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Jeff Green Partners

A LEADER IN RETAIL REAL ESTATE FEASIBILITY

jgreen@jeffgreenpartners.com

415-847-1770

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Shoppers hit stores on first day of tax-free weekend

Gary Dinges / Austin American Statesman – Aug. 08–Bargain hunters of all ages swarmed Central Texas stores Friday, the first day of the state’s tax-free weekend.

Through Sunday, retailers aren’t charging state and local sales taxes on most clothing and school supplies priced less than $100. In most cities, including Austin, that means shoppers will save 8.25 cents for each dollar they spend.

Over the course of the three-day weekend, the state comptroller’s office estimates Texans will save $82.7 million.

Bass Pro surprises with Sarasota plan

Justine Griffin / Herald Tribune – Bass Pro Shops’ entry into the Sarasota-Bradenton market came with a surprise: The megastore outdoor retailer bypassed the site of the much balleyhooed Mall at University Town Center for a rural development just one highway exit south at Fruitville Road.

Bass Pro Shops will open an 80,000-square-foot Outpost store and anchor a new 260,000-square-foot retail center called the Fruitville Commons off Interstate 75.

New Saraqota mall ‘temperature taker’ for industry

Justine Griffin / Herald Tribune – The Mall at University Town Center will be more than a luxury hub for Southwest Florida’s most rabid shoppers, it also will serve as a “temperature taker” for the retail industry. Some national retail chains opening new stores in the $315 million project will do so for the first […]

Bass Pro Shops poised to build store in Sarasota

Justine Griffin & Josh Salman / Herald Tribune – Bass Pro Shops plans to begin construction on a 140,000-square-foot store here sooner rather than later, local building contractors say.

The megastore outdoor chain, which sells fishing, camping, hunting, boating and other gear, is inviting construction companies nationwide to bid on the project at a Benderson Development-owned plot in Sarasota County, near the under-construction Mall at University Town Center.

An insider’s view of retailers’ world

Justine Griffin / Herald Tribune – Every year, the who’s who of the retail industry descends upon Las Vegas for the annual International Council of Shopping Centers RECON convention.

Held in May, thousands of mall builders, real estate professionals and retailer representatives get together to ink deals on new developments and projects.

This year, analysts say the conference was more upbeat than in years past.

“There’s a great deal of optimism and incredible healthy and strong views for expansion,” said Greg Miles, the chief operating officer for Westfield Group, an Australian mall operator that owns Southgate Mall and Sarasota Square Mall. “People are really focused on the consumer, and the American market is stronger than it’s ever been.”

Five minutes with Jeff Green of Jeff Green Partners

Justine Griffin / Herald Tribune – Jeff Green is the owner of Jeff Green Partners, a retail consulting agency based in Phoenix. Green has experience consulting on a wide range of retail-related topics, from feasibility studies for development to sales projections for specific retail brands. He’s in Las Vegas this week at the annual International Council of Shopping Centers RECon convention, meeting with retailers and investment companies, keeping a close eye on trends and themes in the industry this year.