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Major retailer returning to Loop gives positive sign despite vacancies

Name: Major retailer returning to Loop gives positive sign despite vacancies
Uploaded: 2025-02-07T16:58:00-0600
Duration: 2 min 27 s
Description: The state has not been such a great street for retailers since the start of the pandemic, where one out of three storefronts in the Loop sits vacant. That's nearly double the pre-pandemic vacancy rate, with 222 storefronts closed and over 1 million square feet of empty retail space.

The state has not been such a great street for retailers since the start of the pandemic, where one out of three storefronts in the Loop sits vacant. That's nearly double the pre-pandemic vacancy rate, with 222 storefronts closed and over 1 million square feet of empty retail space.