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Stories by Miami Herald journalists, with AI summarization

The retail scene in South Florida is always changing.

Catch up with the coverage below on store closings, expansions and redevelopments.

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

NO. 1: 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

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. 2: 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

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

NO. 3: 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

Brickell City Centre opens several new stores and expands favorites like Zara in fall 2025. By Alex Staniloff

NO. 4: 5 NEW STORES AND AN EXPANSION OF A TEEN FAVORITE COMING TO BRICKELL CITY CENTRE

The Shops at Brickell City Centre preps for the holiday season with the arrival of five new stores. | Published October 22, 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.