Legacy chains such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Conn’s HomePlus, Party City and Forever 21 have come and gone. But others — updated versions of existing concepts or totally new ideas — are increasingly bringing a more diverse array of retail options to shopping centers and malls.
In the past year, an indoor golf-simulator club replaced a grocery store at a New Jersey retail property. Not far away, an IV drip center operates at a strip mall that includes a Starbucks and a Panda Express. Also in North Jersey, a doggy day care facility has found a home near a Whole Foods Market and a Jersey Mike’s Subs shop. And this kind of leasing is happening all over the country.