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Albertson’s parent company, Supervalu, sold 34 stores to UT-based Associated Food Stores (AFS) in November all of which have been converted to its Fresh Market banner; AFS also owns 22 stores operating under the Macey’s, Dan’s, Lin’s, and Dick’s Market banners...Jullian Wells has be named vice president of Encore Equities, LLC, a subsidiary of Dallas, TX-based Encore Enterprises, Inc; previously, Wells was with Valquest Equity Partners...In an effort to up its competition with The Men’s Wearhouse Inc, Jos. A. Bank Clothiers will enter the tuxedo rental business, rolling out a test initiative in about 5% of its stores and then expanding it to more than half of the firm’s 474 locations...Macy’s Inc, which operates about 850 department stores in 49 states and DC, will close five underperforming stores in Boise, ID; Waterford, MI; St. Ann, MO; Missoula, MT; and Burlington, NJ...Jeremy Rollison has joined the Retail Team at Tradd Commercial, focusing on site selection and tenant/investor targeting...Horizon Group Properties, Inc has sold minority interest in the entities that own five of its out centers to Bright Horizons of South Florida, LLC; the properties are in Burlington, WA; El Paso, TX; Fremont, IN; Gettysburg, PA; and Oshkosh, WI...Wal-Mart Stores Inc will sell 10 of its underperforming Sam’s Club stores including 4 in CA and other stores in the Houston, TX, and Phoenix, AZ, markets...Having recently taken over outlet-center owner Prime Outlets and in an effort to position itself to take over General Growth Properties Inc, which owns 200 U.S. malls and is attempting to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection next year, Simon Property Group (SPG) Inc has unveiled a tender offer to buy back in cash up to $3.25 billion in 10 different series of notes; SPG is the largest U.S. mall owner by number of properties, with 323 properties...Capmark Financial Group has filed in Maricopa County Court to foreclose on the first phase of The Related Cos and Thomas J. Klutznick Co’s CityNorth project due to default on a $290.5 million loan; the initial phase of the project, called High Street, includes 175,000 sq. ft. of shops, 330,000 sq. ft. of offices and 99 apartments; a second phase was to have included Nordstrom and Bloomingdales...As Stiles Realty expands its services for SW Florida shopping centers owners, Salli Jones-Doyon has joined the firm as a Naples-based retail leasing agent; previously Jones-Doyon was with Colliers Arnold...In a continuing effort to improve its operation, Foot Locker said it will close 117 stores and combine its Lady Foot Locker chain with its three other brands, including Kids Foot Locker and Footaction…Real estate companies, Colliers Turly Martin Tucker, Cassidy & Pinkard Colliers, Colliers Pinkard, Colliers ABR, BT Commercial in Northern CA, BRE Commercial in Southern, CA, BRE Commercial in AZ, and Colliers Houston & Co of NJ, have merged to form a new entity called Cassidy Turley...Under a major restructuring by its owner, Movie Gallery Inc (MG), Hollywood Video could close some 1,000 stores; MG is carrying about $600 million in debt while it struggles with mail- and internet-delivered movie businesses and video vending machines operated by Redbox...Voit Real Estate Services has hired Ryan Moore as a senior associate; previously, Moore was with Lee & Associates...Boston, MA-based Uno Restaurant Holdings Corp files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in an attempt to contril its debt of $142 million...Australian and U.S. mall property owner Centro Properties has announced that the non-executive director Robert Tsenin would take over from outgoing chief executive, Glenn Rufranto...Furthermore, the company has promoted Edward Ciano, who has been with the company since ‘05,  to VP-property management, Mid-Atlantic region...In an effort to appeal to both upscale and down-market customers, Johnny Rockets is introducing a sports bar, a fast-casual concept and a mobile kitchen variant; the company currently operates 280 locations in 29 states and 11 countries...Tucker Development Corp has announced the promotion of Rob Clark to VP of development and Jeff Glenner to development director.