Last Sears in Miami faces uncertain future

Sears in Miami faces a possible end as plans for a redevelopment project show no room for the department store.

Walmart is targeting 650 store renovations nationwide, including eight in Miami-Dade and Broward counties, set to complete upgrades by the end of 2025.

In Fort Lauderdale, Steamy Lit bookstore is expanding its presence.

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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. 1: 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

The Miami Walmart store on Miami’s Eighth Street recently was remodeled and reopened in April 2025.

NO. 2: IS YOUR WALMART GETTING AN UPGRADE IN 2025? SEE LIST OF STORES IN MIAMI AREA

There are more Walmarts in Florida than any other state except for one. | Published June 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen

CEO and Founder Melissa Saavedra strikes a pose at Steamy Lit on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. By D.A. Varela

NO. 3: THIS ‘STEAMY’ BOOKSTORE FEATURING DIVERSE AUTHORS IS OPENING IN FORT LAUDERDALE

Fort Lauderdale is already hot. | Published October 3, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amanda Rosa

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