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“The future of Class C malls: Renovation, services help revive vacant plazas” by Melissa Daniels via Modern Retail

by admin | Nov 13, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, Community, Resources, Retail Strategy

Ivy Liu This story is part of The Great Mall Overhaul, a joint Modern Retail and Glossy editorial series looking into all the ways the businesses underpinning malls have been upended. For years, a 25,000-square foot space that once housed a Big Deal Outlet...

“Small retailers again struggling to pay rent” by Daphne Howland via Retail Dive plus BRA intro to someone who can create leverage for you and save you money on your next lease renewal

by admin | Oct 31, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, Holiday, News, Predictions, Retail Strategy

Dive Brief: Rent delinquency among smaller retailers took a turn for the worse in October, with 43% saying they couldn’t cover their October rent in full this month, up 12% from last month, according to a report from small business referral network...

“A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO OPENING A SKATE SHOP” by Larry Lanza and Aubrey Fisch via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, Community, Customer Loyalty, HR, Industry, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Skateboard

Similar to how we cling to technology of the past, as skaters, we also hang on tight to the olden ways of doing commerce. Handshake agreements, payment in products, and brick-and-mortar retail locations are all things that many industries have moved past or at...

“Is an urban retail recovery underway?” by Tom Ryan via Retail Wire

by admin | Jun 8, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Commercial Real Estate, News, Predictions, Resources, Retail Strategy

“It’s slow progress, but retailers’ interest in urban corridors is returning and deal volume is inching up, while shoppers, workers, travelers and diners return to city life,” according to a new report from real estate services firm JLL. Are they right? The...

“Malls and Shoppers Are Back In Droves” by Bob Phibbs via The Retail Doctor blog

by admin | May 16, 2022 | Commercial Real Estate, Resources, Retail Strategy

Don’t look now, pundits, but those dire predictions of the collapse of malls are crumbling. I visited the Garden State Plaza in New Jersey Saturday around noon. It took me about ten minutes to find a parking place. Once inside, I found the mall packed with shoppers...

“What Pandemic? Physical Real Estate is Having a Moment” by Andrew Flint via Total Retail

by admin | May 11, 2022 | Commercial Real Estate, Community, Corona Virus, Resources, Retail Strategy

Credit: iStock.com by dragana991 Online shopping might be easy, convenient and prolific, yet it hasn’t erased the need for flagship brick-and-mortar retail establishments. In fact, retail real estate is undergoing a phenomenal — and some might say surprising...