The social distancing of the last few weeks have taken a toll onretailers. But once that ends, the sector will focus even morestrongly on the importance of internet-resistant tenants. Thisinclude experiential retailers, like restaurants and entertainmentvenues, and daily needs retailers, like grocery stores and drycleaners. But, according to Greg Lyon ofNadel Architecture + Planning, retail ownersshould be focused on the environment.

"The environment is the anchor in today's retail experience,"Lyon, principal and design director at Nadel, tells GlobeSt.com."There is always a disruptor in retail, and today it is ecommerceand online shopping. As a result, retail owners are trying toincrease visitation and length-of-stay for shoppers on site. You dothat be treating the environment as a place where people are goingto hang out. Regardless of how retail changes, we are always goingto need that place. It is part of our culture and part of oursocieties. As an industry, we need to be less fixated on theline-up of tenants and more focused on the environment for thecommunity."