Developers are thinking strategically and creatively about how to fill large open spaces in their shopping developments–and creating new projects and paradigms in the process.
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Retail Rap: www.brick-and-mortar.com
As pure-play retailers take to the streets, what are the site considerations?
Now Trending: Changing the Channels
One of the most important trends to track these days is that of online retailers making the jump to brick-and-mortar. The different strategies and tactics they have taken, and the new and different ways that retailers are adapting to the realities of an omnichannel world, can not only reveal some fascinating truths about retail today [...]
Amid a disappointing company performance, how is Restoration Hardware in Tampa doing?
Justine Griffin/Tampa Bay Times – The mammoth four-story Restoration Hardware gallery store at International Plaza was billed as one of the most high-profile stores to open in Tampa Bay this year — maybe even in the last couple of years. But walk around the 60,000-square-foot gallery store, and it may not feel very busy. I was […]
The Next Level For Mixed-Use
Mixed-use developments are finding new homes in secondary and tertiary markets.
Now Trending: The Replacements
There has been a great deal of discussion and analysis in recent years regarding the ongoing struggles of many traditional department store giants. Brands like Sears, J.C. Penney and Macy’s are scratching and clawing to continue to stay afloat, together with a number of big-box retailers that are also struggling to remain competitive in an […]
