BEIJING-Dalian Wanda’s buy of Kansas City, MO-based AMC creates the world’s largest theater chain, with 432 locations in North America and China.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-The locally-based REIT bought four shopping centers in Colorado, Missouri and Wisconsin for $105 million, and sold two in Florida for $5.4 million.

CHICAGO-Partners McCaffery and Canyon-Johnson say the mall redevelopment is underway, and tenants are taking leases, a year after Centrum gave up the mostly-empty project in the South Loop.

STOCKHOLM-Two London-based firms have opposing investment ideas, as Rockspring wants to enter Sweden’s markets, while Redevco is exiting.

CHICAGO-A local retail survey shows anchor store closings have increased and surpassed openings for the first time in three years, proof the recovery has stalled in the Chicago area.

MINOT, ND-Lightstone Group sold the 623,000-square-foot mall, which includes a hotel with an indoor water park.

SAN JUAN-The developer is joining locally based New Century Development Inc. in building a 640,000-square-foot mall, hotel, casino and office building on the 27-acre site.

VANCOUVER-Bentall Kennedy developed the 33-story Bentall V tower in 2002, and has now purchased the building from Deka Immobilien, which bought the office for $300M in 2009.