LOS ANGELES—“I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon purchasing a company like Whole Foods doesn't portend the future, but one of the greatest innovations in retail is going to come through technology that allows the bricks and mortar retailers to more efficiently and effectively merge the shopper's physical shopping experience with their online habits.”
Those thoughts were according to Josh Poag, President & CEO of Poag Shopping Centers, who exclusively chatted with GlobeSt.com at ICSC's Las Vegas RECon event earlier this summer. At the time, Poag was just talk tech and retail—as were the hundreds of others we chatted with at the event. How no matter the commercial real estate space, tech is on everyone's mind and business plan for the future.
For example, in the multifamily space, CGI Strategies has recently made a big technology investment in its latest project KODO, a furnished luxury apartment community in Koreatown and included personalized tablets in each unit, allowing tenants to utilize a host of services and operate smart technology inside the units.
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Natalie Dolce
Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com and GlobeSt. Real Estate Forum, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.
