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Sustainability – The Future of Retail 1440 428 ASG

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%…

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The Golden Opportunity for Retail 1440 428 ASG

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…

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The Convenience Store Playbook 1440 428 ASG

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…

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No, It’s STILL Not a Retail Apocalypse 1440 428 ASG

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…

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Retail, One Year Later 1440 428 ASG

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…

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Redefining Retail 1440 428 ASG

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…

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The Landlord-Tenant Partnership to Save Retail 1440 428 ASG

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…

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A Consumer-Centric Retail Strategy 1440 428 ASG

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.…

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Reinventing Retail Post-Pandemic 1440 428 ASG

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…

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Post Pandemic Retail Strategies 1440 428 ASG

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…

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ASG Acquires Design Agency Chute Gerdeman 1440 428 ASG

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…

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The Future of Retail Is Not Pureplay 1440 428 ASG

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…

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Huge Opportunity for Wholesale Brands and DTC 1440 428 ASG

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…

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Reinventing Retail: The Post Pandemic Strategy 1440 428 ASG

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…

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Consumer Packaged Goods Need a New Plan 1440 428 ASG

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…

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Outsourcing Retail Strategy and Lease Administration 1440 428 ASG

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…

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