“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…
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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…
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…
Earlier this week we joined The Shopping Center Group at their all-hands University where we discussed innovation and disruption facing retail real estate. Headwinds are both cyclical and secular, but…
Founded in 1887, Kamehameha Schools’ endowment supports the education of 48,000 learners of Hawaiian ancestry. The KS estate is comprised of more than 363,000 acres of land in Hawaii and…
Several first-time-physical locations, a new Lidl and Walmart’s Innovation Store in Lake Nona. ….. NYC Retail, July 2017 Overall Takeaways: The number of legitimate retail corridors in NYC has ballooned….
Yesterday, Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE: ALEX) announced their election of REIT status. In concert with this change, they announced the appointment of Jim Mead as CFO and Tom Lewis as a new board member….
The best retailers aren’t just surviving, they’re thriving. But what makes the difference? How do you know you’re making the right decision when you invest in a tenant in your…
When does it make sense for retailers to own the shopping centers they occupy? James talks to Rachel Elias Wein of WeinPlus to answer that question. Also, economist Ryan…
