-class retailers are headed for the newly-built East Memphis shopping center, and the fate of the Wolfchase Galleria Sears is to be decided.

13. Best-in-Class Retailers to Join Nordstrom Rack in East Memphis - Friday, March 4, 2016

Nordstrom Rack is just the tip of the Class A iceberg. At least three more best-in-class retailers are headed for the newly built East Memphis shopping center, and the fate of the Wolfchase Galleria Sears is to be decided.

14. Poplar Opens Up - Saturday, February 27, 2016

The prized retail stretch of Poplar Avenue between Perkins Road and Interstate 240 is shaking up in a way the area hasn’t seen in several decades. Within the next two years, more than 230,000 square feet will be made available in what has historically been a tight trade area.

15. Overton Square’s Future Tenants Could Be Residents - Wednesday, September 30, 2015

With Overton Square reaching 100 percent occupancy, there’s nowhere else for the entertainment district to go but up. Loeb Properties currently is looking at possibly adding two multistory mixed-use buildings to complement the bustling arts and nightlife scene.

16. Trader Joe's Confirms First Memphis-Area Store - Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Trader Joe’s has confirmed plans for its first Memphis-area store. The specialty grocer ended months of speculation and announced Wednesday, Sept. 23, that it would open a 12,500-square-foot store in Germantown.

17. Las Tortugas Deli Mexicana Adding Second Location, Plans for More - Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Las Tortugas Deli Mexicana founder Jose "Pepe" Magallanes says customers have been asking for years that the restaurant he opened in 2003 add more locations to complement its existing Germantown-area presence.

18. Carriage Ride - Monday, August 3, 2015

Carriage Crossing is experiencing strong leasing activity and rising sales numbers as it prepares for multinational clothing retailer H&M to open its first Memphis-area location this month.

In recent months, the Collierville lifestyle center landed the H&M store, which the Swedish retailer says it plans to open Aug. 13, an Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse and a Hickory Tavern restaurant.

19. New Hotel Planned for Downtown Memphis - Thursday, July 9, 2015

Two Ohio-based development firms plan to build a new hotel on a vacant site in Downtown Memphis.

The Orlean Co. of Beachwood, Ohio, and Ceres Development LLC of Westlake, Ohio, plan on building a Cambria Suites on a 3.3-acre lot on the south side of Union across from Fourth Street, just west of Danny Thomas Boulevard.

20. Conn’s Acquires Site for Third Memphis-Area Location - Friday, May 29, 2015

A Texas-based retailer has acquired a fully leased shopping center in Southaven and will build a new store on an outparcel of the existing retail center.

Conn’s Appliances Inc. acquired the Stateline Square Shopping Center at 550 Stateline Road in Southaven for $5 million from Brixmor Commercial Real Estate, which was doing business as NPK Southaven LLC.

21. Holding On - Saturday, March 14, 2015

The national outlook for traditional enclosed malls is bleak. No new enclosed mall has been built in the U.S. since 2006. More than 24 have closed since 2010, and an additional 60 are teetering on the edge, according to data from Green Street Advisors. Around 15 percent of malls nationwide are expected to close in the next decade.

22. Another Broken Egg Café Opening March 30 - Friday, March 13, 2015

A Southern-inspired restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and a weekend brunch is finally opening in East Memphis at the end of this month.

Gouras Restaurant Group is holding the grand opening for Another Broken Egg Café March 30. The 3,000-square-foot restaurant is opening at Loeb Properties’ Park Place Centre, 6063 Park Ave., and will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. seven days a week. It will seat 88 indoors, with an additional 48 seats on the outdoor patio.

23. Wave of New Retail Construction Boosts Contractors - Saturday, March 7, 2015

Retail development in the Memphis area is booming in what construction and retail officials describe as the most active period for retail construction since the recession, with everything from a massive outlet mall in Southaven to grocery stores and smaller, traditional retail centers going up.

24. Southaven Plans to Become Regional Shopping Destination - Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Local officials are expecting the outlet mall under construction by Tanger and Poag Shopping Centers to make Southaven a regional business destination.

