{"id":1004706089,"date":"2024-03-12T17:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T01:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004706089"},"modified":"2025-02-26T00:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T08:31:07","slug":"investment-matters-lifestyle-center-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/investment-matters-lifestyle-center-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Investment Matters: Lifestyle Center Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe allow=\"autoplay *; encrypted-media *; fullscreen *; clipboard-write\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"175\" style=\"width:100%;overflow:hidden;border-radius:10px;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/investment-matters-lifestyle-center-pioneer\/id1552202952?i=1000648951632&amp;theme=light\" ><\/iframe>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004706095\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/03\/Josh-Poag_887x1331.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004706095\" data-attachment-id=\"1004706095\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/investment-matters-lifestyle-center-leader\/josh-poag_887x1331\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/03\/Josh-Poag_887x1331.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"887,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Josh Poag_887x1331\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo of Poag Development Group Josh Poag&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;After starting his career as an engineer, Josh Poag switched gears and went on to lead the family business.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/03\/Josh-Poag_887x1331.jpg?w=682\" class=\"wp-image-1004706095 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/03\/Josh-Poag_887x1331.jpg?w=200\" alt=\"Photo of Poag Development Group Josh Poag\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/03\/Josh-Poag_887x1331.jpg 887w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/03\/Josh-Poag_887x1331.jpg?resize=200,300 200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/03\/Josh-Poag_887x1331.jpg?resize=768,1152 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/03\/Josh-Poag_887x1331.jpg?resize=682,1024 682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004706095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After starting his career as an engineer, Josh Poag switched gears and went on to lead the family business. <em>Image courtesy of Poag Development Group<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brick and mortar retail is on a roll again, and that\u2019s no surprise to Josh Poag. The pendulum, he points out, always swings back. And he\u2019s in a good position to know.<\/p>\n<p>As the CEO of Poag Development Group\u2014and with more than a quarter century in the business\u2014Poag leads a firm whose predecessor developed the first purpose-built lifestyle center in the U.S. These days, Poag Development is still out in front. At a time when new retail projects are still relatively rare, the company is planning what\u2019s believed to be the only new lifestyle center underway in the U.S. In this podcast, he weighs on the trends that are shaping the next generation of these properties.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also hear about Josh Poag\u2019s unexpected journey. As a chemical engineering student at Princeton, he had no intention of joining the family business. Yet he discovered that commercial real estate offers opportunities for creativity, for contributing to communities, that have become his passion.<\/p>\n<p>Episode highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brick and mortar, back in favor (1:46)<\/li>\n<li>Top retailer trends to watch in \u201824 (3:33)<\/li>\n<li>Why institutional investors love brick and mortar\u2014again (5:20)<\/li>\n<li>The customer experience and the evolution of marketing (7:44)<\/li>\n<li>Inventing the modern lifestyle center (9:48)<\/li>\n<li>New and legacy projects: What goes around, comes around (12:25)<\/li>\n<li>The joint venture that\u2019s helping launch the company\u2019s next era (16:04)<\/li>\n<li>Mix-and-match redevelopment (22:43)<\/li>\n<li>Building lifestyle centers: discovering the joy of creation (26:56)<\/li>\n<li>Why a broad education builds a solid background for business (32:55)<\/li>\n<li>When Poag Development\u2019s CEO goes off the clock 37:17<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Follow, rate and review CPE\u2019s podcasts on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/192KwbDpOsZbF3dBXfaDkS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ro\/podcast\/commercial-property-executive\/id1552202952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josh Poag is leading this lifestyle center pioneer into its next phase with a new strategic partnership. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":445,"featured_media":1004706091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21783,23891,21795,21749],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004706089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment","category-national","category-podcasts","category-retail"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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