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Perhaps no businesses have been affected more by the coronavirus are the regions malls.

Already a business model that sees plenty of vacancies and struggles, having to shut down for weeks, perhaps months, wasn’t a welcome sight financially.

Several other area malls are beginning to offer curbside pickup as well. The Westland Shopping Center recently announced it would offer curbside pickup from the mall at 35000 Warren.

“We encourage all merchants to reopen their locations at our properties which will allow for a restart of business operation,” reads a letter from the mall’s parent company, Namdar Realty Group. “Namdar Realty Group will continue to monitor the situation closely and ensure compliance with all state regulations and government decrees.”

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Shoppers are being welcomed back to Regency Square Mall, which has reopened after shopping centers statewide were closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The shopping center at 9501 Regency Square Blvd. has reopened, Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group said in a Monday news release.

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Owners Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group announced May 11 that more than two dozen tenants reopened at Regency Square Mall as Gov. Ron DeSantis allowed retailers to open with restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Anchor J.C. Penney remains closed at the 9501 Arlington Expressway Mall. The department store chain also has not reopened its Northeast Florida stores in The Avenues mall or the Orange Park Mall

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Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group reopened Chicago’s Ford City Mall on May 1. Officials from the firms say they are following guidelines for retail outlets set out by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in his April 23 update to the state’s stay-at-home order, originally issued in March. The mall, located at 7601 South Cicero Ave., is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Merchants will minimize contact between employees and shoppers and complete payments over the phone or internet if possible, the owner said. 

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Gov. Bill Lee allowed close contact services to resume Wednesday, which will mark the reopening of beauty and barbershops throughout Wilson County. 

Lee’s order includes barbershops, hair salons, waxing salons, nail spas, massage therapy services and “substantially similar businesses that require prolonged close contact with customers,” according to the Tennessee Pledge guidelines.

Lebanon Outlet Marketplace reopened to the public May 1 with reduced hours of 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., except for Sunday, when doors will close at 5 p.m.

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CARBONDALE, IL — Reopening isn’t always the most cost-effective move for businesses. Under Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s revised stay-at-home order, malls like the University Mall in Carbondale are allowed to re-open for retail to-go. University Mall’s owner said at the moment, none of the mall’s tenants are taking part.  

Andrew Erbes’s family has owned Gloria Jean’s Coffees since 2004. The coffee shop is a staple of University Mall.

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SAN ANTONIO – Most malls around San Antonio are now open again for business. The actual shopping experience though has changed dramatically in just a few weeks.

“There’s not a lot of people, so I don’t have to worry about lines or anything like that,” shopper Diana Speed tells us.

Speed was one of the few customers inside South Park Mall today, where about 40 percent of the stores have reopened, according to mall manager Christina Crouch.

“We’re happy to reopen our doors and try to get back to some normalcy, but the best and safest way possible,” Crouch says.

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Tuscola Outlet Shops reopened Friday under state retail-to-go restrictions, according to Namdar Realty Group.

The mall will be open for limited hours, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The company encouraged merchants to reopen at its properties under state guidelines, and plans to provide information soon on which stores will be reopening for business at Tuscola.

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JACKSON, MI – Jackson Crossing is reopening today for pick-up orders.

The mall was closed March 24 due to the COVID-19 pandemic after an executive order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer closed all non-essential businesses to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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