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Retail Properties QuarterlyHow rocky is the Colorado grocery business?
While The Fresh Market’s closure of 15 stores in July had a minimal impact on the commercial real estate landscape, the upscale grocer’s pullback may suggest additional challenges in the grocery industry.
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Retail Properties QuarterlyA guide to Colorado-specific laws in retail leases
Behind every successful retail relationship is a carefully negotiated lease. I am not saying this just because I’m a leasing attorney (OK, maybe partly). A lease agreement inherently guides the operation of a retail space. When
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Retail Properties QuarterlyCoworking: Coming to a center near you?
With an estimated 43 percent of the U.S. labor force working remotely at least some of the time and the sharing economy in full swing, it seems that shared office space is the next major opportunity in real estate. In fact,
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Retail Properties QuarterlySears bankruptcy leads industry to a crossroads
When Sears filed Chapter 11 protection on Oct. 15, the typical churn of media headlines and shopping center doom-and-gloom news cycle began anew. Quicker than it started, however, it spun, and the coverage began to
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Retail Properties QuarterlyStrong economy brings about staffing challenges
It is obvious the retail apocalypse, led by Amazon and other retail giants taking much of consumers’ shopping online, has left once crowded big-box retail locations noticeably empty, even with many creative promotional
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Retail Properties QuarterlyPersonalize, customize to transform the experience
I spend half of my day listening to real estate experts and shopping gurus discuss the death of brick-and-mortar shopping, the demise of the mall and the end of retail as we know it. But I can assure you that, at least
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Retail Properties QuarterlyForm strategic partnerships for mixed-use projects
In a business where partnership is vitally important, it can be hard to determine which combination of teams is right for a project. Mixed-use is an asset class that requires the right partnership team as these developments
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Retail Properties QuarterlyHas ‘mall’ become a dirty word?
As retail properties work to stay competitive and reinvent themselves to reflect changing consumer habits, has “mall” become a dirty word? Regional malls are “general merchandise or fashion-oriented offerings; typically, enclosed with inward
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Retail Properties QuarterlyDenver stands out among peer cities, per report
It’s incredible the amount of information that goes into a retailer deciding where to locate or a property owner identifying the right tenant mix for a shopping center. While we have seemingly endless data on Denver’s retail
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Retail Properties QuarterlyConstruction trends: Retailers seek spaces for social media and tech
If you’ve purchased a product at any brick-and-mortar retail location in the past few years, you know the way we purchase products has changed dramatically. Online shopping efficiencies continue to evolve and retailers
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