Record Spending on Holidays Continues – This Time It’s Father’s Day’s
After more than a year of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are beginning to sense a return to normal as vaccines are rolled out and many cities and states lift restrictions across the...
View ArticleWhere Will Retail Expand Next: The U.S. Markets to Watch
The mass exodus from dense urban populations was an unexpected outcome of the pandemic, with most outbound moves impacting northern states. Unsurprisingly the Sun Belt, where most cities have lower...
View ArticleBack to School Spending: Retail’s Learning Curve
Target, Walmart and others went head-to-head with Amazon Prime this month to grab their share of early back-to-school spending. According to RetailMeNot, 92% of U.S. consumers were likely to use Amazon...
View ArticleThe Grand Reopening of Retail
I am happy to report that the demise of brick-and-mortar stores has been greatly exaggerated, which we in retail already knew. 2021 retail openings are fast outpacing reported closures by 5.4 million...
View ArticleHow to Attract and Retain Workers Amid Labor Shortage
The lack of part-time and seasonal staffing has become the most significant challenge in a high-stakes game between local and national businesses across industries, fielding a lack of job applicants....
View ArticleEpisode 10 | Evolving Trends in the Hispanic Grocery Space
On our 10th episode, we connected with James Rodriguez, Colliers’ Senior Vice President of Retail in Los Angeles, who focuses on the Hispanic grocery market. Take a listen and learn about the top...
View ArticleRetail Fundamentals Improve as Consumer Demand Rises | U.S. Retail Q2 2021
The retail sector exhibited great improvement through the first half of the year as strong consumer spending boosted retail sales and the easing of restrictions has helped to slow the pace of store...
View ArticleThe Influence of the Multicultural Consumer on U.S. Grocery
By the year 2060, the U.S. population is expected to grow to more than 447 million people. Analysts project that the nation’s population growth will attribute to new international immigration and the...
View ArticleEpisode 11 | Retail Data Translation
Are you a self-proclaimed data geek? If you answered yes, you won’t want to miss out on our latest podcast on decoding retail data. We have a very special guest, Gregg Katz, Vice President of Real...
View ArticlePreparing for 2021 Holiday Shopping Season | How Will Retailers Prepare?
Black Friday may still be two months away, but retailers are bracing for holiday sales as shoppers consider their next move. The new framework of months-long marathon shopping between online and...
View ArticleSingle Tenant Net Lease Report | Midyear 2021
Shifting Capital Boosts Single-Tenant and Net Lease Opportunities Single-tenant and net-lease properties continue to be hot with investors on the hunt for low-maintenance assets. Investors such as KKR,...
View ArticleRetail Report | Fall 2021
New Innovations Drive Retail Resurgence Retailers are currently facing unique pressures. The industry is being forced into a new phase of innovation and safety (post-pandemic), all while ensuring...
View ArticleLifestyle Concepts: How They Influence the Future of Retail
Brands are making bold moves to broaden their omnichannel strategy. For example, the store-within-store concept designed to associate a brand with aspirational consumer lifestyles helps retailers to...
View ArticleBuy Now Pay Later – Impact on Point-of-Sale
The total transaction value of digital payments grew from $4.1 trillion in 2019 to $5.2 trillion in 2020. The future of payments and processing offers convenient options for consumers to shop easily...
View ArticleRetail Performing Better Than Expected | U.S. Retail Q3 2021
The resiliency of the retail industry continued into the third quarter of 2021 as consumers pushed retail sales to record levels and retailers focused on expansion plans. Total retail sales reached...
View ArticleThe Circular Retail Economy
According to Boston Consulting Group, the global market for pre-owned apparel is growing at a rate of 15 percent per annum, generating a whopping $40 billion per year. As a result, established retail...
View ArticleEpisode 12 | Metaverse: The New CRE Frontier
Imagine sitting at a conference table with a coworker in London, another in Hong Kong and a third in New York. Think of Zoom on steroids — implementing advanced technologies in augmented and virtual...
View ArticleRetail Q3 Update
Retail is performing better than expected on the back of strong consumer spending. Store openings are outpacing closings. Planned store closures are at decade lows. Leasing has been driven by...
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The Future of Retail in the Metaverse Landscape
Facebook recently announced its intention to rebrand itself into Meta. A virtual space professed to be the next evolution of social connection. The metaverse combines digital realities, combining...
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Quick Hits | October RCA Data
Office Office investment is expanding with volume led by numerous portfolio deals. While these portfolio deals were not as large as some of the industrial deals this year, they are a strong indicator...
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