Despite the pandemic, some retailers are still opening new locations. At the River Landing Shops and Residences, which is west of downtown Miami, Publix, Ross Dress For Less, Burlington Stores, Hobby Lobby and Chase Bank are all slated to open soon. 

These stores have some commonalities. Some offer essential services, while others provide harder-to-find items.

"Some of the tenants have figured out how to manage the store [during COVID], and they sell some things that you just can't get online," says Andrew Hellinger, Co-Principal of Urban-X Group and Developer of the River Landing Shops and Residences. "It's hard to buy things online that Five Below or Ross or Burlington sell."

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Leslie Shaver

Les Shaver has been covering commercial and residential real estate for almost 20 years. His work has appeared in Multifamily Executive, Builder, units, Arlington Magazine in addition to GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum.