More Good News About Net Lease Retail

More Good News About Net Lease Retail

We reported in March about the positive dynamics in the net lease sector of commercial real estate.  A new Marcus & Millichap report on this year’s first half further backs up that sentiment. It says that despite the growth in online retail sales, there is still...

Best Buy Q2, Nordstrom Rumors, Equal a Weird Retail World

The ship has sailed for those expecting any normality in the retail real estate industry. For years, landlords have dealt with mass store closures and the pressure posed by online shopping, most significantly Amazon, but now things have gotten strange to the point of...

Electronics Stores Face a Tough Challenge

Things are not going well for electronics retailers right now. With the advent of online retailing, and the fact that consumers are now more comfortable buying products such as computers, televisions, smart phones and other devices on the Internet, the amount of...

2016: A Year of Retail Mergers

Consolidation in the retail industry was as pronounced as ever over the last 12 months. The latest mega deal that we’re absorbing is the proposed sale of 865 Rite Aid pharmacies by Walgreens Boots Alliance to Fred’s Inc. for $950 million. This is part of a larger...