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The biggest stories of 2021

January 3, 2022

The marketplaces industry pushed forward during 2021 despite uncertainties and vagaries that pushed and prodded the way business has been done for years, if not decades. The 10 Commerce + Communities Today stories that grabbed the most unique page views reveal the issues that matter most to ICSC members: retailers’ expansion plans, major mergers and transactions, the next generation and the future of malls.

Most read stories of 2021

1. 6 retailers expanding and Brookfield’s deal to take real estate private
2. 21 food-and-beverage concepts that are expanding, big-box backfill successes and more retailer news
3. Which chains will be expanding
4. Meet the new ICSC 4 Under 40
5. 42 art installations that have brought shopping centers to life during the pandemic
6. Esports company plans 500 arenas across U.S.
7. What’s next for B and C malls
8. New bill would increase taxes on real estate developers’ “promote”
9. Kimco’s post-merger strategy for Weingarten and more from this week
10. The restaurant sector is planning for a comeback

By Brannon Boswell

Executive Editor, Commerce + Communities Today

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