“We are 250 miles from six states and we will probably draw from all of them,” Carmen Kyle, executive director of the Southaven Chamber of Commerce, told The Commercial Appeal. “This isn’t your local mall.”

25. Plans Emerge for Universal Life Building - Friday, January 16, 2015

In major Downtown news, the on-again, off-again redevelopment of the Universal Life Insurance Co. building Downtown appears to be on.

26. City Officials Ponder Macy’s Whitehaven Exit - Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Memphis officials say they were blindsided by the announcement from Macy’s that it was closing its store at Southland Mall in Whitehaven and hope they can prevent more retailers from closing inner city locations.

27. Macy’s Exit Presents Problems, Possibilities in Whitehaven - Monday, January 12, 2015

In what could be a troubling sign for the city’s first enclosed mall, Macy’s is closing its 150,000-square-foot store at Southland Mall in early spring, a move that will affect 112 employees.

The South Memphis store is one of 14 locations Macy’s will close this spring as part of a national restructuring, the retailer announced late Thursday, Jan. 8. The 14 stores account for approximately $130 million in annual sales, according to the company.

28. Retailers Setting Eyes on Memphis - Tuesday, December 30, 2014

The Memphis-area retail sector, fueled by several new retailers entering the market and a massive amount of grocery-based activity, experienced a strong 2014.

Grocery store activity came into full bloom this year, with market leader Kroger investing heavily in its stores and higher-end, organic-focused chains targeting the market for growth.

29. Conn’s Inc. to Open Second Store in Memphis - Friday, December 19, 2014

Specialty retailer Conn’s Inc. will open a second store in Memphis, the second of possibly three stores the Texas-based home appliances and furnishings chain plans to open in Tennessee.

30. Tanger Outlets Involved in Southaven Project - Tuesday, December 16, 2014

A major player in the development of outlet malls has jumped on board the long-planned effort to build a massive outlet mall in Southaven.

Tanger Outlets, which has a portfolio of 44 outlet centers in 26 markets in the U.S. and Canada, is now involved in the effort to build The Outlet Shops of the Mid-South at Interstate 55 and Church Road in Southaven.

31. Changing Landscape - Wednesday, August 27, 2014

A “high-end” grocery store chain not currently serving the Memphis market has leased the shuttered former Kroger store at 9050 U.S. 64 in Lakeland and should open in the spring, according to a Lakeland official.

32. ‘Significant Headwinds’ - Saturday, July 5, 2014

When Gov. Bill Haslam joined local economic development and civic officials at FedExForum in January to announce that Conduit Global would open a call center in Shelby County that would employ 1,000 people over the next three to five years, it provided a much-needed boost to the local office real estate sector.

33. Conn’s Plans Home Store in Memphis - Friday, April 25, 2014

Texas-based retailer Conn’s will be opening a store in Southeast Memphis, one of possibly three stores the home appliances and furnishings chain plans to open in Tennessee.

The retailer will open a Conn’s HomePlus in May in 42,296 square feet at the Cross Creek Shopping Center at Riverdale and Tenn. 385 that Babies “R” Us vacated.

34. New Life - Saturday, January 18, 2014

When Rob Clark and his wife moved into their home in the historic Evergreen neighborhood in 1993, catalog and distribution operations were still active at the Sears Crosstown building.

That soon changed, and for roughly two decades the hulking property stood as a towering, painful reminder of the area’s faded glory.

35. New Life - Monday, January 20, 2014

When Rob Clark and his wife moved into their home in the historic Evergreen neighborhood in 1993, catalog and distribution operations were still active at the Sears Crosstown building.

That soon changed, and for roughly two decades the hulking property stood as a towering, painful reminder of the area’s faded glory.

36. Grocery Growth - Tuesday, January 7, 2014

By the end of this year, Kroger will have spent between $150 million and $200 million on upgrades, fixes and renovations at its Memphis-area stores.

That investment is one example among many in the Memphis area of how the stiff competition among grocers and similar retailers is playing out as they make grabs for bigger slices of the customer pie.

