SEATTLE-Locally based Colliers International recently released its Knowledge Leader Summer 2012 publication, where it focuses on all things retail. From luxury retailers to dollar stores, luxury centers to mom and pop stores, the issue covers it all.
The publication leads off with a cover story of Sally Smith, CEO of Buffalo Wild Wings, who talks about how the company has grown from a college hangout to a leading restaurant brand. Since Smith’s appointment 16 years ago to the position of president and CEO, she took the restaurant from a Midwestern chain of about 70 restaurants to an 837-restaurant chain, with a presence from coast to coast in the US and a growing presence in Canada.
The publication also featured executive insights with Mark Keschl, national director of retail, who calls this “the year of opportunity.” Keschl notes, however, that like any other year, retailers will still be under pressure to compete for the consumers' attention, but that, he says, “will drive a lot of innovation in the stores, focused not only on changing footprints and optimizing locations, but also on improving the customer experience.”
A few markets to watch in single-tenant net-lease investments, according to the publication, include banks, automotive, convenience, big box, drug, dollar, fast food, restaurant, and restaurant.
Also in the issue is: a roundtable interview with Colliers retail experts from across North America, discussing the vital trends and topics that will shape 2012; KC Conway's insights on supply and demand in retail real estate; a behind-the-scenes look at successful retailers A&W and Hobby Lobby; and a feature on the bills currently in front of Congress aimed at unifying taxation policies for internet retailers, a topic also brought up by David Henry, ICSC chairman and president and CEO of Kimco Realty Corp., at a recent ICSC RECon 2012 session attended by GlobeSt.com.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
