Rochester, N.Y. – A recent ShopperInsight study, conducted by locally based Harris Interactive, revealed that lack of checkout staff is the most important factor affecting customer satisfaction with grocery shopping...
While tech tumbles on the stock market, its impact on the appearance of store interiors is growing. According to many design professionals, high-tech features such as interactive kiosks, video monitors and plasma screens are increasingly changing...
Did you know operating costs for a food court generally run at least 200% higher per-sq.-ft. than the rest of the mall? Approximately 50% of the waste in a mall is generated by the food court. Historically, cost reduction programs in the food...
Today's retail centers are evolving. The boxy mall environments of yesterday are turning into total interactive experiences. Centers now house interactive technology kiosks; screens flashing music videos and ads; and high-speed Internet access...
A decade has passed since the last great real estate recession. But today, as the national economy drifts deeper and deeper into a severe slowdown, the real estate sector remains surprisingly buoyant. While not exactly at full strength, real...
The commercial real estate industry is edging toward integrating web-based technologies. Companies that have only had a general awareness of online real estate resources are now migrating towards selecting what e-commerce tools to adopt. Given the...
You'll find intimations of the New Millennium in the winning entries of the National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers' 30th annual Retail Design Awards...
Face it: When most people think of the commercial real estate industry, they do not think of philanthropy projects. Such stereotypes as the greedy developer and the penny-pinching property manager are firmly entrenched in the minds of many...