The Resiliency of Strip Centers
REAL ESTATE Shoppers are buying everything from designer suits to new automobiles online, but most of us still have to travel somewhere for a dental checkup or a haircut. That’s one reason why the staid strip center can continue to thrive even as more glamorous shopping malls may struggle. Wall Street Journal Reporter Esther Fung […]
Five Retailers Are Opening Stores for Every Retailer Closing Stores, According to New Research from IHL Group
New report “Retail Renaissance – True Story of Store Openings/Closings” debunks the retail apocalypse narrative. August 13, 2019 08:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time FRANKLIN, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–More than five retail chains are opening stores for every retailer that is closing stores in 2019, according to new research from IHL Group. This is up from 3.7 in 2018. The […]
Tampa, Sarasota and Lakeland among best-performing cities
New jobs from Amazon and talent pipeline from the University of South Florida helped push the Tampa metropolitan area to the No. 15 spot on the Milken Institute’s 2018 index of best-performing US cities.