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The refrain of doomsday headlines are endless: “Retail Is Dead,” “Inside The Retail Apocalypse,” “Is Retail Coming Back From The Dead?” “The Retail Bloodbath Continues” and our favorite, “Retail Is F*cked.” To be sure, brick-and-mortar retail is in the throes of a seismic shift fueled by the rise of e-commerce and the changing needs of modern shoppers who demand a fresh experience — and need a very good reason to power down their computers. 
There have been winners and losers during the sea change, as evidenced by the 300-plus retail bankruptcies filed this year. The Limited's stores are gone. Payless is closing hundreds of locations. HhGregg is gone. RadioShack may take its final breath this year. But is retail dead? Dying? Doomed? It depends on how you look at it. We spoke to 28 commercial real estate leaders across North America to ask them a simple question: Is retail really f*cked? |
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Comstock Realty Fully Leases Industrial Complex In San Leandro
The Comstock Industrial Center in San Leandro is now fully leased. Wayfair and CEVA Freight will be the tenants at Comstock Realty Partners' building, which is the first new industrial complex built in San Leandro in more than 15 years.…
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4 Things Millennials Want Their Offices To Provide
Class-A offices eager to attract and retain tenants are putting in amenities that imbue an impressive, sometimes eclectic, mix of features and perks. Due to a growing and increasingly demanding millennial workforce, property owners and managers are choosing amenities that cater…
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Amazon's Whole Foods Acquisition Is A Smart Logistics PlayAmazon's mega $13.7B Whole Foods Market acquisition is about more than the expansion of its brick-and-mortar business — it is also a smart logistics play. The e-commerce behemoth has been working to expand its physical brick-and-mortar presence for some time now, and this deal will not only give Amazon access to Whole Food's portfolio of 450-plus stores, but it also gives Amazon control of the grocer's distribution network — complete with store backrooms and cold storage. |
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This San Francisco Investor Made Millions From Amazon's Whole Foods Announcement
One San Francisco mutual fund manager made $31.4M in paper profits Friday after Amazon moved to purchase Whole Foods. Parnassus Investment founder Jerry Dodson began buying shares of Whole Foods stock in 2014 at $32/share. He now holds 2.9 million shares under…
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These 7 Airport Structures Will Wow Travelers This SummerThe summer travel season is about to kick off and a record number of travelers are expected to take to the skies. Airlines for America expects about 234 million passengers to fly on U.S. airlines this summer, which means plenty of travelers will visit various airports around the world. We took a look at some of the most architecturally stunning airports around the world. Check out seven of them. |
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