IRVINE, CA—As big box and mall retailers continue to consolidate or dissolve, the future of the big box centers and malls has fallen into serious doubt. But is all the doom and gloom warranted, or is the concept simply in need of a reboot? 

That’s the topic Don MacLellan, senior managing partner at Faris Lee Investments, and Patrick Toomey, senior managing director at Faris Lee, tackle in this EXCLUSIVE commentary for this year’s RECon conference. The views expressed here are the authors’ own.

Don MacLellan (l), Patrick Toomey (r)

Big box (power) centers and malls have been hit hard recently with bankruptcies and store closures, causing investors to question: Is this the end of an era for these product types? Or … are they viable concepts that might need adjustments?

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