retail
The Evolution of Retail: Blending Technology, Sustainability, and Community
The retail industry is undergoing profound transformation. As new technologies emerge and consumer expectations evolve, the traditional rules of engagement are being rewritten....
McNellis on AI: Time to Brace Yourself
By John McNellis When ChatGPT hit the street in late 2022, a close friend began amusing himself—and occasionally, me—by having it rewrite my...
Simon Property Group Exceeds Expectations with Strong Q4 FFO Growth
Simon Property Group (SPG.N), a leading retail commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations, is demonstrating its...
Loan Delinquencies Surge in Commercial Real Estate Sectors at the End of 2023
The commercial real estate sector is currently navigating through turbulent financial conditions, evidenced by a significant rise in loan delinquencies. This worrying trend...
Retail’s New COVID Rules
By John Cumbelich The Ides of March was celebrated in ancient Rome on March 15th each year, as the deadline for settling debts. As the commercial real...
Podcast: The Retail Overview by Rhonda Diaz & James Cook of JLL
The retail sector of the commercial real estate industry is going through some major shifts. Rhonda Diaz and James Cook of JLL give...
Why San Francisco Needs Prop H, and Formula Retail, to Succeed
By Hans Hansson This November, we need to vote to help save our small businesses, which are closing at record numbers due to...
Can the Shopping Mall Survive COVID-19?
By Richard W. Latella & Barrie Scardina There are currently more than 1,000 malls struggling to re-engage a consumer distracted by the convenience...
Mill Valley-Based FCPT Announces $150MM Strategic Retail Venture with Lubert-Adler
MILL VALLEY, Calif.–Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership of high-quality, net-leased restaurant properties (“FCPT”...
Podcast: Phillip Raub, CEO of Model No.
Phillip Raub is the chief executive officer of Oakland-based Model No., an innovative furniture design and manufacturing enterprise that is looking to turn this...
Retail Double Whammy
By John Cumbelich The suburban shopping center business is not in crisis. But the simultaneous presence of two unsettling dynamics in the industry...
We’re Overbuilt in Retail
By John Cumbelich America’s inventory of shopping centers is ominously overbuilt. Even if the migration of retail sales to the internet had not...