37. Plans in Works for Dormant Midtown Project - Monday, January 6, 2014

City officials are working on plans to kick-start the dormant Washington Bottoms project at Poplar Avenue and Cleveland Street in Midtown.

Memphis Housing and Community Development director Robert Lipscomb confirmed that he is working on the effort but said he was not yet able to release detailed information on the project.

38. Shopping Center Group Moving to New Office - Friday, December 20, 2013

The Shopping Center Group LLC is moving to a new office.

The Memphis office of the Atlanta-based retail real estate brokerage firm, which leases a total of approximately 4 million square feet of retail space and represents 100 retailers, is moving from 773 E. Brookhaven Circle to 5101 Wheelis Drive, Suite 106, at Clark Centre.

39. Restaurant Row - Thursday, December 12, 2013

If you blink, you might miss a new restaurant opening along the Poplar Avenue corridor in East Memphis.

Over the last few months, several new restaurants have opened or are on the way around the heavily traveled Poplar corridor between Perkins Road and Kirby Parkway.

40. Shopping Spree - Saturday, November 30, 2013

Retailers have been gearing up for a frenzied Black Friday, marking the beginning of the holiday shopping season, but industry experts expect a lukewarm year compared to moderate growth in 2012.

Both nationally and locally, many stores opened earlier than ever before in an attempt to capture customers before their competitors and maximize a shorter-than-usual shopping season.

41. Winchester Law Firm Inks Lease at Triad Centre - Friday, November 8, 2013

The Winchester Law Firm is moving to a new space within the Triad Centre II office building in East Memphis with a new buildout.

The law firm will occupy 5,523 square feet in the Highwoods Properties office building at 6060 Poplar Ave.

42. Square Roots - Friday, November 8, 2013

Breakaway Running owner Barry Roberson was blown away by the crowds who visited his new Overton Square store, which opened Oct. 30.

43. ‘Handle With Care’ - Thursday, October 17, 2013

Once the settlement of a lawsuit over control of Beale Street is complete, the administration of Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. plans on issuing requests for firms to manage and develop the thriving entertainment district.

44. Saddle Creek Growth Sign of Future for City - Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The Shops of Saddle Creek is in store for a multimillion-dollar makeover and expansion, a project that will likely be the first of several development dominoes to fall in Germantown.

Texas-based Trademark Property Co., which has operated the retail center since 2011, will expand the portion of the 148,000-square-foot lifestyle center on the southwest side of Poplar Avenue and West Street in Germantown.

45. Midtown Mix - Thursday, August 1, 2013

Go by Overton Square during lunch or at night, and the place is usually overflowing with visitors – some who want lunch, dinner or a libation, and some who come just to enjoy the simple pleasure of people-watching.

46. Change of Scenery - Saturday, July 20, 2013

After spending years or decades in their current form, longtime staples of the local real estate scene are about to disappear or undergo major changes that will forever alter the city’s built landscape.

47. Cozymel's Property Comes Down - Friday, May 31, 2013

The first financial ripples from International Paper Co.’s decision to build a fourth tower at its East Memphis campus are seeping out.

48. Shopping Center Group Sees Retail Starting to Rally - Saturday, May 25, 2013

The Shopping Center Group is seeing activity perk up a bit in 2013 following several years of sluggishness in the local retail market due to the recent recession.

“It is definitely a lot better than it was two to three years ago. We are busier than we were then,” said Danny Buring, managing partner of The Shopping Center Group’s Memphis office.

49. Drugstore Corridor - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Walgreen Co. is building a new store on Poplar Avenue in East Memphis amid some of the most important and valuable commercial real estate in the city.

50. Retail Therapy - Monday, November 26, 2012

The retail business has been described in recent times as Darwinian in nature to those in the industry, meaning formats come and go as competition intensifies each year.

That concept is apparent in retail chains having trouble finding the best real estate for new locations as antiquated strip centers retain high vacancies. Or in the resurgence of upscale retailers, while dollar stores are simultaneously expanding at a rapid clip.

