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We’re not shy about sharing; we simply love what we do. Leading-edge analytics, creative curiosity, and decades of experience, how could we keep that all to ourselves? Consider this your pulse on the now and your peek into what’s next—cross-disciplined perspectives as a catalyst for progress.

Retailers are Banking on Buy Now Pay Later https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/buynowpaylater_header-2.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png December 2, 2022 December 2, 2022

Retailers are Banking on Buy Now Pay Later

Today’s shoppers are used to recent innovations like BOPIS and curbside pickup for delivering products, and they want more payment options at the register too.…

What Happened to Retail Storytelling? https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/retail_storytelling_header-1440.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022

What Happened to Retail Storytelling?

“Stories are not indicators; they ARE the organization.” – David Boje, storytelling researcher Automation? Frictionless? Impersonal. It seems that new tech being used in the…

Big Brands See Return from Small-Box Formats https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cover.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png November 10, 2022 November 10, 2022

Big Brands See Return from Small-Box Formats

Big box brands are discovering strategic business and customer connection benefits from adding small-box formats to their portfolio.

How Landlords Can Help Form the Retail Future https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/OppsHeader.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png October 6, 2022 October 6, 2022

How Landlords Can Help Form the Retail Future

The way we all live, work, and shop is changing. The owners of the spaces in which we do all of that living, working, and…

Brands Inspiring Our Team Right Now https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/header-Brands_Inspire_Us_1440.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png September 20, 2022 September 20, 2022

Brands Inspiring Our Team Right Now

We love working with brands, and we’re constantly inspired by the brand landscape around us. We gathered some team members to share their insight into…

Pop-Ups as a Retail Experience Lab https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/popups-headerimage.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png September 14, 2022 October 14, 2022

Pop-Ups as a Retail Experience Lab

Pop-up shops have become a cure-all in retail business strategy over the past few decades. If done right, pop-ups benefit everyone involved, making them a…

The Shifting Landscape of Retail Real Estate https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Retail_Real_Estate_featured-2.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png September 8, 2022 September 8, 2022

The Shifting Landscape of Retail Real Estate

It’s an exciting time to be part of the retail industry. For years, there have been hand-wringing warnings that brick-and-mortar was dying. There are still…

CBD Chic & Approachable Cannabis Retail https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/CBD-Chic-Headerimage.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png August 31, 2022 September 14, 2022

CBD Chic & Approachable Cannabis Retail

Cannabidiol (CBD) is making its way into just about everything lately—lattes, cocktails, lotions, mists, supplements, oils, extracts, and so much more. The public is embracing…

Retail Strategy: Scaling with Purpose https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/homedepotcover.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png August 18, 2022 September 12, 2022

Retail Strategy: Scaling with Purpose

Scaling: do it right and you win market share and brand equity; do it wrong and waste an enormous amount of resources and damage the…

Connected Wellness: Healthcare as a Retail Opportunity https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png July 18, 2022 August 18, 2022

Connected Wellness: Healthcare as a Retail Opportunity

The pandemic impacted the healthcare industry much the way it did education and retail; it helped accelerate technology out of necessity. Not only did the…

Layered Construction: The Challenges in Retail Design https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/LayeredConstruction_Design_1440.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png July 6, 2022 July 6, 2022

Layered Construction: The Challenges in Retail Design

Opening a new store is essential, whether a brand is opening their first or their hundredth. A new store builds excitement, embodies the relationship between…

An Era of Layered Construction https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/home.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png June 28, 2022 July 6, 2022

An Era of Layered Construction

It’s tough to be a retailer trying to open new stores right now. Everyone is experiencing high costs, lack of materials, logistical issues, and labor…

Social Segmentation: Connecting & Marketing in Modern Retail https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ASG-SocialSegmentation-HeaderImage.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png June 8, 2022 June 16, 2022

Social Segmentation: Connecting & Marketing in Modern Retail

The data every retailer relied on to connect with consumers before the pandemic must be reevaluated. Today’s consumer – the post-pandemic consumer who was isolated…

The Rise of Lease Management Outsourcing https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ASG_LeaseManagement-Header.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png May 16, 2022 May 17, 2022

The Rise of Lease Management Outsourcing

A Decline in Institutional Knowledge is Leading to an Increase in Lease Management Outsourcing Before the pandemic, there were 10,000 boomers retiring every day, taking…

What the Great Wealth Transfer Means for Retail https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/TheGreatWealthTransfer-HeaderImage-1440x428-1.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png January 31, 2022 January 31, 2022

What the Great Wealth Transfer Means for Retail

The great wealth transfer is underway. It’s a monumental shift of financial power from the Boomer generation, who, by 2030, will all be over the…

Redefining Flagship Retail https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Flagship-HeaderImage-1440x428-1.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png January 26, 2022 January 26, 2022

Redefining Flagship Retail

Flagship retail stores have historically been the beacon of a brand—an iconic entity with grandiose energy. But as we continue to rethink retail in today’s ever-changing…

ASG Welcomes Paul Hiers as New CFO https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/NewTeam_Announcement_Header.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png December 1, 2021 December 2, 2021

