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Rob Samtmann | Mar 12, 2018 |
Retail News

Dollar General Overview Article

This article provides good Dollar General statistics, growth plans, information about the middle class, and an overview of the competition.  It’s a brief article that’s worth your time.  The Inquirer Article
Rob Samtmann | Mar 12, 2018 |
Retail News

New Starbucks in Royersford, Pennsylvania.

  Making progress on a Cash & Caffeine in Royersford, PA.  Not long until some fresh Starbucks.  Diamond Credit Union sharing the building.  
Rob Samtmann | Mar 08, 2018 |
Retail News

Driving Has a Certain Ring to It: Drive Time Demos

Is There Another Way? Since I broke into this business just over 20 years ago, the industry has customarily used radius ring demographic reports.  What would we do in the Philadelphia suburban market without the 1, 3, and 5-mile radius ring demos?  They have always been and have continued to be a great resource to […]
Rob Samtmann | Feb 26, 2018 |
Retail News

Equity Retail Brokers Needs Another Tenant Rep Agent

We would love to have another person join our team and learn the business from the ground up.  If you have interest or know someone who would be a good candidate, we would certainly appreciate connecting.  My number is 610-645-7700 x108. Thank you.   Job Title:                  Tenant Representation Agent Location:           […]
Rob Samtmann | Feb 15, 2018 |
Retail News

NEW STORES - November/December 2017

There are certainly fewer openings in November and December due to the focus on the holiday shopping season.  That fact is reflected in the shorter list below.  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 […]
Rob Samtmann | Feb 14, 2018 |
Retail News

15 Companies Opening New Stores

This article provides a good accounting of 15 companies opening new stores. While many retailers are closing stores, some are rapidly building new locations, with at least one — Dollar General — adding as many as 900 stores this year. A large majority of the retailers that are opening new stores this year are discounters, including […]
Rob Samtmann | Feb 14, 2018 |
Retail News

Kohl's Wants to Partner With Grocery Stores

This link is for the CNBC story of Kohl’s excess space, as it right-sizes its stores.  One of the concepts they believe would work nicely as a co-tenant in this excess space is grocery.  There will be many factors to consider including the following as Best Buy knows all to well when they tried to […]
Rob Samtmann | Jan 02, 2018 |
Retail News

"The Death of Retail Is Greatly Exaggerated"

This article is from The Robin Report (The Robin Report Article) and was written by Shelley E. Kohan.  Shelley’s accounting of the current and evolving retail world is, frankly, the best I have read to date.  So much so, I thought it was worth posting and sending to friends in the industry.  The easy story […]
Rob Samtmann | Dec 19, 2017 |
Retail News

Most Popular Shopping Chain in Each State

Just thought this brief article was interesting… Foursquare put together a list of the most popular department stores, clothing stores, and big box store chains in each state across the US, based on its own visit data. Foursquare looked at the average number of visits per store in each state to determine its ranking. That […]
Rob Samtmann | Nov 22, 2017 |
Retail News

Bon-Ton Closing 40 Stores in 2018

Troubled department store chain operator The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. will close at least 40 underperforming locations as the retailer attempts to turnaround its dismal financial performance. Bon-Ton disclosed that it would slash its footprint by dozens of stores in its third quarter financial results released early Thursday. The firm — which splits its headquarters between […]

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