Retail Insight recently sat down with Hernan Martinez, CEO of Cuestamoras Urbanismo, to discuss the changing landscape of shopping centers as they become more of a community center for the cities they service. Martinez has firsthand experience with this as
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There is change, and then there is change. While talk has been rampant for the past couple of years that the industry is evolving in ways never before seen, 2018 seems to be the pinnacle of that momentum, according to
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Whitney Livingston, Senior Vice President, Madison Marquette recently sat down with Retail Insight to discuss what makes consumers tick nowadays. Regardless of consumers’ personal style or brand preferences, Livingston says one thing is clear: the power to keep shoppers in a
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There was a time not too long ago when gyms and exercise studios were less than welcome at many of the nation’s premier retail destinations. My, how the times have changed. While parking, exclusive-use clauses and co-tenancy can still be
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Situated in the fastest-growing region of the United States, the Inland Empire’s Moreno Valley, California, is only an hour away from Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties and less than three hours from Nevada, Arizona and Mexico. At an
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Today’s shopping center owners are looking to offer experiences to their customers — and they are looking for tenants that offer experiences that bring those customers back frequently. Boutique fitness concepts — with their devoted followers that often work out multiple
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Retail real estate has more than just a slight emphasis on the property portion of the retail landscape. Since most shopping center players have had that part of the equation down pat, many of these real estate experts are now
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Ralph J. Conti, principal and managing member of Atlanta-based RaCo Real Estate, is a development partner on Celebration Pointe, a 1-million-square-foot, mixed-use development in Gainesville, Florida. The 160-acre project includes office and residential components, along with a barrage of retail,
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Retail leasing is typically viewed as a long-term commitment. After all, these deals take a great amount of work, and all parties must come to the table confident this will be a mutually beneficial relationship for years to come. Fast
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Scott Holmes, national director of retail in Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office, noted in his last Retail Insight Q&A that the national retail vacancy rate at the end of 2017 was 5.1 percent. Holmes and his team believe this rate
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Every year, as RECon approaches, the editors at France Media begin to pre-plan our adventure to Las Vegas by studying the program, event, exhibitors and, of course, the party invitations. We generally have one editor covering the sessions, one covering
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Some of today’s hottest retail concepts are discovering what companies like Warby Parker, Bonobos and Amazon already know: that a truly effective omnichannel experience cannot be achieved without a physical presence. “Having an omnichannel marketing campaign increases sales on many fronts,”
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