U.S. Retailers Collectively Opening Nearly 1,700 Stores According to a CBRE Group, despite breathless media headlines about various big-box retailers closing stores, others in that category are opening hundreds of stores spanning tens of millions of square feet this year across the U.S. with much less fanfare. http://www.worldpropertyjournal.com/real-estate-news/united-states/dallas-real-estate-news/retailer-space-market-report-2017-cbre-group-expanding-retail-tenants-in-2017-melina-cordero-new-retail-developments-in-us-in-2017-commercial-real-estate-news-10392.php