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May
21
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The Bookstore Comeback

For the past 10 years, the bookstore sector has been stagnant with minimal growth. Overshadowed by e-commerce giants and digital reading options like Apple Books, Amazon Kindle and Kindle Unlimited, bookstores had an identity crisis – with
  • Jason Baker
  • Bookstores
  • Retailist Magazine
May
16
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Why the Rio Grande Valley’s a Fast-Growing Retail Hub

By Jason Baker The unique demographics is just one of the reasons this region’s a hotspot for shoppers and retailers, write Jason Baker of Baker Katz. Located at the southernmost tip of Texas, the Rio Grande
  • Jason Baker
  • Commercial Property Executive
  • The Rio Grande Valley
May
09
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Retail Realities and Rising Resilience

As retail real estate leaders head to ICSC Las Vegas in a few weeks, they’re arriving with both eyes wide open – tracking evolving consumer patterns, macroeconomic pressures, and surprising sources of optimism. From shifting site