Q2 SoCal Retail Thrives Despite Sector Challenges

Q2 SoCal Retail Thrives Despite Sector Challenges

With the strong advent of Amazon, brick-and-mortar retail doesn’t have a lot of optimism right now. But Southern California’s retail sector of commercial real estate seems to be holding up well, despite reports of doom and gloom. A recent Colliers International report...
Brooklyn Retail Stays Hot Going into Summer

Brooklyn Retail Stays Hot Going into Summer

As talk about a brick-and-mortar retail apocalypse continues to persist, some markets are bucking that trend, and Brooklyn, N.Y., happens to be one of those. Retail rents in the New York City borough continue to rise, according to recent figures by REBNY. It...

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...

A Wave of Bankruptcies, Store Closures Hurt Apparel

It’s not a rosy time for the specialty-apparel sector of retail. Though there are some upsides to retail commercial real estate, it’s hard to ignore what is happening to this part of the industry’s landscape. Here are a few of the latest examples: – Bebe Stores...

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...