Retail and Regional Malls are Really Hurting Worse Than Ever

The other day I had a chance to go out to the malls and a couple of stores in smaller shopping centers.  It’s a blood bath out there!  It’s funny how you hear statistics that this Holiday season wasn’t so bad with only a slight downward drop from last year.  The press just doesn’t know what . . . → Read More: Retail and Regional Malls are Really Hurting Worse Than Ever

Traffic and Market Delineation – Part 2 of 2

So what effect does traffic have on market delineation, market values, retail visitation, mall tenancy and long-term profitability?  That was my mission and my goal.  Let’s get to the chase.

One of the most significant dynamics affecting the subject is traffic.  Traffic volumes along Routes 17 and 501 are so high that traffic congestion is very common.  . . . → Read More: Traffic and Market Delineation – Part 2 of 2

Traffic and Market Delineation – Part 1 of 2

Lately I’ve been on a market analysis kick.  That got me thinking back to a regional mall I appraised in South Carolina and the market analysis I did.  The market was quite different in that there was a new major regional mall that had just opened up and it was sucking some of the life out . . . → Read More: Traffic and Market Delineation – Part 1 of 2