51. New Panera Underscores Midtown’s ‘Tipping Point’ - Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Panera Bread Co. is coming to one of Midtown’s busiest streets following years of site selection in the area.

52. Free People Set to Open in Saddle Creek - Friday, September 14, 2012

Free People, a high-end women’s retailer of apparel and other items, will open at The Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown on Friday, Sept. 14.

The Philadelphia-based retailer fills part of the space formerly occupied by Gap, in between the new Brighton Collectibles and Anthropologie. The location marks Free People’s second boutique in Tennessee, after a location in Nashville.

53. Free People to Open in Saddle Creek - Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Free People, a high-end women’s retailer of apparel and other items, will open at The Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown on Friday, Sept. 14.

The location marks the Philadelphia-based retailer’s second boutique in Tennessee, after a location in Nashville. The 2,000-square-foot space will feature a “Blacksmith Cottage” concept, the brand’s second store with this design, and the first of its kind in the U.S.

54. Free People to Open in Saddle Creek - Thursday, September 13, 2012

Free People, a high-end women’s retailer of apparel and other items, will open at The Shops of Saddle Creek in Germantown on Friday, Sept. 14.

The Philadelphia-based retailer fills part of the space formerly occupied by Gap, in between the new Brighton Collectibles and Anthropologie. The location marks Free People’s second boutique in Tennessee, after a location in Nashville.

55. Market Entrance - Thursday, August 16, 2012

The quick-service food concept Panda Express has entered the Memphis retail market on the city’s highest-trafficked surface street.

The Chinese restaurant chain will open a 2,665-square-foot new prototype store in Cordova in early September at 577 Germantown Parkway in front of Walmart Supercenter.

56. Poplar Transformation - Monday, July 9, 2012

Two big retail deals have recently been inked on the Poplar Avenue corridor, soon filling empty spaces on the city’s busiest street.

A new Family Dollar is going in the old Stringer’s Garden Center site at 2974 Poplar, while Office Depot and Hollywood Feed are going in the former Samuel’s Furniture space at 5502-5510 Poplar, near South Yates Road.

57. Former Cleo Site Sells For $2.6M - Friday, March 16, 2012

A Memphis-based buyer has bought more than 1 million square feet formerly occupied by Cleo Inc. gift-wrapping company in Airport Industrial Park Section A for less than two-thirds of the listing price.

58. Benz Repair Shop to Open On Cooper St. - Friday, March 9, 2012

A high-end automobile maintenance and repair shop soon will be added to Cooper-Young’s booming portfolio of local businesses.

Shane Herbers, founder of Midtown Motor Werks, has leased 5,000 square feet at 795 S. Cooper St. from Richard Sullivan.

59. Riding High - Friday, March 9, 2012

The traditional enclosed shopping mall is supposedly a retail relic, a throwback to the days when most consumer buying activity occurred behind bricks and mortar.

Fifteen years after it opened, though, Wolfchase Galleria is still holding on, maintaining a high occupancy rate, bringing on innovative concepts that fit into the mall’s existing mix and having recently announced a group of new tenants.

60. ‘Get In and Out’ - Monday, December 19, 2011

In a local commercial real estate market where prices have plunged as much as 40 percent from 2007 peaks, special service companies are taking advantage of opportunities for buying distressed debt.

61. Hacks Cross Center Sells For $1 Million - Friday, June 17, 2011

A shopping center in the Southeast submarket has traded hands. AAK Ventures LLC acquired the 10,500-square-foot Players Crossing Retail Center, 3285 Hacks Cross Road, from BancorpSouth for $1 million.

62. Ridgeway Trace’s Success Fills ‘Huge Void’ - Monday, May 16, 2011

A dramatic change to the retail landscape in East Memphis began in February of 2005 with one phone call.

Danny Buring, managing partner of The Shopping Center Group, made that call to the owner of the Ridgeway Trace Apartments, located on the southeast corner of Poplar Avenue and Interstate 240.

