Companies tend to overestimate their ability to anticipate and respond to the changing marketplace. They think they’re in a delicate dance with consumer expectations and demand when, in fact, they’re out…
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“My advice to anyone starting a business is to remember that someday I will crush you.” That’s the opening line of a satirical column, putatively written by Jeff Bezos, in…
By Joel Groover Contributor, Shopping Centers Today As supermarket chains race to offer last-mile fulfillment of online orders, they are leveraging one strategic advantage in particular: their own stores, which…
At its core, the way we make money is simple: We sign leases with tenants, get their registers ringing and pocket the rents. Ever wonder, then, why leasing is such…
This past June, a Utah newspaper reported that Amazon planned to spend $200 million on a single Salt Lake City distribution center. That was a record amount, but not all…
by Joel Groover Shopping Centers Today Magazine In the waning months of 2017, economic forecasters saw plenty of reason for optimism about the year ahead. In a November report, Kiplinger,…
When TheRealReal did a New York pop-up store last year, it raked in $2 million in just two weeks. That happens when you sell brands like Christian Louboutin, Cartier, Chanel…
Shopping Centers Today by Joel Groover Offering delivery by third-party startups might just be the fastest-moving trend in retail of late. Over the past few months, such chains as Aldi,…
This past June, a Utah newspaper reported that Amazon planned to spend $200 million on a single Salt Lake City distribution center. That was a record amount, but not all…
