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2 Minutes Left & You’re Down a Goal
Life is like sports. Sports are like life. In the comercial real estate business, especially as a broker, you have to operate like your playing sports, there’s 2 minutes left in the game, and you’re down a goal. Your clients deserve that type of effort and commitment, and you never know what deals will fall […]
Vegas ICSC Tips & Tricks
Here are some tips and tricks for getting the most out of your ICSC experience in Las Vegas: Get in one day early and spend some time with a client. Use any extra time to gather your thoughts about the show, clients, push a few more emails, prepare for the coming year, etc. If you’re […]
Lowe’s Plans to Add 45 Stores This Year
Here’s some news from a tenant who has been pretty quiet. Lowe’s press release MOORESVILLE, N.C., May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) today reported net earnings of $884 million for the quarter ended April 29, 2016, a 31.4 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Diluted earnings per share increased 40.0 percent to $0.98 from $0.70 in the first quarter of […]
TJX Has Aggressive Store Opening Plan
CNN Money Article T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods plan to open thousands of new stores TJX Companies, owner of T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods among other brands, plans to grow its number of stores by more than 50%. It will have 5,600 stores when it is finished expanding, up from the current total of nearly […]
BB&T Closing 28 Local Branches
Philadelphia Business Journal Article
Staples & Office Depot Terminate Merger
ICSC Article Staples and Office Depot to Terminate Merger Agreement Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS) today announced that on May 16, 2016, the company and Office Depot, Inc. plan to terminate their merger agreement following U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s recent ruling granting the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to […]
Make the Difficult Call
I recently posted a video about making the difficult call. If you have a hard message to deliver or you need to give someone bad news, don’t delay the phone call. When you make that call to the friend, colleague, client, consultant, vendor, or family member, the conversation in and of itself helps strengthen your […]
What’s He Doing? Videos from Rob
I am going to give something new a try. There’s a lot going on in my world and Equity Retail Brokers’ world that some people never see. Unless your are an existing client of mine or the company, people just don’t get to hear how I feel about certain topics and they don’t get to know some […]
Wal-Mart to Open a Store in Bethlehem, PA
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. already has two fulfillment centers in Bethlehem to support its e-commerce business. Now it wants its first brick-and-mortar store in the city. The retailer on Tuesday announced it is planning to build a supercenter in Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VII, at Route 412 and Commerce Center Boulevard in south Bethlehem. The 158,000-square-foot […]