Retail Dimensions of Health Care Part II: Retail in the Health Care Setting
In our two-part Retail Dimensions of Health Care Report, we explore the ways health care facilities are approaching location in retail and community settings, as well as the ways retailers are leasing...
View Article7 Ways the Internet of Things Is Changing Retail
The Retail Next Gen Series is composed of posts contributed by Colliers professionals across North America who have joined the commercial real estate industry in the past five years. Retail Next Gen...
View ArticleBreakout Retail Developments Attract the Live-Work-Play Generation
The Retail Next Gen Series is composed of posts contributed by Colliers professionals across North America who have joined the commercial real estate industry in the past five years. Retail Next Gen...
View ArticleAmazon Prime Time: World Domination May Be Next
There is a turf war embroiling the interwebs as Amazon sets its sights on world domination. At least that’s what it looks like from where I’m sitting as an observer in the retail space. It can be hard...
View ArticleRetail Market Spotlight: Calgary
The Retail Next Gen Series is composed of posts contributed by Colliers professionals across North America who have joined the commercial real estate industry in the past five years. Retail Next Gen...
View ArticleComing Soon: 24-Hour Access to Retail Consumers
I recently shared my thoughts about Amazon’s portfolio expansions into everything from real estate to food to messaging apps, and that got me thinking about Alexa, Amazon’s home assistant embodied by...
View ArticleNational and Local Tenants: How to Strike the Right Balance in Neighborhood...
The internet has permanently transformed the landscape of the retail industry, and investing in retail commercial real estate assets will never be the same. But despite the headlines you might be...
View ArticleFrom Big-Box Retail to Opportunities in Adaptive Reuse
The rise of e-commerce, along with the so called “Amazon effect,” has led many to predict the demise of physical retail stores. Bankruptcy filings have soared and store closures have reached record...
View ArticleAs Shopping Behaviors Evolve, The Retail Experience Must Follow
In our latest Retail Spotlight Report: As Shopping Behaviors Evolve, The Retail Experience Must Follow, we examine the modern consumer’s habits, viewpoints and decisions that are helping to drive the...
View ArticleFrom Destruction to Rebirth: Adapting Malls for the New Way of Shopping
In a recent post, I discussed the many adaptive reuse strategies that have been successfully utilized in repurposing vacant big-box retail stores back to productive service. But another, even larger,...
View Article3PL Innovations Solve Landlord Vacancy Woes
Flexibility and innovation are two key factors defining successful brands in today’s rapidly changing retail landscape. The same equation applies on the landlord side of the equation, too, but it’s...
View ArticleCity Point Triggers Brooklyn’s Retail Revival
Downtown Brooklyn’s retail corridor is one of the most expensive in the borough, exceeding the cost per square foot (PSF) of Williamsburg’s widely popular and hip Bedford Avenue. Downtown Brooklyn...
View ArticleLatest Pop-Up Trend Will Give You Brain Freeze
I was walking down Grant Avenue recently in San Francisco when I noticed a crowd of millennials and families with children lined up outside of the iconic, Roman Pantheon-inspired Savings Union Bank...
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Small Cities on the Rise
Businesses continue to invest in downtown districts as people relocate to urban centers, raising the question: does this trend trickle down to smaller cities in tertiary markets and what are they doing...
View ArticleOn the Edge of Growth: The New Value of Detroit
When you hit rock bottom the only way out is up. And that sentiment is especially true for Detroit. From sustainable ecosystems to safeguard the city against storm water overflow, to Ford Field’s...
View ArticleWhat to expect in CRE in 2018
The commercial real estate industry experienced a tremendous 2017; just ask any broker or owner that specialized in the industrial sector. Thanks to growing demand in e-commerce and companies looking...
View ArticleSeattle Industrial Rent Rates: They’re Asking How Much!!??
When it comes to rental rates, long-time Puget Sound industrial tenants facing renewals or relocations are getting the real estate equivalent of shopping for a new car – sticker shock. After nearly...
View ArticleExploring Conscious Consumerism
“All disruption starts with introspection.” This concept is especially true for retailers and brands right now. I’ve been carefully observing movements in the industry, and the last few months have...
View ArticleReverse Logistics Trends: The Returns Are In
The National Retail Federation (NRF) reported a 5.5% increase in holiday retail spending for 2017 totaling $692 billion. The end of the year is peak season for retailers as they embrace global...
View ArticleWeWork Builds an Empire, Chases the American Dream
When I first wrote about Amazon’s stealth takeover of the retail world, I didn’t realize that global domination would be a recurring theme for 2018. WeWork is the latest player to expand their...
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