Retail news: mall and brand expansion

The future of The Stage looks assured with its owners having selected funding and development partners for the 2.3-acre mixed use scheme.

Taubman Centers plans to open Puerto Rico's first luxury mall in San Juan, a $475 million project that is bringing retailers like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue to the island.

Tallahassee Mall has experienced years of decline, but is being brought back to life with a new name, as well as an indoor-outdoor shopping facility.

The largest property deal ever recorded in the Czech Republic: Union Investment obtaining a majority share in the Palladium center in Prague.

Dyson, the vacuum cleaner experts, has opened its first pop-up store in the US.

Mayor Gerold Noerenberg and the owners of Glacis-Galerie opened their new shopping center in Neu-Ulm.

The newly-erected Holsten-Galerie in Neumunster has nearly been completed and the topping-out ceremony has been held.

There are currently 1555 shopping center within Peru, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Brazil and Argentina, but that figure is set to increase to 2387 by 2025.

Growth of those Spar European Shopping Centers in Austria that were in full operation is 1.2 percent.

British Land announced £50m refurbishment of Meadowhall shopping center in Yorkshire.

TIAA Henderson Real Estate, on behalf of TIAA-CREF, has made a property deal with Unibail Rodamco to the value of $190m.

Although costs are increasing and economic prospects are uncertain, retailers still place international expansion near the top of their lists for this year, according to CBRE Research.