Rumors of the Retail Apocalypse are Greatly Exaggerated
— By Greg Miller, Chief Executive Officer and President of Henry S. Miller Cos. — The retail market, both online and in physical stores, is evolving dramatically due in large part to Amazon’s...
View ArticleInvestors Pressing Pause or Play?
Retail investors have pumped the brakes in 2018 but are poised to accelerate into the end of the year. Interview by Randall Shearin As we enter the last quarter of 2018, the question is what will the...
View ArticleLBG Real Estate Reinvests In The Retail Revolution
Los Angeles-based LBG Real Estate Companies has always focused on opportunistic investments, but it’s revved up its game recently as it cultivates two customer-oriented shopping attractions out West....
View ArticleIntegrating Entertainment Into Retail Destinations — It’s More Than Just a...
— By Martin Zurauskas, Managing Director for nFusion — The perception versus reality of the “demise” of traditional retail has long been disconnected. Much of this disconnect is centered on a...
View ArticleFaris Lee’s Rick Chichester: Consumer Confidence Should Remain at Historic...
This year got off to an interesting start, considering it ushered in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The 35-day shutdown — spanning from Dec. 21, 2018, to Jan. 25, 2019 — caused The...
View ArticleChange Artist
Michael Pollack is known as a renovation expert. Looking ahead, he considers some potential new strategies for his portfolio. Interview by Randall Shearin With the Four Corners market in focus this...
View ArticleFood Halls Spice Up Mixed-Use Projects
Developers turn to unique eateries as ammunition in the ‘amenities arms race.’ By David Cohen In an effort to inoculate their mixed-use office and multifamily projects against the threat of e-commerce...
View ArticleGrocers leading the charge as retailers are attracted to Carolinas’ job,...
From the Charlotte metro area to Raleigh-Durham and back down to Upstate South Carolina and Charleston, North and South Carolina are quickly becoming the top choices for retail developers, owners and...
View ArticleAt a time when medium and large retail box vacancies are spiking, landlords...
At a time when the topography of the retail landscape looks very different than it did just a few short years ago, one of the most striking changes is the large number of medium and large boxes now...
View ArticleRetail’s Comeback Calls for Comprehensive Tenant Data to Maximize Investment...
Gone is the so-called “retail apocalypse.” Over the past year, the asset class has made a significant comeback; CBRE states that number of total retail property sales increased by 6.1 percent...
View ArticleRetail Grows with the Times
By Simon Hartzell, Director of New Office Sales, NAI Global Retail real estate – it’s not your grandfather’s business anymore. Every aspect of the business is changing. On the technology front, we have...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Story?
With lenders getting more granular in underwriting, retail borrowers are finding a backstory helps to promote their properties. By Taylor Williams Lenders and borrowers alike have come to recognize...
View ArticleThe True Cost of Cheap Debt
Faris Lee’s Rick Chichester believes the U.S. economy may have a stiff price to pay for the low interest rate environment that has continued well after the recovery. Unemployment is low. Consumer...
View ArticleDevelopment Kicks Off At Cavasson
In Scottsdale, Arizona, an inspired mixed-use development is set to break ground. The 134-acre project is Cavasson, a development that is set to include approximately 1.8 million square feet of...
View ArticleSpecialty Leasing Raises the Bar on Creativity
Starwood Retail Partners recognizes that its centers are not only places that need to engage their communities, they’re also proving grounds for the retail trends of tomorrow. So through various...
View ArticleMeasuring What Matters: What’s All of this Real Estate Data Good For?
The great paradox of the real estate business is that, on one hand, it’s the single largest asset class on the planet with a global estimate of $228 trillion, and it generates tremendous amounts of...
View ArticleExpress Car Washes Are A Bright Choice For Net Lease Investors
By Austin Blodgett and Eric Wohl, Hanley Investment Group The professional car wash industry is more than 100 years old. Yet, the category has only recently picked up steam as a viable alternative to...
View ArticleInvesting in Retail Sustainability
Jeffrey S. Edison, Chairman and CEO of Phillips Edison & Company (PECO), knows sustainability will play a large role in the operation, development, design and longevity of today’s shopping centers....
View ArticleTwo New Tri-Land Investment Funds Hungry to Acquire Grocery-Anchored Retail...
In today’s volatile retail real estate climate, there is ample need for redevelopment or value-add acquisitions. Tri-Land, a Chicago-based owner and operator, is one such company known for...
View ArticleThe Truth About Tariffs
Talks of tariffs and trade wars have dominated the news lately as the U.S. negotiates abroad over everything from immigration deals with Mexico to intellectual property protection (or lack thereof) in...
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