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Three stores are putting a twist on the shopping world in South Florida

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Several stores are putting a new twist on shopping.

Take a look at these three changes:

Fort Lauderdale’s Motif, a 385-unit mixed-use apartment building at 500 N. Andrews Ave. in the Flagler Village neighborhood, will open the first Go Grocer in Florida later in 2025.

NO. 1: IT'S NOT PUBLIX OR 7-ELEVEN. THIS HYBRID GROCERY IS COMING TO SOUTH FLORIDA

The urban core attracted the Chicago store. | Published April 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

Coral Gables’ Behar Font Partners’ artistic rendering of a proposed 8.12-acre mixed use development for 3655 SW 22nd Street. That is where a Sears store has been located since 1959. The site plan was approved by Miami in April 2025. That doesn’t guarantee the project will move forward.

NO. 2: LAST SEARS STORE IN SOUTH FLORIDA COULD DISAPPEAR. HERE ARE THE PLANS

What to know about the future of the site. | Published May 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

Interior view of the Miami Sears store's recently opened Kenmore Studio showroom, on Thursday, July 31, 2025. By Pedro Portal

NO. 3: MIAMI’S LAST SEARS STORE JUST ADDED A NEW HANDS-ON SHOWROOM. TAKE A LOOK

The last Sears store in South Florida, one of only two left in the state, is trying a familiar name to bring customers inside. | Published August 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

CEO and Founder Melissa Saavedra strikes a pose at Steamy Lit on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. By D.A. Varela

NO. 4: THIS ‘STEAMY’ BOOKSTORE FEATURING DIVERSE AUTHORS IS OPENING IN FORT LAUDERDALE

Fort Lauderdale is already hot. | Published October 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amanda Rosa

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.