Omni Channel Retail

Investment strategies for 2020 range from selling overpriced industrial assets to taking a full accounting of the top CRE risks.

"We also see pop-up stores becoming a more permanent fixture in retailers' and landlords' strategies to meet shoppers' expectations for new and exciting products."

The portfolio consists of 19 million square feet and is located across multiple US markets.

Running up to the year-end, many retail investors are thinking about gleaning insights to optimize their store counts and address logistical challenges for an omni-channel retail platform.

Despite only a slight uptick in online shopping, 38.1 percent of consumers still plan to buy from Amazon.

The REIT also has acquired two cold-storage properties in Maryland and Pennsylvania for $54 million.

Women currently make up approximately 39% of the supply chain workforce on average.

Occupying a critical point in the supply chain, industrial facilities are often among the first to reflect substantive shifts in the market or in consumer preferences.