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What’s Making Malls Hot Again

Posted on July 22, 2019

In an April 24th, 2019 report by CNBC’s Courtney Regan ”Experience Over Shopping: Making Malls Hot Again,” Regan discusses how malls are getting creative with their tenant mix to deliver […]

A Look at the Mall of 2030… Kohl’s Rolls Out Amazon Return Service… American Dream Gets a New Date

Posted on July 17, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #162 Retail Crystal Ball – What’s the Mall of 2030 Going to Look Like? The Jetsons have been promising your humble e-newsletter editor for years […]

Is Retail Faltering?… What’s Old is New Again… Axe-Throwing at the Hampshire Mall

Posted on July 3, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #161 Is Retail Faltering?? Nah, Just Follow the Data Traditional retailers are starting to beat the online-only companies at their own game. They are figuring […]

Short Attention Spans Nudge Retail Toward Pop-Ups… Top Ten Predictions for Grocery Retail… Win Free Rent for a Year

Posted on June 19, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #160 Short Attention Spans Nudge Retail Toward Pop-Ups Let’s face it – we’ve got much shorter attention spans than we…hey…wait! I’m not finished here! Read […]

Pop-Up Shops and Airports: The Perfect Match

Posted on June 6, 2019

Airports are becoming modern marketing hotbeds due, in part, to pop-up shops and other experiential activations that aim to turn terminals that are still comprised of white and grey palettes […]

“The Battle of E”… Smaller is Better in Retail… Making Things Easy & Convenient for Customers

Posted on June 5, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #159 “The Battle of E” — E-Commerce vs. Eateries, Etc. If you’re going to take on the e-commerce trends with your real-world retail shopping center […]

Filling Empty Anchor Space… Digital Brands Expand into Physical Retail… Florida Retail Marathon

Posted on May 22, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #158 Filling the Empty Anchor Space at Retail: “Nothing is off the Table” You probably got lots of advice about what to do with empty […]

Walmart’s Answer to Amazon Go… Malls Find New Uses… Using Data to Track Customers

Posted on May 8, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #157 Walmart’s Answer to Amazon Go – an Anti-Go Store You’re familiar with Amazon Go, right? You walk in, you grab what you want, and […]

Come Visit Directory of Major Malls | ShoppingCenters.com at ICSC RECon 2019 in Las Vegas

Posted on April 23, 2019

With just a few weeks to go before ICSC RECon 2019 in Las Vegas, we’re getting excited about meeting new people, catching up with old acquaintances, and talking about the […]

Macy’s New Approach to Retail, Data Knows You Want that Big Mac, Google Gets into Retail

Posted on April 17, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #156 Instagram: the Story is a Picture; Macy’s: STORY is a new Approach to Retail The pictures change every hour, every minute, every second – […]

Retail Personalization and Customer Segmentation: Understanding the Rise of Customer Loyalty Programs in Retail

Posted on April 9, 2019

Historically, customer loyalty programs for retailers consisted of a store-branded credit card and occasional access to discounts. These programs were limited and revolved around physical interactions with customers. Now, in […]

Data Is Important to Retail… Large-Box Retail Becoming Town Centers… Will American Dream Come True?

Posted on April 3, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #155 Yup, Data’s Important to Retail Another baseball season just started, and Major League Baseball isn’t the only professional sports league that has come to […]

Retail Vacancies Create New Opportunities After Big Name Bankruptcies and Store Closures

Posted on March 26, 2019

The retail market is changing. Consumers are more informed and more discerning, there are more ways to purchase products than ever before, a wealth of disruptive new retailers have entered […]

What’s NJ’s Retail Secret… Experimental Retail Defeats Retail Apocalypse… Retail Over Sports for Hudson Yards

Posted on March 20, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #154 What’s Paramus, NJ’s, Retail Secret? Sales Tax-Free Clothing Doesn’t Hurt More money is spent here than on Rodeo Drive in swanky Beverly Hills. If […]

Top 75 Ways Retail Will Change… Anchor Tinkering… Seattle Mall Proposal Reimagined With NHL

Posted on March 6, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #153 Top 10? Top 5? Here’s a Top 75 List of Ways Retail Will Change! David Letterman used to do a Top Ten list during […]

Retail Forecasting: Consumer Confidence is Rising, But Should Retailers Expect Higher Sales?

Posted on March 4, 2019

In February 2019, U.S. consumers were feeling more confident about the economy than in recent months. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index rose to 131.4 in February, up from 121.7 […]

Retail Location Strategy: How the Latest Retail Data and Technology Pinpoints New Opportunities

Posted on February 20, 2019

The location of a retail store is one of the most important factors in the success or failure of that store. It’s also one of the hardest decisions to make, […]

Shop-ortunities for Houston Investors… New Retail Reality in Northern California… It’s Time to Think About 420

Posted on February 20, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #152 Shop-ortunities Abound for Retail Investors in Houston Houston-area retail property owners are retooling for the next generation shopping center consumer. On the rebound from […]

Recycling + Mall = ReTuna… “Toys ‘R’ Us” Might Come Back… Technology to Dominate In-Store Trends

Posted on February 6, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #151 Recycling + Mall = ReTuna Lots of people have made recycling a way of life…they drive hybrid cars, cans and bottles go right in […]

Retailers Turn to Proven Retail Technologies to Navigate the Changing Market in 2019

Posted on January 30, 2019

Despite the major changes occurring on a macro scale in the retail industry, 2019 will see retailers double down on proven retail technologies, according to a recent report from Total […]

“Retail Apocalypse” is Not Coming and Didn’t Happen…Retail Camp?…Retail Robots are Coming

Posted on January 23, 2019

DMM Retail Industry e-News Issue #150 The “Retail Apocalypse” – it’s Not Coming and Didn’t Happen Malls in Ohio are getting creative and attracting smaller retailers to move into spaces […]

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