Food halls are the hottest new trend in retail. Restaurants and unique eateries have been a growing driver in the retail market, as they tend to be more Internet resistant than brick-and-mortar retailers. Food halls are the next evolution: properties packed with destination eateries. It is too soon tell if this is just a fad or a long lasting retail phenomenon, but we sat down with expert James Crocenzi, an SVP from CBRE, for an exclusive interview. Here, he tells all about the trend and where it is heading.

GlobeSt.com: What is driving the rise in food halls?

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Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.

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