April 3, 2015
Demographic Retail Real Estate Trend Offers New Chances and Challenges Meet the Cybrids, the youngest subset of the mammoth Millennial generation. Walter Loeb, former head of the NRF, retail consultant and blogger identified this distinct demographic in his blog (http://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2014/12/08/beware-all-retailers-todays-youthful-customer-are-cybrids/) at the end of last year. The name seems to be sticking to what looks […]
READ STORYMarch 12, 2015
A Trend Goes from Bricks to Clicks Then Back to Bricks Again A few years ago, The Motley Fool, the online stock advisor, proclaimed that “the future of retail is curation.” True, but it’s also its past. The pioneering department stores launched in the late 19th century were all about curation – selecting market-oriented merchandise […]
READ STORYFebruary 23, 2015
Retailers Ramping Up Staffing and Tech-Related Marketing for 2015 The results of our annual Post-Holiday Retail Sentiment Survey are in and the news is good. Participating store managers in our 95-property, 13.0 million-square-foot shopping center portfolio reported a healthy rise in both yearly and holiday sales and traffic. Optimistic as a result of 2014’s performance, […]
READ STORYFebruary 6, 2015
From OmniChannel Marketing to Augmented Reality, Predictions Abound We have spent the month of January mulling over the predictions churned out in blogs, newsletters and the trade press regarding what the retail industry, and those of us in retail real estate, can expect to see over the next 12 months. For some of these, no […]
READ STORYJanuary 26, 2015
Tips on Dealing with Snow and Other Seasonal Woes Whether you consult the meteorologists at Live Weather Blog and The Climate Prediction Center or rely on the oracles at The Farmers’ Almanac, the winter of 2015 does not look like a pretty picture (unless you’re a fan of those old Currier & Ives prints of […]
READ STORYJanuary 23, 2015
Retail Trend Watchers Predict Upcoming Surge in Consumer Spending Across the U.S., drivers are doing the happy dance at the gas pump. And they’ve got cause for celebration. Between September 25, 2014 and January 5, 2015, the average price of gas fell every single day, dropping nearly a full dollar from July levels and delivering […]
READ STORYJanuary 5, 2015
Retail Real Estate Trend Predicted Earlier This Year Is Materializing Fast Blink Fitness recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest New Jersey location at our Levin-managed Clifton Plaza in Clifton. The affordable fitness chain occupies 15,000 square feet of newly constructed retail space at the 80,000-square-foot shopping center. Fitness Centers Boost Health of Members […]
READ STORYDecember 11, 2014
New ICSC Study Reports Robust Retail Real Estate Trend According to a decade’s worth of media stories, the American shopping center is on life support, crushed by the rise of online retailing and fading fast from the national landscape. But with a new report from the ICSC, owners and managers of commercial retail real estate […]
READ STORYDecember 5, 2014
Technology innovations, once seen as a fad and then a threat, are now an integral part of retailing. As tech continues to transform our industry, it appears that bricks-and-mortar stores are leveraging the benefits of online and mobile platforms, while adapting to the new consumer landscape. Our annual pre-holiday Retail Sentiment Survey of store managers […]
READ STORYNovember 21, 2014
High-End Cuisine and Artisanal Coffee Draw Customers, Boost Sales The grand department stores of yesteryear – Marshall Field’s, Hudson’s, Wanamaker’s and others – always featured a “tea room” where elegant ladies could enjoy refreshments during shopping sprees. Over the decades, in-store food service has changed, along with shopping styles, but it’s never gone away. Today, […]
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