Taubman Centers Inc., owners of a 95 percent stake at The Mall of San Juan, warned in its 2017 annual report that it may not fully recover the losses related to Hurricane María, and anticipated that if a major tenant or anchor store does not reopen, others may follow.
Retailer Marshalls, which has with more than 1,000 stores currently operating in 47 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will open is 21st store on the island at Plaza Las Américas on Feb. 22, store officials announced.
Taubman Centers Inc., owner of The Mall of San Juan, confirmed Thursday it has collected a little more than $1.1 million in insurance recoveries related to damages sustained at the shopping center related to Hurricane María last September.
Caribbean Restaurants and Burger King have undertaken a $40 million remodeling Project of its eateries in Puerto Rico to temper them to the new global design known as “Garden Grill,” company officials announced.
Walmart Puerto Rico is investing $10 million in the reconstruction of the Humacao Supercenter located in Plaza Real, whose facilities were severely damaged by Hurricane María last September, Iván Báez, director of Public and Government Affairs confirmed.
With an investment of $2 million and the creation of 170 jobs, the first Red Lobster restaurant in Puerto Rico will open for business today at the Plaza Las Américas mall in Hato Rey, company officials announced.
Dave & Buster’s first Puerto Rico location will open in Bayamón in Plaza del Sol on Jan, 15, boasting more than 40,000-square-feet of arcade games, ultimate sports viewing and one-of-a-kind food and drink offerings all under one roof.
Luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue agreed to provide the San Juan Superior Court a “non-binding reopening target date” of its store at The Mall of San Juan by Dec. 29, this media outlet learned.
Saks 5th Ave., one of The Mall of San Juan’s two anchor tenants, expects to reopen the store that was devastated by Hurricane María on Sept. 20, but the specific date of when that will happen is still undetermined.
Starbucks Puerto Rico recently celebrated the opening of its 25th location on the island, a new café on the Metropolitan University (UMET) campus in Cupey, which is part of the Ana G. Méndez University System.
Puerto Rican shoe store chain Novus recently opened its first store in Orlando, Florida, located at the central atrium of the Florida Mall.
Marking what will be a first in 28 years, retailer ToysRUs will open at 5 p.m. Thanksgiving Day to begin its “Black Friday” sales in Puerto Rico, this media outlet learned.
The head of the United Retailers Association, known as CUD in Spanish, urged local authorities to approve an extension to file a petition for exemption from paying the Christmas bonus, as well as for the second payment on property taxes to the Municipal Revenues Collection Center, or CRIM.
The iconic Il Postino Restaurant — which closed its doors in Condado more than three years ago — is reopening today in the Miramar sector of San Juan with a menu reminiscent of the original eatery, but with affordable options included in response of the times.
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