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Logistics, supply chain fulfillment, restaurants, hospitality and retail have been most impacted by the residuals of the pandemic, whether from financial stressors or the purported great resignation. Not surprisingly, many…
Read moreThe neighborhood shopping mall just isn’t what it used to be. Such news could mean trouble for every community — or opportunity — depending on who’s involved. This drama of…
Read moreFive Key Stats The U.S. population experienced a 7.35% growth in the last decade and is currently 334,653,901. The mass migration of tech workers from San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago…
Read moreAfter a two-year hiatus, the ICSC convention for retailers, shopping mall owners, and real estate companies returned to Las Vegas. With more than 22,000 attendees and 750 booths, the excitement…
Read articleRetail fundamentals continue to improve. Vacancy fell to 4.5% in the first quarter, while rents are up 5.5% year-over-year. Announced store openings outpace closings by nearly seven to one. Demand…
Read articleThe Global Outlook of Luxury Retail Examining the global luxury sector and the trends behind consumers’ values and shopping patterns. In 2021, the global luxury fashion market exceeded 2020 and…
Read articlePositive in-store sales growth, increasing profit margins and recovering foot traffic are the fundamental forces driving the retail sector’s positive momentum in the first quarter of 2022. Core retail sales,…
Read articleEarlier this year, landlords began filling their vacant retail spaces with interactive and immersive pop-up concepts. Probably the most known is the Van Gogh Exhibition, which opened several outlets around…
Read articleHealth epidemic. Financial crisis. Civil unrest. War. It sounds like the line of a Billy Joel song, but it’s the harsh reality of 2022. The annual inflation rate has accelerated…
Read articleRetail Leases: A Lawyer’s View of 2022 The uncertainties of pandemic-related challenges have exposed startling legal ambiguities in retail leases — affecting both landlords and tenants — and lease language…
Read moreIn the following analysis in partnership with Creditntell, we take a look at industry trends to watch out for in 2022 along with retailer predictions for each segment. Despite supply…
Read moreThree months into the new year, I am optimistic about what 2022 has in store for retailers and landlords. In this three-part series, I’ll share thoughts on where the industry…
Read moreThe at-home fitness market has been on fire, with fitness enthusiasts cobbling together at-home gyms, subscribing to online video programs and downloading fitness apps over 400 million times in 2021….
Read more2021 Year-in-Review The U.S. retail sector had a phenomenal year in 2021 as we saw a definitive correction due to the surplus of retail square footage and the considerable shift…
Read moreDespite concerns about supply chain disruptions, inflation at a 40-year high and the Omicron variant, the American consumer delivered retailers a record setting Christmas holiday shopping season spending $886.7 billion….
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