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New Grocery Store Opens In Melrose Park

Melrose Park has another major grocery store. Cermak Fresh Market opened last week at 950 Winston Plaza. The building used to house a Meijer grocery store until it closed in 2017.   California-based NewMark Merrill Companies sold the 90,000-square-foot space to Cermak Fresh Market last year for an undisclosed …

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Commercial Observer Power LA: Sanford ‘Sandy’ Sigal

In 1997, Sandy Sigal left West Venture Commercial to start NewMark Merrill — at which point, he purchased the retail division he founded at his former company, including 15 retail centers and four development projects. Since then, Sigal has acquired, developed  and managed more than 100 additional retail …

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Local Marketing Pro Keeps San Diego Shopping Hopping

RETAIL: Cynthia Gonzalez-led Centers Win Top Awards at International Event Cynthia Gonzalez has a deep and storied background in covering news, with stints at KGTV-Channel 10, Univision radio and Televisa Channel 12. Recently, Gonzalez has made some news of her own as senior marketing director for NewMark Merrill Companies, …

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San Diego Shopping Centers Win Top Global Awards 

SAN DIEGO, CA (June 14, 2023) – NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc. is proud to announce that two of its shopping centers in San Diego County won top 2023 Global MAXI Marketing Awards at the prestigious International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Conference in Las Vegas.  The annual …

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NewMark Merrill Companies Hires 30-Year Commercial Real Estate Veteran Lance W. Taylor As Vice President of Acquisitions & Development for Mountain States Division

Calabasas, CA. (June 12th, 2023) – NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc., a Calabasas, California-based retail shopping center owner and development company, is pleased to announce it has hired 30-year commercial real estate veteran Lance W. Taylor as Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for the firm’s Mountain States Division.  Taylor will be …

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Demand for Retail Space Remains High

San Diego’s market for retail property is weathering the current economic downtown fairly well, unlike some other areas of the country, with more people looking for space to lease than there’s space available. “The market has been very resilient and hung in there,” said John Hickman, a partner …

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