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Stores coming and going: 4 things to know about changes at malls in Miami

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

The Miami mall scene is changing with new openings and departures.

Take a look below at our recent coverage.

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

In this file photo from June 12, 2017, a repairman fixes the neon sign on the exterior of Miami Beach’s Macy’s that once was a Burdines store (hence the “Sunshine Fashions” lettering.) By CARL JUSTE

NO. 2: MACY’S HAS BEEN CLOSING STORES — NOW A MIAMI MALL SAYS IT’S PLANNING TO ADD ONE

Mall property manager confirms the department store has a lease. | Published May 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

An aerial view of Carsten Höller’s 93-foot glass-and-steel slide and Robert Indiana’s ‘Love’ sculpture are among the art installations welcoming visitors to Aventura Mall on Sept. 25, 2024, in Aventura, Fla. By MATIAS J. OCNER

NO. 3: THIS MIAMI AREA MALL WAS JUST VOTED BEST IN THE COUNTRY. HERE’S WHY IT’S NO. 1

What South Florida favorite destination didn’t make the Top 10? | Published June 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

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. 4: 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.