South Florida

Store openings: See how the Miami shopping world is changing

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Did you hear about these new store openings in South Florida?

Let's catch up with some of our shopping coverage in 2025, including new retail spaces at malls, as well as a new department store location.

Check out the articles below:

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

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

A new Target occupies the ground floor of the Block 55 at Sawyer's Walk complex in the heart of Miami’s historic Overtown, which is undergoing a resurgence. Above the Target are more stores and 578 apartments for low-income seniors. By PHOTO BY AL DIAZ

NO. 4: $175 MILLION BOOST COMING TO RESURGENT OVERTOWN, MIAMI’S ORIGINAL BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD

Just a few short years ago, the historic heart of Overtown, Miami’s original Black neighborhood, lay desolate and lifeless just steps from Biscayne Boulevard and downtown. | Published October 20, 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.