Retail
Primrose School Targets 16,700-SQFT Former Rite Aid at Shoreline’s Ballinger Village for 220-Child Preschool Conversion
A national preschool franchise backed by private equity firm Roark Capital Group has filed plans with the City of Shoreline to transform a...
Dick’s Drive-In Lands on Tulalip Reservation for 11th Restaurant
The Seattle burger institution partners with the Tulalip Tribes for its northernmost location yet, planting its walk-up format across from Quil Ceda Creek...
Lone Star Funds Wins Bid for Washington Holdings’ Assets in Portfolio Deal, Outbidding Brookfield and Hines
Dallas-based opportunistic investor clinches the Seattle platform’s entire real estate book in one of the largest captive-pension dispositions in recent memory. Lone Star...
Macerich Lifts 2028 FFO Target to $2.00 as Path Forward Plan Hits Inflection Point
Santa Monica-based REIT raises its NOI ceiling and reports $1.3 billion in completed dispositions as record leasing momentum reshapes its Class A mall...
The Evolution of Retail: Blending Technology, Sustainability, and Community
The retail industry is undergoing profound transformation. As new technologies emerge and consumer expectations evolve, the traditional rules of engagement are being rewritten....
McNellis on AI: Time to Brace Yourself
By John McNellis When ChatGPT hit the street in late 2022, a close friend began amusing himself—and occasionally, me—by having it rewrite my...
Simon Property Group Exceeds Expectations with Strong Q4 FFO Growth
Simon Property Group (SPG.N), a leading retail commercial real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in shopping, dining, and entertainment destinations, is demonstrating its...
Loan Delinquencies Surge in Commercial Real Estate Sectors at the End of 2023
The commercial real estate sector is currently navigating through turbulent financial conditions, evidenced by a significant rise in loan delinquencies. This worrying trend...
Retail’s New COVID Rules
By John Cumbelich The Ides of March was celebrated in ancient Rome on March 15th each year, as the deadline for settling debts. As the commercial real...
Can the Shopping Mall Survive COVID-19?
By Richard W. Latella & Barrie Scardina There are currently more than 1,000 malls struggling to re-engage a consumer distracted by the convenience...
Podcast: Phillip Raub, CEO of Model No.
Phillip Raub is the chief executive officer of Oakland-based Model No., an innovative furniture design and manufacturing enterprise that is looking to turn this...
Retail Double Whammy
By John Cumbelich The suburban shopping center business is not in crisis. But the simultaneous presence of two unsettling dynamics in the industry...
