For Long Island malls, challenge equals opportunity
By SCOTT BURMAN // Mark Twain’s most famous misquote – that reports of his death were “greatly exaggerated” – can also apply to shopping malls. It’s true that many malls…
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In LumiNicole, an attractive opportunity for Adelphi
By GREGORY ZELLER // An innovative collaboration with an up-and-coming lifestyle brand will put Adelphi University students on the forefront of beauty, wellness and alternative retail. The Garden City-based university…
With $100M redux underway, Green Acres is the place
By GREGORY ZELLER // The $100 million-plus renovation of Green Acres Mall is picking up steam, with new construction and a host of new retail and restaurant options on tap….
‘Circular’ success remakes retail, eliminates e-waste
By GREGORY ZELLER // A born-on-Long Island electronics retailer with an ecological mission is hurtling past some major milestones, despite its funky name. PayMore calls itself the nation’s “fastest-growing electronics…
Fresh out of ideas, Amazon pulls its latest bait-and-bail
By ZELORY GREGLER // So Amazon has canceled plans for a new Amazon Fresh supermarket in Farmingville, after building out the place and everything. Color me stunned. Actually, don’t –…
Challenges, opportunities abound across RE sectors
By PATRICK FOGARTY // The real estate industry is in flux – but there are significant opportunities across all sectors. Investment strategies must be revisited, reimagined and redeveloped to succeed…
In Port Jefferson, putting the ‘tea’ in ‘entrepreneurism’
By ZELORY GREGLER // A reborn Port Jefferson flavorfest is returning modern trade to its most-basic roots. Bill McGloine, co-owner of The Spice & Tea Exchange with his wife, Dorine,…
Brick-and-mortar finds a spot in an e-commerce world
By MELISSA NAEDER // Service Merchandise, which is all e-commerce now but came to life as a unique 20th Century catalog showroom, was way ahead of its time. The term…
No Tito’s? Hey, no whining in the mecca of vino value
By GREGORY ZELLER // Nobody would confuse The Shoppes at East Wind with a modern mall, any more than they’d mistake the mothership East Wind destination banquet castle for a…
With new e-store, tourism ace focuses on the future
By GREGORY ZELLER // With dual purpose, Long Island’s official destination-marketing organization has launched a new online store – at once an effort to promote the region as whole and…
Business Council’s 12-point plan aims to rescue retail
By GREGORY ZELLER // A comprehensive “preliminary” report on the state of Long Island retail details across-the-board shortfalls – many are pandemic-related – and offers a clear strategy to breathe…