New this week: 'The Offer,' Kehlani, 'I Love That for You'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include new music from Future and Kehlani, a 10-episode Paramount+ series that dramatizes the behind-the-scenes story of the making of โThe Godfather,โ and the comedy โI Love That for Youโ starring former โSaturday Night Liveโ cast member Vanessa Bayer as a woman longing to be a home shopping channel host.
Avenues, St. Johns Town Center, other malls to close for 10 days
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. โ Simon Property Group, the largest owner of shopping malls in the nation, closed all of its malls starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, a release said. THE LATEST | Coronavirus special section | LIST: Cancellations & changes for Jacksonville-area eventsThe malls will be closed from Wednesday until March 29. There are three local Simon Malls in the Northeast Florida area:Store owners at the St. Augustine Premium Outlets told News4Jax the closing will be devastating for the businesses there. What do we do?โ said Michael Hunt, co-owner of St. Augustine Soap Company. โWeโre shipping online for folks, and for everybody thatโs buying online, weโre giving them a free item to cover shipping costs," Hunt said.
Forever 21 reportedly preparing to file for bankruptcy
Getty Images(CNN) - Teen clothing retailer Forever 21 is preparing for a potential bankruptcy filing, according to several published reports. Forever 21, which is privately held, has more than 800 stores in 57 countries. And while many retailers have been paring back their network of stores in recent years, Forever 21 was adding stores as recently as 2016. But Forever 21 is still owned by its founders, Do Won and Jin Sook Chang. Mall owner Simon Property Group, for which Forever 21 is a major tenant, took a stake in Aeropostale during its bankruptcy process.