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McNellis: Is it a Wee Downturn?
After all, paraphrasing that famous philosopher, Yogi Berra: “Ninety percent of a recession is half mental.” By John McNellis It is a well-established...
In Memoriam: James J. Curtis III
(Publisher’s note: John McNellis gave the following eulogy on August 9th at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in San Francisco at a mass commemorating...
McNellis: Oh, Say Can U.C.
By John McNellis Last week the city of Berkeley sued the University of California over its proposed redevelopment of the worn-out Upper Hearst...
McNellis: Game of Phones
By John McNellis The International Council of Shopping Centers, far better known as the ICSC, gathers this weekend for its annual meeting in...
McNellis: Retail’s Existential Threat is Private Equity
By John McNellis A “bust out” is a fraud tactic, commonly used in the organized crime world, wherein a business’ assets and lines of...
McNellis: Whole Foods’ Existential Threat?
“Amazon’s plunge into the $800 billion US grocery industry posed an existential threat to rivals.” CNN August 2018 By John McNellis A couple...
McNellis: Death by Power Point
By John McNellis With speaking season just around the corner, with the conferences, conventions and even lowly breakfast panels backing up like rusting...
McNellis: Winter is Coming
By John McNellis As of last Friday, the S&P 500 was down 2.33 percent for the year. Like a dead rat in the...
McNellis: Mattress Firm’s Moral Bankruptcy
By John McNellis Mattress Firm, the nation’s largest mattress retailer, filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month. Why did it go bankrupt? Simple. The...
Santa Cruz County’s Scotts Village Sells for $15.35MM
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of Prominent 121,000 SF Center in Scotts Valley, CA SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (August 2, 2018) – Scotts Village,...
McNellis: Could California Flame Out?
By John McNellis The phone rang early yesterday. “Well, our center’s still standing,” my partner said. “Whoa.” “The fire’s only a couple blocks...
Reading the Tea Leaves of Retail
Retail is a process of reconstruction, but some key aspects of the industry remain John McNellis helps manage McNellis Partners out of a...
