Mall Doctors: Filling Vacant Retail with Medical Office
POSTED ON OCTOBER 17, 2018 BY BETSY ROSSO NAIOP COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION As health care systems consolidate and consumers expect easier access to medical care, empty storefronts and abandoned shopping malls are increasingly transforming into health care hubs. CVS now operates more than 1,100 MinuteClinics within its pharmacies as well as some […]
Halloween Pop-ups Rule the Retail!
Why Halloween pop-ups suddenly possess so many dead retail spaces This Washington Post article by Taylor Telford reports on how Americans will drop about $9 billion in celebration of Halloween this year. Halloween’s craziness and camp are fun precisely because they are temporary — and so are the stores that sell it to us.
Quick-Serve Brands Performing in the Drive Thru
The 2018 QSR Drive-Thru Study This recent article from QSR Magazine discusses how pressures on drive thru performance, particularly speed of service and accuracy, have become ever more intense. The continuing importance of the outdoor lane is clashing with the fact that as traffic increases in the drive thru, service times are slowing down. […]
STORES Magazine – 2018 Top 100 Retailers & Trend Breakdown
STORES’ 2018 annual snapshot of the top 100 Retailers shows great stability, given the list has remained remarkably similar over the past couple of years. This yearly list and trend analysis discusses some of the reasons why top-ranked, long-term retailers have remained in that position, including modernization and reinvigoration of their retailing strategies, and shows […]
Ross: As Others Retrench, Discount Chains Grow
This article offers a handful of nuggets that break down why discounters like Ross are finding success against online shopping. Ross‘s average item price is only $10 98% of Ross’s goods are under $30 Online retail has trouble offering these prices for top brands and still making money Ross and others buy excess inventory from […]
NEW STORES – December’17-July’18
Please note, this list was compiled using a Google Alert for “new stores”. The list is not guaranteed to be complete, but serves as a reference for the retail real estate community. My hope is that it will be useful to you in some form or fashion. At the least, it can serve as a sign […]
End Tables, Ottomans…and Wine Bars?
Furniture Retailers Go to New Lengths to Draw Buyers, Support Mall Expansions, Luring Customers With Exotic Wildlife, Wine Bars CoStar News: August 28, 2018 | Rob Smith Bob’s Discount Furniture is among the furniture retailers expanding across the country, taking space in malls and shopping centers. A Gallery Furniture store in Houston features […]
Healthcare Real Estate Is Being Pulled In Multiple Directions
Matthew Rothstein’s article in Bisnow East Coast, on how healthcare is changing rapidly as an industry, brings up some interesting points on how the traditional model of decentralized primary care providers, specialist networks and inpatient hospitals has become obsolete. He points out that the current drive to make access to healthcare a simple, short trip […]
What’s in YOUR State? (The 50 states of retail development)
ICSC’s recent article on retail developments in each state details how developers are moving dirt across the country: building new retail and mixed-use centers and renovating and rehabbing existing properties. Here’s the view from 30,000 feet….
Fast Casual Traffic Only Segment to Grow in Last 5 Years
Even though much of the U.S. restaurant industry continues to struggle with sluggish customer visits, the fast casual channel continues to grow. This July 2018 QSR article discusses how visits to fast casual restaurants have grown 6 percent annually over the last five years, stemming in large part from store openings, and how fast casual […]