Morning Brew Daily Polymarket Bettors Threaten Israeli Journalist & Blank Street Wants to Become “Gen Z Starbucks”
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Mar 18, 2026 Gyms, spas, and salons are taking over retail space as shopping districts shift away from traditional stores. A journalist faces chilling threats after a missile report rattles prediction market bets. Blank Street is chasing influencer-friendly coffee culture and aiming for a young, social crowd. There’s also a look at some of the strangest new AI job postings.
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Wellness Is Rewriting The Retail Map
- Service-based tenants now lease more U.S. retail space than goods sellers because experiences resist e-commerce better than products do.
- Wellness drove nearly 30% of service leases, while landlords replace failed big-box stores with gyms, spas, stretching studios, and salons.
Four Service Shops Beat One Liquor Store
- One Philly-area shopping center replaced a 10,200-square-foot liquor store with four service tenants and increased rent.
- The new mix was an animal hospital, a facial spa chain, a stretching studio chain, and a nail salon generating 20% higher rent together.
A Polymarket Bet Turned A Reporter Into A Target
- Israeli journalist Emmanuel Fabian got threats after a routine missile report affected a Polymarket bet tied to whether Iran struck Israel on March 10.
- A bettor claiming $900,000 at stake contacted Fabian on WhatsApp, demanded a correction, and offered him a cut of profits.
