14 retail trends

fourteen slides on retail

In the US, half the buildings that will exist in 2030, do not exist today

(and 100% of this new building could be accomodated on existing underutilized sites)

bricks & mortar are deadlong live bricks & mortar

omnichannelcrosschannel

multichannel

the mushy middle

is a hard place to be

the future is mixed

demographicsit’s complicated

the rise and rise of the rest

will change everything

420 million sqft of shopping centers are

under construction in the world’s major cities

half this construction is in China alone

by 2030 there will be 221 cities in China with a population over 1 million. # of US cities with a

population over 1 million: 9

it’s still about the experience economy

craft

authentically madelocally sourced

reconnects us to place

tactical retailing

pop-ups, food trucks, farmers markets, micro-clusters

mass customization

hand over control to the customer

sustainability

not yet in the consumer conciousbut

retailers don’t want to be on the wrong side ofthe tipping point

gravity still applies

retail is an asset with investors looking for consistent returns

but it’s not about business as usual

big ideas are back