Retailing: Trends
Showcase Your Green Investment with Green Chic Design
Apr 14, 2010, By Kenneth Gruskin, NREI contributing columnist
Retrofitting properties for energy efficiency or greater sustainability can be mean business for retail property owners. ...
After a Stagnant 2009, Some Retail Chains Begin to Expand
Apr 13, 2010
A brighter outlook for U.S. economy and better pricing on available space has led to an increase in expansion announcements in 2010. ...
Stores Within Supermarkets Becoming More Popular
Feb 22, 2010
In an effort to capitalize on consumers’ desire for one-stop shopping, non-retail businesses are increasingly opting to open offices inside supermarkets....
Quiznos Leads List of Retailers Looking to Expand
Feb 22, 2010
The tide may be beginning to turn when it comes to retailer demand. For the first time in a more than a year, the number of planned openings in the next 24 months has increased....
Combo Platter
Jan 1, 2010, Lauren Shepherd
In an effort to become more prominent in markets where they currently operate, five U.S. and Canadian restaurant chains Bruegger's Bagels, Fazoli's Restaurants,...
Becoming Mobile
Jan 1, 2010
As mobile technology changes the way consumers shop, more and more retailers are investing in mobile Web sites. Since last September, at least a dozen...
Super Saturday Nor’easter Might Leave a Lasting Impact on Holiday Sales
Dec 29, 2009
The ill-timed snowstorm that hit the Northeast and parts of the Midwest the weekend before Christmas made a dent in sales this holiday shopping season, one that might not be completely wiped out by huge after-Christmas discounts, according to industry insiders. ...
Retail Real Estate's 2009 in Review
Dec 29, 2009
A look back at the most challenging year in retail real estate's history. ...
Smart Phone Apps are Altering How Consumers Comparison Shop
Dec 16, 2009
The holiday shopping season has been marked by consumers hunting for deals in new ways by using cell phones and other mobile devices to shop online while at the mall. ...
Store Closings Likely to Peak in First Half of 2010
Oct 13, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Among the few bright notes for retail real estate professionals in this year of bad news has been the fact that, contrary to expectations, store closings never reached Armageddon-like levels many were predicting...
