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Rob Samtmann | Jun 14, 2017 |
Retail News

73 New Stores for PetSmart Opened in Last Year (FY2016)

PetSmart opened 73 new stores in fiscal 2016.  ICSC Article
Rob Samtmann | Jun 07, 2017 |
Retail News

Box & Junior Box Tenants are Back-Filling Space

This article is simply a pragmatic view of the vacancies in the retail world, who’s failing, and who is backfilling those empty spaces.  Some very good basic statistics are provided, including a chart which concurrently shows, space supply, demand and vacancy.  CoStar Article
Rob Samtmann | May 08, 2017 |
Retail News

JAB Buying Panera Bread

JAB has a controlling interest in Krispy Kreme and ownership interest in Keurig Green Mountain, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Caribou Coffee, and Einstein Bagels. Forbes.com Article USA Today Article Panera Bread being sold to Krispy Kreme owner The owner of a chain known for making a guilty pleasure, sugary Krispy Kreme doughnuts, is buying another […]
Rob Samtmann | Apr 29, 2017 |
Retail News

Internet Immune....or "Less Immune" Retail

Creating this list was an exercise I thought worth the time and effort.  I wondered what a comprehensive list of Internet immune, or should I say “less immune”, retail looked like in today’s world.  For this effort, I did not include restaurants.  We all need to be cognizant of who we represent, the tenants we call […]
Rob Samtmann | Apr 27, 2017 |
Retail News

Kohl's Opening Stores

Kohl’s opening stores. Old stores about 100k SF. New stores about 70k SF. Online sales flat where Kohl’s stores closed.  Kohl’s online sales increased 12% last year. PYMNTS.com: Kohl’s Bucks The Trend; Gears Up To Open More Stores
Rob Samtmann | Apr 25, 2017 |
Retail News

American Retail at a Historic Tipping Point

New York Times: Is American Retail at a Historic Tipping Point?   I enjoyed this article as it helps tell today’s retail story better than many of the articles I have read.  American retail is changing and evolving.  To many people, in the segments most affected, it may seem like the sky is falling.  However, […]
Rob Samtmann | Apr 21, 2017 |
Retail News

Samtmann & ICSC

    Rob Samtmann, Principal at Equity Retail Brokers, was requested to teach a Best Practices course during ICSC’s March 2017 University on the campus of The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.  Retail Brokerage Best Practices topics covered included the following: The job and enjoying your profession Entrepreneurial approach to working every day Playing at […]
Rob Samtmann | Mar 18, 2017 |
Retail News

hhgregg Closure List

Fortune.com Article Retailer Hhgregg Is Closing a Lot of Stores and Cutting a Lot of Jobs As brick-and-mortar retailers struggle with online competitors, home appliances seller hhgregg is shrinking fast in a bid to turn around. The company announced Thursday it would close 40% of its stores and three distribution centers by mid-April. About 1,500 jobs are expected to […]
Rob Samtmann | Mar 03, 2017 |
Retail News

Philadelphia Region Overview

          We have had the pleasure of introducing many national retailers and restaurants to eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware.  Many of those clients are from other parts of the country and we needed to provide an overview of the market in order to give them a flavor of the […]
Rob Samtmann | Mar 03, 2017 |
Retail News

Warm Dark Shell

The Challenge One of my tenants wanted to lease the end cap of a proposed pad building with a drive-thru. The space was available. The tenant and landlord were both interested. The tenant’s workletter was rather involved. The Landlord’s construction estimates were taking a notable amount of time and LOI negotiations had stalled. Early indications […]

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