With the holiday shopping season now underway, the final chapters of 2017 are already being written. While we don’t know exactly how the story will end, we can safely say that this has been a rough year for retailers–and for the retail real estate industry. As everyone begins to look forward to the new year, […]
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Will sales clauses in leases soon become obsolete?
The retail landscape today looks different than it did just a few years ago. Brick-and-mortar retail is becoming more diverse. Brands are embracing different operational models and integrating more closely with online and mobile channels. Retailers like Bonobos, Warby Parker and Restoration Hardware are using physical locations purely as showrooms, a new trend that appears […]
Retailers in control at RECon
For retail professionals, the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Spring RECon Convention in Las Vegas is the highlight of the year. There’s always so much to take in, and every year comes with its singular storylines. Here were some of the more dramatic ones at play convention floor: Food-focused foot traffic The overall volume […]
The Squeeze from Bottom-Up, Top-Down
At a time when store closings and consolidations are dominating the headlines, understanding the underlying industry dynamics also requires paying close attention to new store openings. Brands that are expanding their footprints are providing a revealing look at how consumer shopping patterns, priorities and preferences are evolving. In turn, this shows what might be in […]
Store closings are part of the business, but is this business as usual?
2017 is just two months old, but we have already experienced what feels like a year’s worth of major store closing and liquidation announcements from national brands. This spike in store closings seems to have rattled retail industry professionals, and has gotten retail analysts and observers talking about big shifts – and thinking not only […]
Good vibes, but serious concerns, emerge from New York ICSC show
The good vibes, as well as the negative rumblings, that percolate through big events are an annual check on the pulse of an industry. In the case of retail real estate, I am happy to report that the positives seemed to outweigh the negatives at ICSC’s Deal Making show in New York last week. Let’s […]
