Target, Walmart, Lowe’s, and Nordstrom are part of a coalition of companies committing to providing job opportunities for 1 million Black Americans without a four-year college degree.
Shopping malls have been an important part of people’s lives for decades. However, the current state of the retail industry demands they reinvent themselves in order to stay relevant and survive.
Socially distant shopping presented American malls with traffic patterns they hadn’t seen before and most likely won’t see again, according to Placer.ai’s tracking of nine of the nation’s most visible centers.
Several features that have taken hold in malls and shopping centers during the pandemic will continue to maintain their presences long after COVID-19 departs, according to three leading retail real estate managers.