Did you know that the average American drinks about 26 gallons of beer every year? And this year, besides drinking their favorite beverage, people are trying their best to support their local communities through this difficult time. Always a cozy place for drinks and dinner, many brewpubs now offer to-go bottle or keg service served… Continue reading 3 Southern Brewpubs Serving Up Suds and Community
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Blasting Prospecting Emails Might be Easy, but Targeting Delivers Results
When you begin the process of filling a vacancy, prospecting often feels like a numbers game. You want to cast your net as wide as possible to initiate as many potential tenant opportunities as you can. Through the leasing process many of these prospects will decide it’s just not the right fit and will fall… Continue reading Blasting Prospecting Emails Might be Easy, but Targeting Delivers Results
Top Brewpubs in the Northeast and Why They Make Great Tenants
Many breweries are pivoting to take-out bottle or keg services, and are leaning heavily into outdoor beer garden spaces to stay open and serving customers. The segment has seen rapid growth over the past decade, and their inventive flavors, cult followings, and homey atmospheres remain a huge draw in a year where consumers are looking… Continue reading Top Brewpubs in the Northeast and Why They Make Great Tenants
The Future of Childcare Centers Post Pandemic
The pandemic forced sweeping closures of daycare facilities across the country earlier this year, and while many have re-opened, it seems almost 40% of childcare centers and family childcare programs remain closed nationwide. Those that remain open are operating at very low capacity. But don’t count them out as potential tenants. While challenges are present,… Continue reading The Future of Childcare Centers Post Pandemic
The Future of Convenience Stores
The 2020 COVID pandemic has affected us all, but the convenience store market has arguably seen a unique set of issues. Where many retailers and outlets have to figure out the best way to reopen, convenience stores find themselves in the sticky Venn diagram center of “necessary fuel stop” and “high traffic risk spot.” Convenience… Continue reading The Future of Convenience Stores
Quick Service Restaurants Among Most Sustainable Retailers
Surges of coronavirus cases drove local municipalities to close all non-essential businesses. But as retailers began to reopen, it was clear which retailers were going to struggle to maintain a constant customer base. But not Quick Service Restaurants (QSR). Approximately 50 million Americans eat every day at more than 200,000 fast food restaurants. In a… Continue reading Quick Service Restaurants Among Most Sustainable Retailers
Home Depot and Lowe’s Capitalized on Pandemic
As an essential retailer for emergency home repairs, Home Depot and Lowe’s were allowed to stay open when most retail shut down for months. Essential home repairs were not the only beams holding up the home improvement stores. Stuck at home with the home becoming the one space for work, school, and living, consumers responded… Continue reading Home Depot and Lowe’s Capitalized on Pandemic
The Rise of a Retail Juggernaut
In 2019, Walmart was the highest-grossing retailer, making more than twice what its closest competitor, Amazon, earned in retail sales. Amazon may have defined the last decade of retail, but Walmart has comfortably maintained its dominance in this new environment of omnichannel selling and tech-based solutions. By harnessing its substantial physical footprint, continuously experimenting with… Continue reading The Rise of a Retail Juggernaut
Evicting a Tenant with a Lease
It has always been crucial for commercial landlords to have thriving tenants instead of fighting battles with difficult tenants on the brink of eviction. This need has often become clearer as the Covid-19 pandemic continues, often highlighting more troublesome tenants. Formally evicting a tenant may seem like a painful process, but it can be more… Continue reading Evicting a Tenant with a Lease
How do you know your retail database has accurate data?
Finding the right retailer to complement your center’s tenant mix consists of more than crossing your fingers, then plunging into an internet search for likely candidates. You need data, and plenty of it. This means you also need access to a quality database. A basic database should, at minimum, offer C-Suite members, headquarters locations and… Continue reading How do you know your retail database has accurate data?