LAS VEGAS—Yes, there's some trouble in retail, but not all retail, and smart stores thrive. So says Lee and Associates Mark Kapnick. But why does he say, “Food users to the rescue?”

LAS VEGAS—Fresh from their annual Retail Trends press conference at RECon, Marcus & Millichap's Hessam Nadji and Bill Rose set the record straight on the retail outlook.

LAS VEGAS--That was the message delivered by Marcus & Millichap president and CEO Hessam Nadji during RECon 2017. For retail practitioners, it is the beacon through a cloudy, uncertain period.

NEW YORK CITY—In an exclusive interview with GlobeSt.com, CBRE's Mike Lafitte says traditional approaches to meeting client demand simply don't cut it anymore.

OAK BROOK, IL—That's the advice from Shane Garrison of RPAI. Like Mark Twain's death (at least before he died), news of retail's demise is greatly exaggerated.

OAK BROOK, IL--Big Data or Big Brother? Yes, says RPAI's Maria Pope Toliopoulos, but the benefits of modern customer tracking can't be denied. Big Data is less like Big Brother and more like Moneyball.

OAK BROOK, IL--Maybe it's experience. Maybe it's a natural optimism. Maybe it's both. But Inland's Joe Cosenza doesn't flinch in up times or (the inevitable) down times.

INDIANAPOLIS—The retail market is being changed by millennials? Not so fast, says Lee & Associates' Scot Courtney.