Insights

We spent some time with Excess Space Retail Services’ president, Michael Wiener, to lay out what opportunities now present themselves to retail chains.

Parents and caregivers have few options to keep their families safe amid the ongoing public health emergency.

2020 has created a retail landscape unlike anything we ever experienced or expected.

Customer shopping patterns have been totally upended during COVID-19.

The way we use language changes as the culture at large changes, and the trend is towards respectful people-first language.

​​​​​​​Phillips Edison chief Jeff Edison’s top concern was his tenants when COVID-19 shut down nail salons, fitness centers, and other non-essential businesses in his centers.

As much as we all wish society was rounding the corner toward a return to normalcy, the truth of the matter is that COVID-19’s effect on the retail industry is far from over.

The 2020 pandemic wore hard on American retail centers. They are now all trying to re-invent themselves as entertainment and dining centers.

Retail has been evolving for years now, but mass shutdowns of brick-and-mortar retail locations brought about by COVID-19 has accelerated the process and driven more consumers to online shopping.

Brick-and-mortar stores have been facing significant challenges in recent years, but 2020 has introduced challenges that no one could have ever predicted.