Sunday, August 14, 2016

Retail leasing agents, shopping center owners, and smaller retail property owners would do well to review the...

Retail leasing agents, shopping center owners, and smaller retail property owners would do well to review the algorithm of www.jet.com, which was recently acquired by Wal-Mart and plan accordingly. I would expect to see a shift towards office and service uses especially in secondary and tertiary retail locations. My take on all of this? People are too busy to shop, and traipsing through a Costco or Wal-Mart has long ago lost its charm in major urban market areas. #CRE
http://www.forbes.com/sites/panosmourdoukoutas/2016/08/13/by-the-time-wal-mart-catches-up-with-amazon-there-will-be-no-neighborhood-stores/#79a238fe315f

Thursday, August 11, 2016

San Diego has a high population of millennials according to a recent chamber study: 29 percent of the San Diego...

San Diego has a high population of millennials according to a recent chamber study: 29 percent of the San Diego area’s population is aged 18 to 31. Per the photo below, it appears they have moved here for the wonderful weather, emerging job opportunities, and to show everyone else how to properly text and use their cell phones. #SanDiego
http://fox5sandiego.com/2016/08/11/san-diego-has-largest-population-of-millennials-chamber-say

Macy's plans to close 100 locations in the U.S.

Macy's plans to close 100 locations in the U.S. Most of these large retail properties will have to be partitioned and re-configured as multi-tenant properties or completely converted in use.
#CRE
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160811005502/en/

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

If you upgraded some computers to Windows 10 last week and do not like the new interface, there is an App for this.

If you upgraded some computers to Windows 10 last week and do not like the new interface, there is an App for this. It is called Classic Shell and it restores the look and feel of previous versions of Windows, while keeping the actual Windows 10 platform. #Windows10 #ClassicShell
http://www.classicshell.net/