Retail

If J.C. Penney doesn’t manage to deliver real progress during the 2018 holiday shopping season it will fail a crucial test.

Potential sale would come at a time when physical retail is struggling and retail REITs have taken a hit.

In a bankruptcy court filing, the retailer’s lenders said they are seeking to reorganize assets into a new company that can invest in new retail operating businesses.

The still expanding fitness center segment has been among the few bright spots for retail landlords.

With core assets delivering thin returns, institutional investors are looking at value-add and redevelopment opportunities.

Although more consumers are shopping online and many retailers are spending big bucks to beef up their e-commerce strategies, off-price retailers are aggressively expanding and proving to be resilient.

While many CRE pros agree that outlet centers are today’s best-performing retail asset, some say the sector may be losing some of its appeal.

The cause of brick-and-mortar oversupply is more complicated—and less problematic—than you might think.

Brookfield has already sold around $4 billion in stakes in some GGP malls to joint venture partners to help pay off some of the debt from the acquisition.