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LASTING MARK: ­Providence Place has changed significantly, but the urban mall has continued to play an important role in Providence over the 25 years since it opened with the promise of propelling the city's renaissance. 
PBN PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

Casting a MALL PALL: Despite uncertain future, Providence Place remains key...

Decades ago, city and state leaders eagerly jumped on a cross-country flight to secure Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom Inc. as an anchor tenant for Providence...
DECISION LOOMING: The fate of Providence Place anchor ­Macy’s will affect the mall’s near-term finances. The owner of the department store chain is planning to close 50 stores in the next few months. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/­WILLIAM HAMILTON

There’s a place for mall in Providence’s next revival

The next attempt to reinvent Providence as a leading tourist and business destination post-pandemic is unlikely to have Providence Place as a central player....

Most-read stories on PBN.com, July 2024

1. PBN selects 2024 Leaders & Achievers honorees POSTED ONLINE: JULY 8. Providence Business News named 25 honorees for its 2024 Leaders & Achievers...

Providence Place financial picture gets darker with Macy’s spot uncertain

PROVIDENCE – Providence Place's financial challenges appear to be growing with the uncertainly of Macy's future at the mall. In June, Kroll Bond Rating Agency...
Matt DuPlessie / COURTESY LEVEL99/KATE WEISER

Five Questions With: Matt DuPlessie

Matt DuPlessie | CEO, Level99 in Providence Place mall 1. This is the second Level99 located in a shopping mall. Did you see opportunity...
Bruce Newbury

Young chefs hone their skills during annual culinary competition

One of the many bright spots on the restaurant rows in Providence, Newport and many other dining destinations in our state is the substantial...

PBN’s most-read stories of 2023

From multimillion-dollar home sales across the state to high-profile and sometimes controversial real estate developments, corporate leadership shakeups and layoffs, to a sudden bridge...
ENTERTAINMENT HUB: Santa Claus waits for children at the Warwick Mall, which boasts a 95% occupancy rate and is striving to integrate more entertainment-focused tenants, according to Domenic Schiavone, mall general ­manager.  
PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

MALL MANEUVERS: Developers attempt different strategies to rekindle or recycle retail...

No matter what anyone says, Matthew DuPlessie sees a future in indoor shopping malls. At least for his company. To DuPlessie, malls offer large, open...
THE OWNERS OF Providence Place mall say Black Friday was "very exciting" in an apparent reference to a protest outside the mall by pro-Palestinian demonstrators that day. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

With extra weekend of shopping before Christmas, R.I. retailers are buoyant

A record-breaking start to the holiday shopping season has given retailers the green light to expect high consumer demand through the end of the...
WHAT’S IN STORE? Jo Lee, founder of PopUp Rhody, at a Botanic Providence pop-up retail site organized by her company at Stock ­Culinary Goods on Hope Street in Providence. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Building a venture in pop-up matchmaking

PBN 2023 Business Women Awards ACHIEVEMENT HONOREE: Jo Lee | PopUp Rhody founder DURING THE EARLY PART of her career in the technology sector, Jo...
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