(Crystal Proenza is associate editor of RealEstateFlorida.)

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL-The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale has takensteps to redesign part of the mall after Saks Fifth Avenue announced lastweek that they were closing a 73,000-sf store there. The storewas not meeting company profitability standards, a Saks Inc.spokesperson told GlobeSt.com, and will close July 20.

"With the future closing of Saks Fifth Avenue at our mall, wehave a great opportunity to redesign our east wing," Mark Trouba,general manager of the Galleria, said in a release. "Our pastrenovation yielded an unprecedented success so we are ready to takeanother step forward to further meet the shopping and dining wishesof our loyal customers."

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