Retail changes reshape South Florida shopping

These articles focus on the shifting retail landscape in South Florida, marked by expansions, new store openings, redevelopment plans and marketplace opportunities.

In 2025, Miami International Mall introduces new dining and entertainment options, including an Elev8 Fun complex and diverse eateries like Buns & Bites and Moka Café. Miami’s Brickell City Centre changes ownership as Swire Properties sells it to Simon Property Group for over $500 million. Dadeland Mall continues to evolve with additions like Dick’s House of Sport, featuring interactive experiences. Meanwhile, in Miami’s River Landing Shops, the Capsule marketplace offers small businesses affordable retail spaces. Sears, an iconic department store, faces demolition plans in Miami, marking a potential end to its presence in South Florida.

Miami International Mall promotes its food court right out front.

NO. 1: THIS DORAL MALL IS GROWING ALONG WITH THE CITY. HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL FIND THERE IN 2025

A go-kart track at a mall? A bowling alley? | Published March 8, 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

Black Friday shoppers on the move at Dadeland Mall near Lululemon look for bargains on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. By Lex Foderé

NO. 3: NEW STORES ARE COMING TO A BIG MIAMI MALL, AND OTHERS JUST ARRIVED. SEE THE LIST

The new arrivals include restaurants and clothing shops. | Published May 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

An interior view of Capsule Market inside River Landing Shops on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Miami, Fla. By D.A. Varela

NO. 4: VENDORS CAN SNAG A SPOT AT THIS MIAMI MALL FOR LESS THAN $800. HERE’S HOW

Vendors at Capsule have their own space to sell their products within the store, creating something akin to an indoor farmers market. | Published June 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michael Butler

Brickell City Centre is at 701 South Miami Avenue.

NO. 5: MALL GIANT BETS BIG ON BRICKELL CITY CENTRE, SPENDING HALF-BILLION ON RETAIL COMPLEX

The open-air shopping center is home to the likes of Saks Fifth Avenue, Sephora, Apple and Lululemon. | Published June 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by CD Goette-Luciak

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.