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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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Union Investment Takes Amazon-Occupied Denny Triangle Building For $330M
German investor Union Investment Real Estate GmbH acquired the 376K SF Midtown21 in the Denny Triangle, one of the Seattle buildings that Amazon occupies on a long-term basis, for about $330M. Midtown21, which was completed in 2016 as a joint…
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Columbia Pacific To Buy Hawthorn Retirement Group
Columbia Pacific Advisors unveiled plans to acquire Hawthorn Retirement Group, a Vancouver, Washington-based firm that owns and operates senior housing communities in 20 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The buyer did not disclose the terms of the deal. Hawthorn has…
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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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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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