South Florida

Shopping world is changing in South Florida. See the openings and closings

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Forever 21 and Claire's are shutting down several locations. But there's new investment in Brickell City Centre and Dadeland Mall.

Take a look at recent South Florida retail coverage below.

A Forever 21 store on Lincoln Road Mall in South Beach in a file photo from Oct. 5, 2019.

NO. 1: FOREVER 21’S BANKRUPTCY MEANS SHUTDOWNS AT SOUTH FLORIDA MALLS. SEE THE LIST OF STORES

The fashions were a hit with young shoppers. | Published March 18, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

Brickell City Centre is at 701 South Miami Avenue.

NO. 2: 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

In this file photo from April 17, 2004, Bonnie and Marla Schaefer, daughters of Claire’s founder Rowland Schaefer, are pictured together at the Claire’s store in Pembroke Pines. They took over Claire's Corporation at the time when their father stepped down in 2003. By C.W. GRIFFIN

NO. 3: WHAT WILL THE TWEENS DO? CLAIRE’S CLOSING SOME STORES IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SEE LIST

Claire’s, a mall boutique chain that began life as a Chicago wig store more than 60 years ago before it became a fashion favorite of tweens, teens and young women looking for accessories and jewelry, is set to close more than 290 stores. | Published August 30, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

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.