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How Auto Sales Are Driving New Retail Trends

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The ways people search for and purchase a vehicle continue to change,” said Tom Lazenby, auto lending manager for Regions Bank. The service, which made its first appearance in five Dallas-Fort Worth area dealerships, gives customers access to a variety of vehicle types, from sedans and coupes to convertibles and crossovers.

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Battle For Pet Retail Dominance Gains Fresh Fuel

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Walmart is the latest example of the power of pets in retail — a power that is having significant influence among various merchants competing for the loyalty and dollars of pet owners. As well, if done well, pet retail can serve to increase foot traffic into bricks-and-mortar stores at a time when it is dearly needed.

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Telltale Signs: Warehouse Leasing Vs Retail Leasing

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It’s a good time in America to have a retail space ready to rent out — eCommerce merchants are on the hunt and signing large contracts. The supply chain arms race is as competitive as it’s ever been,” said Adam Mullen, CBRE’s senior managing director of industrial and logisitics, Americas leader. “The

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Pier 1 Plans Sale As It Goes Bankrupt

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The Fort Worth, Texas-based retailer franchise said it filed for chapter 11 protection Monday in U.S. Its largest shareholders are Charles Schwab Investment Management and Dimensional Fund Advisors LLP. . Bankruptcy Court in Richmond, Virginia. The bankruptcy financing from lenders including Bank of America N.A.,

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A Second Act For Strip Malls

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The times they are a’changing, and if consumers insist on using the internet to shop, shopping center landlords will have to repurpose their retail properties. The retail reset that is igniting store closures means landlords can’t leave properties unattended. On top of that, building these areas is not cheap.

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CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth

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Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. Through HealthHUBs, consumers are at the center of an unmatched retail health experience. CVS Health, however, is not the only retailer to bolster its health offerings.

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Warehousing Vacancies At An All-Time Low

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The early phases of supply chain management modernization have pushed tenancy in U.S. is led by wholesalers and retailers looking to expand their eCommece capacity. Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Greater Los Angeles, New Jersey and Eastern PA have all seen particularly large upswings in demand matched with shrinking availability.