Instant Insights Instant Insights: Retail

Social, technological and economic shifts will drive rapid change in the suburbs over the next decade.

Shapell Properties' new project The Vineyards will feature solar panels, storm water capture systems and car charging stations.

Suburban retail owners are transforming retail centers into new community-oriented town centers.

E-commerce sales totaled $453.5 billion in 2017, growing at an average of 15% annually since 2010, and e-tailers are spending big to keep the attention of buyers, to the tune of some $30 million in 2018 Super Bowl ad buys.

The 10 department stores up for sale include three properties in Opportunity Zones.