Like other retail sectors, the drug store sector continues to consolidate. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. recently announced plans to acquire Rite Aid, and the $17.2 billion deal would pare the drug store sector to two...
Retail condos, a long-time favorite of investors looking for exposure to urban markets, have become even more desirable. Growing demand from retail tenants and rising rental rates are enticing a wider variety of...
You’ve heard the saying that if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck, and looks like a duck, then it’s a duck. And that saying used to apply to retail real estate too.
Categorizing retail properties used to be...
Secondary markets will have a more compelling investment story next year than gateway markets, according to PwC’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2016 report. This is particularly true for retail properties, which...
Up. Up. Up.
That’s the direction rental rates for retail properties have been going for the past several years. In fact, rates in some core and urban markets have even surpassed the previous cycle’s peak. So now t...
Regional mall REITs are under constant pressure from investors to grow earnings. In the past, these companies have focused on development and mergers and acquisitions to generate growth. Today, however, they’re relyi...
Even though the retail sector continues to strengthen, lenders don’t find retail properties as attractive as they find multifamily and industrial assets. With the exception of grocery-anchored centers and fortress ma...
The expansive growth the dollar store segment has experienced over the past decade will likely continue for the next several years, according to management teams from the largest dollar store chains. With few excepti...
Although the old adage claims that bigger is better, that may not be the case for Forever 21’s stores. The apparel retailer is rethinking the size of its stores and talking with landlords about downsizing, according ...
