Bloomberg As Sears Holdings Corp goes through bankruptcy, retail landlords wondering how they could be impacted might want to look at a 2015 deal. Mall owner Macerich Co struck an agreement that year with the struggling department-store operator to redevelop a 300,000 square-foot store at Kings Plaza Shopping Center, a high-traffic mall in Brooklyn, New York. Three years and $100 …

Bloomberg US retail sales rose less than forecast in September, as a broad-based increase was overshadowed by a drop in restaurant receipts that may reflect the impact of Hurricane Florence. The value of overall sales rose 0.1 percent for a second month, compared with the median forecast of economists for a 0.6 percent gain, Commerce Department figures showed. So-called retail …

Bloomberg Someday soon you may not have to show a driver’s license or passport at the airport security lane in the US. The Transportation Security Administration unveiled a multistep plan to make increased use of facial recognition and other biometric identification tools to improve accuracy and speed wait times. TSA, which has tested biometric systems in Los Angeles and Atlanta, …