63. Retail Rebound? - Monday, December 27, 2010

Retail sales are looking bright this year, a sign that the pendulum of consumer confidence is swinging back in the right direction.

Holiday sales are anticipated to increase a modest 3.3 percent this year – adjusted from 2.3 percent in November – according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). This year’s uptick follows 2008’s 3.9 percent decline and also tops the 10-year average holiday sales increase of 2.5 percent.

64. Cheddar’s Casual Café Comes to Memphis - Friday, December 3, 2010

Cheddar’s Casual Café has recently filed for a $1.4 million building permit for about 8,600 square feet at 7684 Winchester Road in Michael Lightman Realty Co.’s Centennial Commons development.

65. Real Estate Recycling - Monday, November 8, 2010

If sustainability is defined as reuse of land and/or structures for new purposes, Hickory Hill may be the capital of the concept in Memphis.

Consider New Direction Christian Church, which found a home in a vacant big box store and now plans to transform a vacant and blighted apartment complex into a charter middle and high school with a performing arts center. The bulldozers began demolishing the Marina Cove apartments complex last month.

66. Chipotle to Open First Memphis Locale - Friday, November 5, 2010

A Mexican eatery will be the latest tenant to occupy space in one of Memphis’ most populated areas, where it is joining several corporate retail giants.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. has leased 2,400 square feet of space in Ridgeway Trace center, 5963 Poplar Ave. It will be Denver-based Chipotle’s first Memphis-area restaurant.

67. Kent H. Landsberg Co. Doubles Space - Friday, October 8, 2010

Kent H. Landsberg Co. has finally inked a deal that had been in the works for quite some time.

Landsberg, a packaging, janitorial and food service shipping supply company, stayed in Memphis and expanded when it purchased Wurzburg Inc., a Memphis-based provider of supply-chain logistics and packaging.

68. Two More Tenants Join Ridgeway Trace - Friday, August 13, 2010

Weingarten Realty Investors on Thursday announced the addition of two tenants – Yogurt Mountain and SportClips – to its Ridgeway Trace retail center at Poplar Avenue and Interstate 240.

Yogurt Mountain will lease 1,500 square feet and SportClips will lease 1,125 square feet, officials with Houston-based Weingarten said in a release.

69. A Sense of Place - Monday, July 26, 2010

June West was born with a proverbial thick skin. She said her parents blessed her with an uncanny ability to take criticism in stride, an important trait for anyone who faces the verbal abuse that West routinely absorbs as executive director of the nonprofit Memphis Heritage Inc.

70. Target Bolsters Local Presence - Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Target Corp. wants more of its Memphis-area customers to be able to add beer and additional grocery items to shopping lists that already include the chain’s home accessories and latest fashions.

71. Midtown Target - Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Two years ago this month, awed silence greeted real estate developer Tom Marsh as he clicked through slides and walked a neighborhood group through his team’s plan.

72. Crews Buys Collierville Hampton - Tuesday, May 25, 2010

1280 W. Poplar Ave.
Collierville, TN 38017
Sale Amount: $5.1 Million

Sale Date: May 11, 2010
Buyer: SGR LLC
Seller: Collierville Hotels GP
Loan Amount: $3.8 million
Loan Date: May 11, 2010
Maturity Date: May 11, 2015
Lender: First Citizens National Bank

73. Weingarten Files Permits for Ridgeway Trace Pads - Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Houston-based Weingarten Realty has filed building permits with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to construct three structures at its 300,000-square-foot Ridgeway Trace retail development at Poplar Avenue and Interstate 240.

74. Midtown Big-Box Site Not Dead – Yet - Monday, March 29, 2010

Friday’s foreclosure notice announcing a sale on the courthouse steps of dozens of Midtown properties where a long-awaited mixed-use project has been planned for years is not an automatic death knell for the development.

75. Facelift Planned for Colonial Target - Friday, January 22, 2010

A popular but aged East Memphis shopping destination is finally getting a much-needed makeover.

