Miami shopping centers: Changes and openings

South Florida shopping centers are underoing some changes.

Barnes & Noble is relocating from a longtime site on Kendall Drive to a smaller but strategically placed spot at the Palms at Town & Country. This move occurs as Rooms to Go takes over the old Barnes & Noble location.

Forever 21 is leaving the the scene, with its bankruptcy leading to closures, including multiple stores in South Florida.

And the House of Horror at Miami International Mall is back.

See our recent coverage.

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

In this file photo from Oct. 30, 2024, comedian Brittany Brave is photographed outside of the Barnes & Noble bookstore in West Kendall. Brave grew up in Miami’s Kendall neighborhood and worked at this store as a barista during high school and had a stand-up performance at the Adrienne Arsht Center on Nov. 23, 2024. By MATIAS J. OCNER

NO. 2: COULD ONE OF THE BIGGEST ROOMS TO GO IN THE COUNTRY REPLACE A BELOVED KENDALL BOOKSTORE?

The closing plans coincide with other plans for expansion. | Published March 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

House of Horror Haunted Carnival at Miami International Mall

NO. 3: ONE OF MIAMI’S MOST TERRIFYING TRADITIONS IS BACK, AND WE HAVE DETAILS

Miami doesn’t really do fall. | Published September 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Madeleine Marr

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