Recent analysis from CNBC has shown how the e-commerce boom evidenced in 2020 dipped slightly but steadied, suggesting a fundamental shift in how US consumers choose to shop. Quoting the Commerce Department, CNBC says online sales peaked at 15.7% of total retail sales in mid-2020 and that “while they’ve come slightly off that peak as [...]
Despite the ongoing uncertainty of the new virulent Omicron variant of Covid-19, there are a lot of positive signs that we can expect in 2022 for commercial real estate (CRE), according to a round-up of sources. The case for optimism First, however, an important caveat: Of course, all of these predictions are opinion. No matter [...]
The cliché of “Location, location, location” applies in commercial real estate (CRE) as much as residential, but what factors you bundle into that assessment are, naturally, vastly different and should be explicitly tied to corporate strategy. That’s the realm of corporate real estate management (CREM). Corporate decisionmakers A savvy corporate client on the hunt for [...]
With entire cities shutting down all over the world in response to the global crisis, that doesn’t mean that business can be put on pause. Industries are being forced to adapt to unprecedented circumstances such as quarantines, stay-at-home orders, and official government safety procedures. In the midst of it all, teleworking is our collective reality [...]
The contemporary workplace has gone through a major makeover. Compared to offices of the past, today's professional spaces would look more like high productivity social areas. Traditionally, offices were window-less boxes designed in a strikingly minimal and bland color scheme. On the contrary, today's workplaces are full of vibrant colors, social areas for collaboration, and [...]
