The 2026 Retail Forecast: Not Too Different from 2025,

J. Wickham Zimmerman The pandemic’s aftermath saw yet another prediction of retail’s demise. But fast-forwarding half a decade, and retail has been a robust commercial real estate asset class. Despite the current K-shaped economy, shopping cutbacks from lower-income...

Retail Labor Shortages Lead to Automation Increases,

The retail industry has been beset by many challenges in recent years. In addition to recovery from the pandemic shutdown and consumer spending uncertainty, restaurants and other retailers have to meet consumers’ “need it now” expectations while dealing with labor...