Retail Operations

Q4 Ecommerce Spending Up 3%

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Here it is straight from the horse’s…comScore’s… mouth

RESTON, VA, February 9, 2010 – comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released its Q4 2009 U.S. retail e-commerce sales estimates, which showed that online retail spending reached $39 billion, up 3 percent versus year ago. Total retail e-commerce spending reached $129.8 [Read More]

Retail Construction

Retail Construction Lags Retail Employment

Retail construction continues to stagnate and slow even as overall natioinal employment, and retail jobs in particular, begin to improve.  Crains Chicago Business reports a 25 year low in retail construction activity.  The report focuses on retail mall development, highlighting the recent transfer to receivership of the Block 37 mall project, however it is unclear if  smaller non-mall [Read More]

Retail Construction

Retail Space and Retailing in Seattle

The always engaging and informative KUOW Weekday program, hosted by Steve Scher explores the current state of Seattle’s commercial real estate environment with a focus on storefront retail.

Our neighborhoods are full of empty storefronts and office buildings. Stalled development projects have left holes in the ground. How is commercial real estate fairing? Will developers be [Read More]