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What shoppers are saying about changes at their stores in South Florida

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Shoppers take it personally when their shopping world changes. They have a lot to say about what happens with their Miami supermarket and mall.

Let’s take a look at some changes that happened this year in South Florida’s retail world.

An aerial view of Carsten Höller’s 93-foot glass-and-steel slide, and Robert Indiana’s “Love” sculpture on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. The visual welcomes visitors to Aventura Mall, one of the largest and most popular shopping centers in the United States. By MATIAS J. OCNER

NO. 1: WHY IS AVENTURA MALL BOTH LOVED AND LOATHED? IT COMES DOWN TO MORE THAN SHOPPING

Mall owner reveals ‘secret sauce’ to the success after 40 years. | Published December 21, 2024 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen



Construction crews work on the storefront of a new build Publix set to replace an old store at the Briar Bay Shopping Plaza across the street from The Falls in South Miami-Dade on Nov. 1, 2024. The mall anchor store, which will be two stories and about 53,000 square feet, is at 13005 SW 89th Place. By Howard Cohen

NO. 2: A NEW TWO-STORY PUBLIX WILL MAKE OVER A FADED KENDALL MALL. HERE’S A SNEAK PREVIEW

The new Publix anchors Briar Bay Shopping Plaza. | Published November 4, 2024 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen



Sawyer’s Walk development has opened 578 residential units, a public plaza and a new Target, Burlington, Five Below and Aldi supermarket at 249 NW Sixth St. in Miami’s Overtown community as of November 2024. A Ross Dress for Less store is next in March 2025.

NO. 3: THESE POPULAR STORES JUST MADE THEIR DEBUT IN DOWNTOWN MIAMI AREA. AND THERE’S MORE

Here’s the lineup and opening dates. | Published November 13, 2024 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen



Fort Lauderdale’s Motif, a 385-unit mixed-use apartment building at 500 N. Andrews Ave. in the Flagler Village neighborhood, will open the first Go Grocer in Florida later in 2025.

NO. 4: IT’S NOT PUBLIX OR 7-ELEVEN. THIS HYBRID GROCERY IS COMING TO SOUTH FLORIDA

The urban core attracted the Chicago store. | Published April 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Howard Cohen



This At Home store houses the last KMart standing in the Continental U.S. at 14091 SW 88th St. In June 2025, At Home filed court documents announcing it was closing 26 of its store by the end of September, including one of its Florida stores on Biscayne Boulevard. This At Home was not on the court document among the closures. By Howard Cohen

NO. 5: A HOME FURNISHINGS STORE IS CLOSING IN MIAMI-DADE. WHAT’S THAT MEAN FOR KMART?

Home furnishings and decor chain At Home announced it plans to close 30 locations nationwide in September. | Published September 12, 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.

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