Omni Channel Retail

Research

Retail Strategies That Won the Day This Holiday Weekend

Erika Morphy |

“We also see pop-up stores becoming a more permanent fixture in retailers’ and landlords’ strategies to meet shoppers’ expectations for new and exciting products.”

News

Prologis, Norges JV to Buy $1.9B Logistics Portfolio

Erika Morphy |

The portfolio consists of 19 million square feet and is located across multiple US markets.

Retailers Optimize Store Counts and Address Logistical Challenges

Mariah Brown |

Running up to the year-end, many retail investors are thinking about gleaning insights to optimize their store counts and address logistical challenges for an omni-channel retail platform.

Research

Online Shopping Expected to Flatten Out this Holiday Season

Les Shaver |

Despite only a slight uptick in online shopping, 38.1 percent of consumers still plan to buy from Amazon.

News

Americold Realty Trust Buys Nova Cold Logistics for $254M

Erika Morphy |

The REIT also has acquired two cold-storage properties in Maryland and Pennsylvania for $54 million.

Features

Gender Equalizer: The Industrial and E-Commerce Space

Tanya Sterling |

Women currently make up approximately 39% of the supply chain workforce on average.

Commentary

A Deep Dive Into New Industrial Design Trends

Todd Sachse |

Occupying a critical point in the supply chain, industrial facilities are often among the first to reflect substantive shifts in the market or in consumer preferences.

News

Amazon to Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub in Westborough

John Jordan |

The new facility in the MetroWest suburb of Boston, which will open in 2021, will involve more than $40 million in investment in the new site.

Features

5G Will Open Up CRE Investment Opportunities

Les Shaver |

For this and other technologies to succeed, real estate needs to keep up.

News

Prologis to Buy Liberty Property Trust for $12.6B

John Jordan |

As part of the transaction Prologis plans to sell $3.5 billion of assets including $2.8 billion of non-strategic logistics properties and $700 million of office properties.