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— By Amanda Anderson — Why parking lot maintenance matters. An empty lot is full of potential. It is a blank slate that, with the right planning, becomes an investment in the community. Before a business ever opens its doors, countless hours go into permits, site plans, city approvals and construction. But once the dirt and gravel are transformed into pavement and plant beds, the work isn’t over. All that effort can be undermined if the property isn’t maintained. A well‑built establishment deserves the same level of care long after …

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Westlake, Ohio — IKEA will open its newest Ohio location at the Crocker Park mixed-use lifestyle center in Westlake in spring 2027. The new store will feature the Swedish retailer’s small-format concept and will occupy about 80,000 square feet in the former Dick’s Sporting Goods space. For more than two decades, Crocker Park has attracted visitors from across the region with its mix of shopping, dining, office, residential and entertainment experiences. Combined with its location along the I-90 corridor, accessibility and strong demographics, Crocker Park was the natural choice for …

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Huntington Station, N.Y. — 7th Avenue, a Los Angeles-based furniture brand of functionally-designed modular sofas, has opened a new 1,206-square-foot showroom at Walt Whitman Shops in Huntington Station, N.Y., marking 7th Avenue’s first showroom on Long Island and expanding the brand’s growing partnership with Simon Property Group. “Long Island has one of the highest concentrations of homeowners in the New York metro area, and we’ve seen strong online demand from this region for years,” says Billy Shaw, co-founder and CEO of 7th Avenue. “Walt Whitman Shops gave us the opportunity …

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— By Julia Burman Tziolis — Resolving a restaurant’s HVAC breakdown through partnership. Operational performance and energy efficiency are closely connected in commercial real estate. Each supports the other, and both are critical to tenant satisfaction and long term business success. My firm, a net-lease real estate company named Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), recently demonstrated how aligning the right expertise with strategic partnerships can resolve persistent facility issues and deliver measurable results. When one of its restaurant tenants, a Zaxbys location in Florida, struggled with longstanding HVAC problems that …

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St. Louis, Mo. — Interface Systems, a leading provider of AI-powered security and expert remote video monitoring for restaurants, retailers and commercial businesses, has launched Digital Keys, a mobile credential solution for Digital Monitoring Products (DMP) access control systems. Digital Keys enables businesses to replace traditional cards, fobs and physical keys with secure mobile credentials stored directly in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet. Designed for retailers, quick-service restaurants and other distributed enterprises, Digital Keys simplifies access management by allowing administrators to issue, update, schedule and revoke employee, contractor and vendor …

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— Interview with Austin Duchaine & Shawn Hester — Breaking down the most common water-related issues experienced by restaurants — and how to prevent, mitigate and recover. For independent restaurants operating in aging buildings, a hidden water leak can quickly escalate from a maintenance issue to a financial crisis. Older plumbing systems, grease-clogged drains and HVAC condensation failures increase the risk of sudden shutdowns, especially in older retail centers and standalone locations. When a restaurant is forced to close for even a few days, the financial impact compounds fast, creating …

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Greensboro, N.C. — Tanger®, a leading owner and operator of outlet and other open-air retail shopping destinations, has released its 2025 Impact Report for the annual period ending December 31, 2025, marking a decade of reporting on the company’s sustainability and corporate responsibility initiatives. Additionally, the Institute for Market Transformation has named Tanger a 2026 Green Lease Leader at the Silver level. Launched in 2014, Green Lease Leaders recognizes landlords, tenants and teams who modernize their leases to spur collaborative action on energy and water efficiency, shared cost-savings, air quality …

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— By Koji Kanematsu — Why landlords are turning to light-infrastructure food concepts to fill retail dead zones. Landlords and shopping center owners are facing a familiar problem. Many retail properties have space that gets foot traffic but doesn’t work for a traditional restaurant. Old kiosks, narrow inline units, corridors and spaces that cannot support full restaurant infrastructure are hard to lease. Too often, they sit empty. At the same time, many food operators want to expand but can’t justify the cost, time or risk of a full restaurant buildout. …

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— By Evan Tilley — Restaurant and retail solutions are not one-size-fits-all. Parking is the first and last interaction a customer has with a restaurant or retail establishment. A stress-free parking experience sets a positive tone before a customer even walks through the door, while a lack of parking spaces or unhelpful parking staff can create frustration, no matter how good the business may be. What works in terms of parking for restaurants and retail establishments can differ from location to location, and businesses often need to consider tailored parking …

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— By Sarah J. Carter — As the temperatures drop, nesting birds may seek shelter indoors. How to protect your facility from these unwelcome guests. Now that we are in the full swing of the holidays, roadways are full of eager shoppers in search of the perfect gift, and homes are abuzz with preparations for family gatherings. The crisp mornings prompt more of an effort to rise, as we quickly transition to layered clothing and begin our mornings with a warm mug in hand. During this season of comfort, we’re …

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