Minneapolis-based Target Corp. has filed a $2.5 million building permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to renovate and slightly expand its 30-year-old, 122,857-square-foot store at 601 Colonial Road in the East Central/Poplar Perkins area of East Memphis.

76. Conwood Buys Hickory Hill Facility For Planned $133 Million Expansion - Tuesday, November 17, 2009

5106 Tradeport Drive
Memphis, TN 38141
Sale Amount: $19.3 Million

Sale Date: Nov. 5, 2009
Buyer: Conwood Co. LLC
Seller: Chickasaw and Goodman Realty Holding Co.
Details: Conwood Co. LLC on Nov. 5 formally acquired the 787,500-square-foot facility at 5106 Tradeport Drive in Hickory Hill South for $19.3 million. Conwood earlier this year announced plans to buy the building, where it will expand its manufacturing operation of the smokeless tobacco products Kodiak and Grizzly.

77. Cypress Buys T-Mobile’s Union Avenue Store - Monday, November 16, 2009

Memphis-based Cypress Realty Holdings Co., a private real estate investment trust managed by Joe Jarratt and Price Ford, has bought the retail/billboard site at 1860 Union Ave. in Midtown for $950,000. Operating in the transaction as Cypress Realty Holdings Co. II LLC, the company acquired the property Nov. 10 from Louisville, Ky.-based Elvi Partners LLC.

78. Retailers With Strong Local Ties Report Losses - Thursday, November 13, 2008

More signs of economic woe appeared Wednesday with news of sagging sales from retail behemoths Macy’s Inc. and Best Buy Co., both of which have a significant presence in Memphis.

79. Tight Times in RE Market In Spite of High-Dollar Deal - Thursday, March 27, 2008

Even though StoneCrest Investors LLC just unloaded $55.2 million worth of Cordova real estate, the Round Rock, Texas-based development company remains committed to the area, company CEO Brad Smith said this week.

80. $55M Transaction Lifts Commercial RE - Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Shelby County's sluggish commercial real estate market got a boost when a portfolio that includes Cordova's Countrywood Crossing shopping center and Dick's Sporting Goods sold to an out-of-town real estate investor for $55.2 million.

81. Big-Picture Economics Topic Of Property Summit - Tuesday, February 19, 2008

A host of experts will discuss the bigger picture of the U.S. and global economies as well as local real estate matters at this week's Commercial Property Forecast summit, hosted by the Memphis Area Association of Realtors' Commercial Council.

82. Local Investors Plan Changes For Retail Center in C'ville Corridor - Tuesday, January 22, 2008

679 W. Poplar Ave.
Collierville, TN 38017
Sale Amount: $1.9 million

Sale Date: Jan. 14, 2008

Buyer: JW-Collierville LLC, PC-Collierville LLC, DB-Collierville LLC and SG-Collierville LLC (as tenants in common)

83. Kroger Latest Business to Leave Hickory Hill - Tuesday, January 15, 2008

For years, Hickory Hill residents have watched the neighborhood slowly decline as one business after another leaves.

Along the stretch of Winchester Road between Hickory Hill and Riverdale roads, a number of businesses have moved out, including Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill, CompUSA and Fisherman's Buffet, among others.

84. Change of Face - Friday, March 30, 2007

Editor's Note: This is the last in The Daily News' five-part Retail Reinvented series about the past - and future - of the local shopping landscape.

Most shoppers only vaguely remember the days when Carrefour at Kirby Woods, Germantown Village Square and Park Place Mall were enclosed shopping centers. Most of the malls opened in the late 1970s or early 1980s, and all had converted to outdoor malls by 1999.

85. Malled by the Competition - Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Editor's note: This is the third in The Daily News' five-part Retail Reinvented series about the past - and future - of the local shopping landscape.

Pat Jacobs knows a thing or two about Memphis malls. He served as general manager of Southland Mall for 18 years before taking the same job at Hickory Ridge Mall in 2003.

86. Former Kmarts, Cordova Shopping Center Have New Options With New Plan - Thursday, March 1, 2007

When New Plan Excel Realty Trust Inc. and Sears Holdings Corp. set up a joint development venture in 2005, the venture's first deal involved transforming three former Kmart stores in Memphis.

