Tag: retail

Retail Depravity

Is AI the solution?

With fewer consumers in-person shopping and America’s shoplifting epidemic, retailers have their work cut out. Let’s explore what’s happening in retail stores and how this holiday season can make or break them. In-store experience competes with e-commerce Many still crave that in-store shopping experience. Brick-and-mortar retailers can offer unique experiences to retain consumers. Personalized customer […]

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Getting Attuned

Using Music to Sell

You might notice it sometimes but it’s usually unobtrusive, discernable only if you stop what you’re doing and concentrate on it. It’s the background music that accompanies your visit to many retail stores and restaurants around the world. Clinical research indicates that a store’s atmosphere affects the emotional states of consumers by appealing to the […]

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“Eatertainment” Concepts

Reinventing Malls

With the surge in online shopping, malls have faced a significant downturn. However, the story doesn’t end there. Some malls are embracing a new era of excitement with ‘eatertainment’ concepts and more, sparking intrigue and curiosity. Goodbye, Fast-Food Restaurants. Mall food courts are packed with several places to eat, all typical pizza, Chinese or burger […]

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Shopping Malls Adapt

Experiences, Tech Open a New Era

Shopping malls, which McKinsey has defined as “the heart and soul of communities, the foundation of retail economies and a social sanctuary for teenagers everywhere,” have been under severe pressure from the proliferation of e-commerce and other forces. Although shutdowns and consumer reluctance to shop in person reduced average mall foot traffic by 90% at […]

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Fashion Retailers

Fit for a Rebound?

Stay-at-home orders, occupancy limitations and business closure orders during the pandemic took a big toll on fashion merchants. Renowned retail brands such as Neiman Marcus Group, J. Crew Group Inc., Brooks Brothers, Ascena Retail Group (operator of Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and others) all filed for bankruptcy protection last year as sales plummeted 86% in […]

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ESG Strategies

For Retail CRE

Dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has made commercial real estate landlords and tenants focus on new strategies for employee safety. Simultaneously, the industry has had to adjust protocols and practices as calls for equity have become corporate priorities throughout the U.S. and the world. This has created a focus on ESG (Environmental, […]

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Percentage Rent Model

A tool to consider

For the last year, CRE professionals have closely watched the overall economy and the commercial real estate market to monitor the effects of the pandemic. We’ve discussed the value of knowing your tenant, how the industrial market has largely remained strong and how to handle rent concessions and deferrals. One concept that has flown under […]

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Saving Retail

Creative Retail Experiences

Do you remember when online shopping first began to disrupt brick and mortar stores? Shops struggled before the pandemic and now they face additional hurdles. Fortunately, small business owners are creative and resilient. We interviewed several small business owners and marketers to learn how they’re staying in business and keeping customers engaged during the pandemic. […]

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Varying Impacts

Yardi Matrix Commercial Outlook

Yardi Matrix continued its series of comprehensive market impact webinars on May 13 with an in-depth look at the state of the commercial real estate industry, presented by Jeff Adler, vice president of Matrix, and Rob Teel, senior vice president of global solutions at Yardi. Both provided data and insight into the crucial question Adler […]

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Commercial Outlook

Part II: Industrial and Retail

Last week, Yardi Matrix hosted three webinars that provided insight on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the self storage, multifamily and commercial real estate markets. Let’s look at the insight on the commercial market, which is extensive. This post continues our first commercial sector recap, which you can read here. Feast and famine in […]

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Big Data’s Big Role

Retail Tech

Developing financially successful shopping centres has become a significant challenge in the face of major threats to the traditional retail business model. The retail experience is shifting from a point of sale to an immersive experience; instead of endless rows of shops, the modern retail centre features restaurants, cafés, movie theatres and a variety of […]

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Conscious Commercial

One Mado at Serenbe

Imagine an oasis of calm just outside of the bustling city, a place where the community is structured around wellness and a connection with nature. Now imagine that this place has as many fun shopping and entertainment options as a conventional neighborhood– without conventional waste issues. This place exists and it’s called Serenbe. Welcome to […]

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Great Expectations

UK Retail Real Estate

LONDON – The evolution of the retail store in the face of growing online sales has been much written about, but shopping centres also can’t afford to be left behind in the age of ecommerce and changing technologies. This Retail Week report – produced in association with Yardi – explores how retailers view shopping centres […]

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Facebook Live

5 Tips to Rock Live Video

Video continues to rise to the top of the digital marketing playbook. If you’re skeptical about the power of video, consider that almost 50% of internet users look for videos related to a product or service before visiting a store. And four times as many customers would rather watch a video about a product than […]

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Retail Technology

Runs on Yardi

Developing financially successful retail centers is a challenging task anywhere in the world. Investors and managers involved in retail assets must be sound strategic planners who can successfully assimilate a number of disparate factors, such as demographics, macro and micro economics, as well as cultural and political circumstances. Rising e-commerce makes a competitive business environment […]

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