South Florida

How is the shopping world growing in South Florida? See for yourself

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Retail in South Florida is growing.

Brickell City Centre is expanding with nine new stores and a cafe, while Mary Brickell Village welcomes a James Beard-winning chef’s restaurant and a California-based electric automaker.

South Florida’s last Sears store in Miami is even getting in on the act with a Kenmore Studio inside. This new interactive showroom aims to boost customer experience by allowing hands-on engagement with appliances.

And Barnes & Noble is launching two new stores in South Florida.

Take a look at the recent coverage below.

Brickell City Centre signs on new shops and boutiques. Above: Pedestrians walk outside Brickell City Centre in Miami in January 2020. By MATIAS J. OCNER

NO. 1: NEW STORES ARE OPENING AT TWO MALLS IN MIAMI’S BRICKELL AREA. SEE WHAT’S COMING

Ready to shop? | Published July 3, 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. 2: 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

Colonial Palms Plaza Barnes & Noble opens at 13605 S. Dixie Highway on Sept. 3, 2025, just after Labor Day.

NO. 3: TWO BARNES & NOBLES STORES ARE OPENING IN SOUTH FLORIDA. SEE DATES AND DETAILS

Barnes Noble is opening two South Florida stores. | Published August 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

A man walking along Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road Mall is reflected in the window of a vacant shop. By Alexia Fodere

NO. 4: LINCOLN ROAD REVIVAL? MIAMI BEACH HOPES MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR MAKEOVER BRINGS BACK CROWDS

After a decade of planning, delay and debate, the city of Miami Beach has broken ground on a scaled-down version of a multimillion-dollar renovation plan for Lincoln Road Mall that aims to restore some of the famed pedestrian promenade’s lost shine. | Published September 22, 2025 | Read Full Story by Andres Viglucci

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.