ASG Welcomes Paul Hiers as New CFO

ASG Welcomes Paul Hiers as New CFO Asset Strategies Group (ASG) is pleased to announce Paul Hiers has rejoined ASG as its Chief Financial Officer.…

ASG Rebrands as a Commitment to Business Transformation https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/customerexperience.png 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png November 12, 2021 December 16, 2021

ASG Rebrands as a Commitment to Business Transformation

Retail can serve a higher need, a greater purpose. At Asset Strategies Group (ASG) we believe connection is that purpose. It’s why we’re here. We…

Livestream Retail for the Win https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/shop.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png October 27, 2021 November 8, 2021

Livestream Retail for the Win

Bloomingdale’s hosted livestream retail events throughout the pandemic, inviting customers to join them on Zoom calls and learn about the latest footwear and fashion trends.…

Creating Memorable Customer Experiences https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/8.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png October 26, 2021 November 8, 2021

Creating Memorable Customer Experiences

Everything about retail has changed, but that’s not a bad thing. The needs and wants of customers have changed dramatically since the onset of the…

Minding the Retail Gap https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/gro.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png August 30, 2021 November 8, 2021

Minding the Retail Gap

We have been talking about redefining retail for a long time, but some retailers are falling behind. In fact, the retail gap between outperformers and…

Sustainability – The Future of Retail https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/shop-sustainable.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png August 10, 2021 November 8, 2021

Sustainability – The Future of Retail

The June 2021 PwC Global Consumer Insights Pulse Survey of more than 8,600 consumers in 22 territories revealed that 59% are more price-oriented and 50%…

Retail Location Strategy & Consumer Connection https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/consumer-connection.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png August 2, 2021 January 21, 2022

Retail Location Strategy & Consumer Connection

I have talked about the importance of retailers connecting with their customers – meeting them where they are, understanding how they’ve changed, and refining what…

The Golden Opportunity for Retail https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/direct-to-consumer.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png June 2, 2021 November 3, 2021

The Golden Opportunity for Retail

Over the last 10-12 years, DTC brands became a force to be reckoned with, as more customers turned to the convenience and cost-effectiveness of try-before-you-buy…

The Convenience Store Playbook https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/c-store.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png May 24, 2021 November 15, 2021

The Convenience Store Playbook

Convenience stores (C-stores) have always held space in retail, but today’s convenience store is almost nothing like its predecessors. A place that was once known…

No, It’s STILL Not a Retail Apocalypse https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/retail-apocalypse.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png April 26, 2021 November 8, 2021

No, It’s STILL Not a Retail Apocalypse

I become frustrated with the persistent notion that the sky is falling and that retail has reached its endgame. Yes, the pandemic exacerbated a situation…

Retail, One Year Later https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/desk-working.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png March 23, 2021 November 8, 2021

Retail, One Year Later

March 13; a Friday the 13th, ironically enough: That’s the day most people point to in 2020 as the moment when everything changed. Up until…

Redefining Retail https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/retial-clothing.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png March 3, 2021 November 8, 2021

Redefining Retail

I’ve been spending a lot of time these days thinking about the future of retail. And what I think about most is how much opportunity…

The Landlord-Tenant Partnership to Save Retail https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/landlordtenant.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png February 25, 2021 November 8, 2021

The Landlord-Tenant Partnership to Save Retail

The loss of specialty retailers, such as Jos. A. Bank, J.Crew, Lord & Taylor, and Pier 1, didn’t just impact the companies themselves. The ripple…

A Consumer-Centric Retail Strategy https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/1.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png February 21, 2021 November 8, 2021

A Consumer-Centric Retail Strategy

We’ve talked before about how the pandemic isn’t to blame for everything going on in retail. A consumer-centric retail strategy has been needed for a long while.…

Reinventing Retail Post-Pandemic https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/customerexperience-1.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png December 15, 2020 November 8, 2021

Reinventing Retail Post-Pandemic

The uncertainty of 2020 has resulted in two basic approaches to navigating the ambiguity of retail during the course of the pandemic: the “deer-in-the-headlight” approach…

Post Pandemic Retail Strategies https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/dept-store.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png November 2, 2020 November 8, 2021

Post Pandemic Retail Strategies

We’ve been talking recently about department stores – specifically, the incline and change in retail that occurred as a result of department stores, as well…

ASG Acquires Design Agency Chute Gerdeman https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Asg.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png October 12, 2020 November 9, 2021

ASG Acquires Design Agency Chute Gerdeman

Columbus based Asset Strategies Group Acquires Design Agency Chute Gerdeman to expand its retail real estate solutions business. Asset Strategies Group (ASG) has cleared a path…

The Future of Retail Is Not Pureplay https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ecommerce.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png September 28, 2020 November 8, 2021

The Future of Retail Is Not Pureplay

Most of the people predicting pureplay and ecomm as the future of retail could not have foreseen what would really happen to the infrastructure when…

Huge Opportunity for Wholesale Brands and DTC https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/wholesale.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png August 31, 2020 November 8, 2021

