E-Commerce
Economy Watch: Retailers to Try New Strategies for Holiday Season
Mobile technology will play a more prominent role than in past years, as retailers seek new ways to generate sales and collect strategic data, according to a new CBRE report.
Coldwell Banker Commercial: Brick-and-Mortar Stores Still Desirable
Forty-seven percent of the survey’s respondents indicated that they favor shopping in stores over buying online. Participants also expressed their loyalty to small businesses and penchant for boutique stores.
Economy Watch: Industrial Sector on Top in 2017
Industrial logistics space outperformed office, retail, apartment and light industrial space in terms of supply, demand, occupancy and other fundamentals in the first half of the year, according to a recent Morningstar report.
Suning to Boost Online, Offline Retail
Evergrande, China’s leading property developer, will provide commercial facilities to the company, which is planning to add 5,000 physical stores with connections to its online presence by 2018.
Redeveloping Malls: An $8B Trend
A recent study by JLL shows that mall owners are investing billions in renovating their assets to meet the needs of the modern consumer. While these projects come with risks, the report makes a case for their rewards.
Transwestern Nabs 2.5 MSF Industrial Portfolio
The company has acquired nine properties in St. Louis and Indianapolis, expanding its Midwestern portfolio to more than 10 million square feet.
CBRE Global Investors Closes Asia Value-Added Fund
CBRE Asia Value IV and its co-investment vehicles are expected to have more than $2.5 billion in buying power. The investment team has acquired or committed $1.1 billion to five investments, primarily in logistics assets in Japan and China.
NAR, JLL Keen on 2018
Sharing their thoughts at the 2017 Realtors Conference & Expo, economists from the National Association of Realtors and JLL expressed confidence in the 2018 commercial real estate market.
US Industrial REITs Benefit From Rising Warehouse Demand
Warehouse space is likely to remain in steady demand, supported by favorable fundamentals and the rapid growth of e-commerce sales, notes Moody’s Investors Service Analyst Alice Chung.
Economy Watch Weekly: Industrial Sector Benefits from Last-Mile Demand
There’s no doubt that industrial assets are in high demand among domestic and foreign investors, but what’s driving the sector’s success? Economy Editor Dees Stribling has the latest, for the week ending Oct. 27, 2017.