10 retail trends to watch in 2020
RetailDive.com, January 6, 2020 From the evolution of pure-play e-commerce to the purpose of brick and mortar, the Retail Dive team serves up their predictions for 2020. By Kaarin Vembar, Ben Unglesbee, Cara Salpini, Daphne Howland, Caroline Jansen The on-again, off-again, maybe-on-again of tariffs that got on retailers’ last nerve in 2019 serve as a neat […]
Chasing Amazon, Retailers Are Caught in an Arms-Race
The economy is relatively strong, and consumers are spending. So why are things so tough for some retailers? Amazon is part of the picture… New York Times, By Sapna Maheshwari and Michael Corkery Nov. 25, 2019 Retailers are trying everything they can to keep up with Amazon. Macy’s offers same-day delivery and in-store returns for online purchases. Black Friday […]
Enjoy Chick-fil-A Without Talking to Anyone
MSN Money, Michael Tedder It’s no secret that fast food orders take longer than they used to these days, but Chick-fil-A may have found a way to speed things up. After a limited test run in five markets last year, this week Chick-fil-A debuted “dine-in mobile ordering” that will eliminate the need for customers to wait […]
Walmart Shows How to Compete Against Amazon
November 14, 2019, Sarah Halzack | Bloomberg The uncertainties for Walmart Inc. were piling up in the third quarter, both external (tariff whiplash, recession fears) and internal (a management shuffle in the U.S.). But judging by its Thursday earnings report, the big-box giant was unruffled by all the change. Walmart boosted its full-year earnings outlook […]
Will Healthcare Become Big Business for Best Buy?
Best Buy is known as the largest U.S. specialty electronics retailer, but some day, it may be better identified with healthcare instead. By Andria Cheng, Senior Contributor, Forbes.com As Best Buy has said, health monitoring services for seniors and other digital health initiatives mark a key part of its growth strategy. The retailer over the […]
It Is EASIER To Go From Digital To Physical Retailing Than Vice Versa
Chris Walton, Forbes.com One of the prevailing fallacies within the industry right now is that it is easier for a physical retailer to learn digital retailing than it is for a digital retailer to learn physical retailing. It is an enticing argument to make — physical stores make up a larger proportion of sales than […]
The Rise of the Virtual Restaurant
Retail Dining is undergoing a sea-change in recent years By Mike Isaac and David Yaffe-Bellany Aug. 14, 2019 Restaurateurs are adding “virtual” restaurants to expand their delivery options – and most of us have no idea we’re ordering from restaurants that don’t actually exist! A recent New York Times article by Mike Isaac & David […]
The Next Frontier Of Wellness: Your Pets
Forbes.com, June 18 2019 Serena Oppenheim, Contributor With a fast-growing awareness about nutrition and our own health, it is not surprising that the next wave of wellness companies are not focused on humans, but on pets. In terms of money spent on pets, the U.S. is by far the world leader with the U.K. a […]
The Fastest-Growing Job Sector? Cannabis
Cannabis, Marijuana, Weed, Pot? Just Call It a Job Machine The New York Times, Conor Dougherty April 25, 2019 While cannabis may still be illegal on the federal level, 33 states now allow its sale for medical purposes at a minimum. Ten of those states, including California, have legalized recreational use. And as new markets […]
The Retail Brokers Network
What is the Retail Brokers Network (RBN) and why did Equity Retail Brokers join? The RBN is a national networking group founded in 1992 whose members are like us – successful independent brokerage firms that specialize in retail real estate. Upon joining in 2001, we wanted the ability to refer business nationally, while taking […]