If you’re in the grocery industry or you pay attention to industry news, you’ve probably heard: the largest supermarket chain the country, Kroger, is expanding into Florida. But…they intend to do so without opening a single store in the Sunshine State.
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Site Selection, Analytics Solution, Grocery
It’s probably unanimous: we’re all eager to wrap up this year.
Topics: Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
At the end of March 2020, the world of retail was struggling in ways it has never struggled before.
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry, Coronavirus, Grocery
In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside down. The normal routine of socializing, going to work, shopping and dining became social distancing, telecommuting and stay at home orders.
Topics: Model Builder, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Analyzing Retail Sites, Coronavirus, Sales Forecasting
There are two scary words that nobody in the retail industry likes to hear: retail apocalypse.
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Retail Apocalypse, Data Study, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry, Retail Site Selection
We’ve talked before on this blog about the general impression that brick-and-mortar retail is dying a slow death and why that simply isn’t true.
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Retail Apocalypse, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: brick-and-mortar retail isn’t dying, it’s evolving. Yet, browse the latest articles on retail development and it might not seem so certain. SiteSeer’s team just returned from the International Council of Shopping Centers RECon show in Las Vegas, where attendance was down from years past. It caused us all to wonder: is the market slowing? Are deals still getting done? Is the so-called retail apocalypse actually upon us?
Topics: Retail Apocalypse, Bricks and Mortar Retail, ICSC, Retail Industry, Restaurant Industry
Anyone who knows us personally here at SiteSeer knows that many of our team members have worked for, and with, the grocery industry for many years. So, when the news came out recently that Amazon was seeking to acquire Whole Foods, we were intrigued and surprised.
Topics: Market Research, Data Study, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
All it takes is a quick Google search of “retailers closing” to discover news story after news story about retail chains large and small experiencing shrinking sales and closing locations. Yes, big chains like Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears/Kmart, Payless ShoeSource, and others have been shuttering stores. Some analysts and journalists have dubbed the last few years the “retailpocalypse” and are actively predicting the demise of brick-and-mortar retail. But is retail dying? Let’s look at some of the reasons behind recent store closures to accurately answer that question.
Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Improving Store Locations, Omnichannel Retail, Bricks and Mortar Retail, Retail Industry
