Mississippi Business Journal » Metrocenter http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mall owner blindsided by Sears closing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/mall-owner-blindsided-by-sears-closing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mall-owner-blindsided-by-sears-closing http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/mall-owner-blindsided-by-sears-closing/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:00:49 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=50399 Metrocenter owner Shervin Mateen hardly expected the news he received a couple days after Christmas — the mall’s original and last remaining anchor would be shutting its doors for good. “It’s very shocking,” he said in light of the improving sales mall merchants had been reporting this holiday season compared to previous years. “Sales were [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/mall-owner-blindsided-by-sears-closing/feed/ 0 Metrocenter awaits new vision http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/metrocenter-awaits-new-vision/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=metrocenter-awaits-new-vision http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/metrocenter-awaits-new-vision/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 06:00:48 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=50405 On one hand, Nina Holbrook sees the departure of Sears as “one of the biggest hits Metrocenter has ever had.” But then she switches her perspective from U.S. Highway 80 corridor advocate to commercial real estate professional. With that comes the idea that big things could be in store for the 34-year-old mall. “It’s a [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/01/08/metrocenter-awaits-new-vision/feed/ 0 Watkins sees mixed-use, ‘up-scale-discount’ as best bet for Metrocenter http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/12/watkins-sees-mixed-use-%e2%80%98up-scale-discount%e2%80%99-as-best-bet-for-metrocenter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watkins-sees-mixed-use-%25e2%2580%2598up-scale-discount%25e2%2580%2599-as-best-bet-for-metrocenter http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/12/watkins-sees-mixed-use-%e2%80%98up-scale-discount%e2%80%99-as-best-bet-for-metrocenter/#comments Sun, 12 Dec 2010 06:00:51 +0000 Ted Carter http://msbusiness.com/?p=34461 Jason Goree, vice president of Jackson’s Watkins Development, says hundreds of thousands of dollars of research has led the developer to conclude Metrocenter can have a prosperous new life. But not totally as a retail complex, he adds. Offices, residences, lodging, entertainment venues, neighborhood gathering spots should also be considered for the mix, Goree said. [...]

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