The Future of Malls: Anchors Away?
Posted onMany malls across the country have been undergoing, or at least considering, major facelifts and redesigns in recent years and months – the latter of course due to the COVID […]
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DMM Retail Boundaries: Elevating Retail Analytics by Going Beyond a Traditional Geofence
Posted onDirectory of Major Malls is now offering DMM Retail Boundaries to enhance the level of retail analytics that can be created using DMM data. The proprietary polygons, created through a […]
What Apocalypse?
Posted onBy Debra Hazel, President of Debra Hazel Communications The depressing industry headlines never seem to stop: one after another, venerated retail names are closing stores or shutting down entirely. Less […]
Healthcare Facilities Are Coming to a Mall Near You
Posted onRecent commercial real estate trends indicate that brick and mortar retail spaces are poised for some significant changes. The most noticeable and impactful of these changes is the introduction of […]
Will Off-Price Retailers Sink or Swim in the Post-COVID World?
Posted onSince the COVID-19 lockdowns began, retailers have faced a mounting problem regarding excess inventory. Massive piles of clothes continue to grow at retailers’ stores, distribution centers, warehouses, and shipping containers. […]
How Retail Is Preparing For A Post-COVID-19 World
Posted onAs local politicians and governors make moves to reopen their cities and states, retail stores are finally getting the go-ahead to return to business. But they’re not returning to business-as-usual. […]
COVID-19 Forced The Grocery Industry To Pivot. Which Changes Are Likely To Stay? How Retail Is Preparing For A Post-COVID-19 World
Posted onIf you’re not exclusively relying on Shipt or Instacart, you’ve likely noticed the changing landscape of grocery stores. From one-way shopping lanes to online ordering and curbside pick-up, the grocery […]
COVID-19 Changes To The Customer Experience That Are Likely To Stick Around
Posted onDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the retail industry has had to make drastic adjustments to how it conducts business. Shopping in-store has become discouraged, limited, or banned, affecting the behavior […]
NRF Sets Guidelines to Aid Member Stores in Reopening
Posted onHelping Prepare Retail for Reopening After COVID-19 Shutdowns By DMM contributor Samuel K. Beck In a recent interview with CNN, the National Retail Federation’s CEO Matthew Shay described “Operation Open […]
Jones Lang LaSalle’s Review of Q4 2019 and What’s in Store for 2020
Posted onJones Lang LaSalle’s’ (JLL) review of Q4 2019 provides excellent insights into the future of retail shopping. These insights allude to the changing, but still successful, nature of the retail […]
Center City Bishop Ranch Becomes the Largest Retail Center in the United States to Earn LEED Platinum Certification
Posted onThe Center City Bishop Ranch is a shopping, dining and entertainment destination for the community of San Ramon, California. The shopping center was designed by Renzo Piano, one of the […]
Game On? Gaming Entertainment Businesses Looking to Malls for Space and Success
Posted onMalls are the center of many of our lives, serving a key role for communities that town marketplaces and bazaars once held. Nevertheless, consumers don’t always want to shop, shop, […]
Evaluating Your Retail Company’s Holiday Sales Results
Posted onThe holiday shopping season has come and gone. Ideally, every company should be looking back on that time of year and see more sales, more customers, and higher profits. While […]
Retail Pet Stores Bringing in Significant Sales and Showing Major Growth
Posted onRetail fads come and go, but we will always love and cherish our pets. Pets require food, over-the-counter medicine, treats and other loving touches that we buy to shower our […]