Sears had closed the stores in 2005, citing their under-performance. Since then, Sears' partner in its development venture - a New York real estate investment trust (REIT) with assets of about $3.5 billion - has more than lived up to its name.

87. Lookin' Good - Friday, February 2, 2007

The high-end cosmetics store whose name reportedly is derived from the Greek word for beauty is poised to bring a new fragrance to the Memphis market this year.

Sephora - the skin care and beauty chain that operates more than 500 stores in 14 countries - is entering the Memphis market in the coming months with the launch of stores in two of the city's premier shopping centers.

88. You Better Shop Around - Thursday, September 7, 2006

Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. has Memphis on its radar as a possible home for one of its upscale department stores within the $100 million Forest Hill Plaza commercial development being built at the intersection of Winchester and Forest Hill-Irene roads.

89. Gordmans to Anchor Centennial Place - Tuesday, December 20, 2005

10.62 acres near
Winchester Road
Cost: $12 million

Borrower: Centennial Place Co.

Lender: 1st Trust Bank for Savings FSB

90. Area Retail Market Sees Momentary Slowdown - Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Not since the first quarter of 2004 has the Memphis retail real estate market shown such unimpressive numbers - vacancies are up while lease rates, construction and quarterly absorption are down from last year.

91. Large-Scale Developments Help Draw New Retailers - Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Having a metro population that ranked 44th in the 2000 U.S. Census can be challenging when it comes to attracting new retailers, but several new developments opening in the Memphis area are broadening its retail landscape.

92. Archived Article: Lead - Thursday, April 28, 2005
By Andy Meek

Germantown Parkway Gets More Retail

Parkway Collection to resemble nearby center

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

More retail options are getting set to open along Germantown Parkway, joining scores of shopping centers, stores an...

93. Archived Article: Lead - Friday, February 18, 2005
Retail Growth Will Continue Even After Construction

New Malls to Drive Further Retail Growth

Big-box, small stores to follow large-scale centers

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

The Metro Memphis retail landscape is about to see major chang...

94. Archived Article: Lead - Monday, February 14, 2005
Ethan Allen to Relocate Near Wolfchase

Ethan Allen Picks Site Near Wolfchase

Furniture store to relocate to growing retail center

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

Its new home will be just a few blocks north of its current location, but whe...

95. Archived Article: Trends - Monday, February 7, 2005
By Andy Meek

Developers Foresee Year of Urban Reinvestment

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

The waiting list for a new 200-lot development on Mud Island speaks for itself.

A sense of urgency. More than 400 people are vying for one of develope...

96. Archived Article: Real - Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Commercial Realtors Depending on Internet

Internet Makes Impact on Commercial Sales

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

The day real estate professionals arent needed to help buyers and sellers complete real estate transactions will probably neve...

97. Archived Article: Lead - Monday, December 13, 2004
Retailers Moving to Whitehaven

Large-Scale Retail Heads for Whitehaven

Wal-Mart spawns further development in underserved area

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

When Wal-Mart Supercenter opens its doors in Whitehaven next year, it will mark ...

98. Archived Article: Real - Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Major Outdoor Retailer Coming to Hacks Cross Area

Winchester Corridor Continues to Expand

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

A national outdoors retailer is preparing to enter the Memphis market, choosing a thriving stretch of Winchester Road fo...

99. Archived Article: Trends Focus - Monday, September 27, 2004
By Andy Meek

Large Retailers Look Within City Limits

ANDY MEEK

The Daily News

As customer demographics shift, large retail operations once known for dominating suburban markets are becoming a more familiar sight in urban areas.

And re...

100. Archived Article: Annex (lead) - Wednesday, July 7, 2004
Annexation Affects More Than Residents

Rising Taxes Hit Commercial Properties

Landlords adjust to annexation-driven tax increases

LANCE ALLAN

The Daily News

When an unincorporated area of Shelby County is annexed by the city of Memphi...