Analysis of the 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak and its effects on the consumer economy, global supply chain, and U.S. commercial real estate markets.
Technology is playing a major role in the fundamental transformation in how companies and consumers interact with retail businesses and the U.S. real estate infrastructure that supports them, leading to unprecedented delivery speeds and a proliferation of fulfillment models.
The impact of e-commerce on Americans’ shopping habits and consumer expectations has significantly disrupted the logistics industry and is rippling through retailers’ supply chains.
The shopping habits of the American consumer demographics have shifted dramatically since the advent of e-commerce, thereby impacting how individuals interact with brick-and-mortar retail stores.
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Acquisitions
“Investors prefer assets anchored by grocers because they see them as less vulnerable to competition from e-commerce and a big traffic driver that benefits other tenants in their centers.”
News
The online grocery race continued to heat up last month as grocery retailer Meijer entered the micro-fulfillment arena.
Commentary
Following the acquisition of Whole Foods in 2017, Amazon is once again expanding its reach into the $800 billion U.S. supermarket industry, with an aim to enhance the customer experience.
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