South Florida

What's up with Miami shopping? Last Sears, dogs in mall, new Brickell stores

Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

Miami's shopping scene is seeing changes and developments.

In South Florida, some malls, including Aventura, welcome dogs. The mall offers amenities such as dog parks and hydration stations.

Mary Brickell Village is adding eateries and an electric car showroom.

And Sears may soon vanish from South Florida. The Coral Way store faces demolition as part of redevelopment plans.

Catch up with our retail covreage below:

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

Alma Outy, 3, sits on ‘Veiled in a Dream,’ a bronze sculpture by Wendell Castle, one of the many art installations available for visitors to see at Aventura Mall on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Aventura, Fla. By MATIAS J. OCNER

NO. 2: CAN YOU BRING YOUR DOG TO THE MALL? HERE’S WHAT THE RULES SAY IN SOUTH FLORIDA

What to expect when shopping and dining. | Published June 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Cordell Jones

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. 3: 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

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.