Huge Opportunity for Wholesale Brands and DTC

There are a billion or more retail dollars up for grabs for the retailers that figure out how to navigate the future of retail. But…

Reinventing Retail: The Post Pandemic Strategy https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/masked-elbow-bumb.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png June 22, 2020 November 8, 2021

Reinventing Retail: The Post Pandemic Strategy

Has there ever been a more challenging time for retail? Without the business disruption insurance that we lobbied for, we’re seeing more and more retailers…

Consumer Packaged Goods Need a New Plan https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CPC.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png January 27, 2020 November 8, 2021

Consumer Packaged Goods Need a New Plan

When it comes to surviving the evolution of retail, it’s not just retail brands who are having to reinvent themselves and find new, customer-centric avenues…

Outsourcing Retail Strategy and Lease Administration https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/leasen-administration.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png January 23, 2020 November 8, 2021

Outsourcing Retail Strategy and Lease Administration

There are 10,000 Boomers retiring every day, and they are taking an enormous amount of institutional knowledge with them. This has been most noticeable in…

Doug Tilson to Head Tenant Representation https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/T.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png January 8, 2020 November 8, 2021

Doug Tilson to Head Tenant Representation

Asset Strategies Group (ASG) is pleased to announce the addition of Doug Tilson, who will lead Tenant Representation. Mr. Tilson brings enormous experience in regional…

How Individual Cities Can Influence Real Estate Investment https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cityscape.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png December 28, 2019 November 8, 2021

How Individual Cities Can Influence Real Estate Investment

Numbers drive virtually everything, especially in real estate. And no investor wants to establish real estate property if the prospects of success are poor. Before…

6 Tips to Generate Customer Loyalty https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cover.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png October 5, 2019 November 8, 2021

6 Tips to Generate Customer Loyalty

In today’s retail landscape, the loyalty of your customers is one of your greatest assets, particularly as you leverage an efficient omnichannel strategy. Research has shown that…

Reinventing the Modern Mall https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png April 29, 2019 November 8, 2021

Reinventing the Modern Mall

Drive through any city in the U.S., and you’ll see a mall with too much empty space. Retailers that have traditionally been the anchor store…

Mixed-Use Projects Benefiting Real Estate https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/9.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png April 29, 2019 November 8, 2021

Mixed-Use Projects Benefiting Real Estate

Consumers want a better shopping experience, but that doesn’t mean they expect a ground-breaking demonstration or innovation every time they step foot in your store.…

6 Trends That Will Shape Retail in 2019 https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Retail-Trends.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png January 4, 2019 November 8, 2021

6 Trends That Will Shape Retail in 2019

Predictions in retail the last few years have been grim. Experts have sworn retail Armageddon was upon us, and many touted the downfall of brick-and-mortar…

The Must-Have Checklist for A Successful Pop-Up https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/5.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png November 8, 2018 November 8, 2021

The Must-Have Checklist for A Successful Pop-Up

Customer experience is the new currency, and retailers are pressured to capture the interests of consumers. Brick-and-mortar merchants are finding new ways to promote their…

10 Tips to Negotiate a Retail Lease in your Favor https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/lease.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png October 18, 2018 November 8, 2021

10 Tips to Negotiate a Retail Lease in your Favor

Where you establish your next brick-and-mortar store will significantly impact your retail profit margins. There is no doubt that a poor location leads to slow…

Retail Change is the New Normal https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/clothes.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png August 30, 2018 November 8, 2021

Retail Change is the New Normal

If you’re waiting patiently for the retail industry to settle and establish a predictable pattern of success, you’re wasting your time. The Global Retail Real…

Transforming Retail Fulfillment https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/omnichannel.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png July 11, 2018 November 8, 2021

Transforming Retail Fulfillment

The menace of ecommerce giants, such as Amazon, has been looming over brick-and-mortar stores for several years now. However, the threat is not as real…

Turn Your Business Around by Leveraging Big Data https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/6.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png June 17, 2018 November 8, 2021

Turn Your Business Around by Leveraging Big Data

Across virtually every industry, big data is being favored as the must-have to drive strategic company-wide initiatives. The retail industry, particularly in terms of real…

4 Ways Retail Leases Must Change https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Blog-Header-Proper-Size.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png June 11, 2018 November 8, 2021

4 Ways Retail Leases Must Change

Across virtually every industry, big data is being favored as the must-have to drive strategic company-wide initiatives. The retail industry, particularly in terms of real…

How Digital Engagement Drives In-Store Sales https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7-1.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png April 9, 2018 November 8, 2021

How Digital Engagement Drives In-Store Sales

For the third consecutive year, Deloitte has surveyed consumers to determine their level of digital engagement, and this year’s study has shown that shoppers are now…

Repositioning Retail Real Estate Strategy https://consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Blog-Header-Proper-Size.jpg 1440 428 ASG ASG //consultasg.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/asg_195_WIP-web.png March 27, 2018 November 8, 2021

Repositioning Retail Real Estate Strategy

If you look back on the history of retail real estate, the department has typically been managed by an EVP-level executive that reported directly to…