Thought Leadership

Chris Sands, founder of Sands Investment Group, charts the changing nature of retailers and how some of the larger footprint concepts are adapting to e-commerce trends.

There's a great emphasis now on technology implemented to make buildings more efficient. But without a holistic infrastructure, success can be limited, says IREM president-elect Cheryl Gray, CPM.

Take an online concept, add some brick and mortar and a pinch of Wow Factor, and before long you have a successful format. So say the brokers of Lee & Associates. 

With ICSC's RECon 2019 approaching, Gregory Healy with Colliers International shares some exclusive insights into how brick and mortar is reinventing itself as e-commerce and retail dovetail.

Single-tenant net lease investment benefits continue to drive substantial deal volume.

So says Rick Chichester of Faris Lee. But buoyed by a still-bright economy, the retail picture is more positive than dark.

Headlines aside, there will be more openings than closings this year as retail sheds some of its bad rap.

An ear to the local market helps RPAI reshape a big-box power center into a community center attraction.