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Dillard's Inc. and a Fort Worth-based real estate firm teamed up to buy a mall about two hours east of Dallas in a move that stands out among current trends in the retail real estate landscape.

Trademark Property Co. announced Aug. 25 it partnered with the Arkansas-based department store giant to purchase Longview Mall, a 646,000-square-foot property in Longview, about 40 miles east of Tyler.

A price for the deal was not disclosed. However, the Wall Street Journal reported the two entities paid $34 million for the mall .

The deal comes as other big and well-known department store chains have opted to sell large chunks of their

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