If today’s retailers were given a wish list for their real estate and construction requirements, it would heavily resemble the thoughts shared from Bill Castagna of Five Below, Amro Fadel of Burlington Stores and Eric Suissa of Starbucks during the “Retailer...
The Mid-Atlantic US’ commercial construction activity of 2023 seems to be lively for those involved in specialty, service-oriented retail such as Old Forge. Previous years have brought us a wide range of commercial project type builds, but this year’s top categories...
The pandemic shaping consumer habits has been an undeniable force, however much of the retail repositioning in 2021 has been in motion for some time – even before COVID. Following an ICSC discussion reflecting on big retail trends, there were some common threads worth...
An architectural firm gave our team an informative webinar on daycare spaces, a project category that’s become unbelievably frequent in the New Jersey region. With decreasing inventory of real estate for ground-up construction, childcare brands must become creative...
Our own New Jersey is one of the most active retail construction hubs in the US with roughly 4 million square feet of projects in the Northern region alone. With an increase from 19.2% to 23.1% of malls going experiential in non-retail and non-restaurant space in...
Forward-thinking retail real estate and construction continue to approach a convergence, as the lines between digital and brick and mortar become more and more blurred each day. This year, the ICSC PA/NJ/DE Conference introduced some bold shifts in retail supply that...
