In the last month or so, you’ve probably seen a lot of news stories about the economy as experts reflect on the last year and look toward the future. Interest rates remain high and inflation is still a big concern, but there are positive signs too…and plenty of indicators that astute retail chains should pay attention to.
Trends and Positive Signs for the Retail Industry in 2024
Topics: Retail Predictions, Smart Retail Growth, Retail Industry, Analyzing Retail Sites, Site Selection Analysis, Sales Forecasting
Holiday Data Spotlight: What Markets Spend the Most on Toys and Games?
Tis the season to spend money! The holiday shopping season is well underway, with Americans getting out their wallets to buy gifts for many of the important people in their lives. Retailers consider the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas one of the most important of the year, putting on big campaigns around Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the weeks thereafter.
Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Data Study, Retail Industry
Tips for Retailers That Want to Expand & Grow Intelligently
For as much as we all hear about the tumultuous retail landscape, there are plenty of positive signs:
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Retail Trade Area, Retail Industry, Site Selection Software, Analyzing Retail Sites, Competitive Assessment Tool
Shopping Center Vacancies to Fill? How to Find the Best Retail Tenants
It's been an interesting time for retail businesses (and commercial brokers and real estate developers).
Topics: Bricks and Mortar Retail, Void Analysis, Retail Industry, Tenant Rep Brokers & Developers Industry
Tips for Creating an Expansion Plan in Today’s Market
Here’s a scenario we’ve seen a lot here at SiteSeer: an entrepreneur starts a business. Maybe it’s a retail business of some kind—a boutique clothing store, an ice cream shop, a bike shop—or maybe it’s a restaurant.
Topics: Market Research, Market Data, Capital Planning, Retail Industry, Retail Site Selection, Restaurant Site Selection, Site Selection Analysis
The SiteSeer team just returned from ICSC 2022 in Las Vegas this week and what a great experience after two years of virtual conferences. We enjoyed seeing longtime colleagues and clients and getting to know so many new people too. Thanks to everyone who came by to learn more about our suite of site selection and market analysis tools!
Topics: ICSC, Retail Industry, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software
We’re excited to share some news about a new way to access the power of SiteSeer—a mobile application that is currently in development!
Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Retail Industry, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Mobile App
SiteSeer Sitdown with Two Commercial Real Estate Experts
SiteSeer knows market research, retail real estate, site selection and more, but we never purport to know more about an industry than those working in it day in, day out. That’s why when we wanted to dig deeper into the state of commercial real estate in the United States, we decided to turn to two experts in our network to get their insights.
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Real Estate Analytics Tool, Population Study, Retail Industry, Tenant Rep Brokers & Developers Industry, Commercial Real Estate Analysis Software, Economic Development
Navigating Decreased Demand if Your Business Thrived During COVID-19
Over the last year, the business headlines have been dominated by companies that have struggled—the restaurants, retailers, and other independent and chain businesses that have seen decreased demand or been forced to operate at reduced capacity for the majority of the past 13 months.
Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Retail Industry, Retail Site Selection, Restaurant Industry, Coronavirus, Grocery
For years, many have debated the death of shopping malls. The rise of ecommerce has been a big contributor to the struggles of brick-and-mortar retail, and many analysts and other experts have been talking about how these changes are impacting the American institution known as the shopping mall:
Topics: Retail Apocalypse, Recruiting Shopping Center Tenants, Retail Industry, Landlord Rep Brokers & Owners Industry, Tenant Rep Brokers & Developers Industry, Coronavirus