From the time we were little, putting birthday money into our piggy banks, cash has always been an important part of our lives. Now, imagine a world where cash is no longer king. Like so many other things that we thought were...more
The Hynes Convention Center hosted the ICSC New England Deal Making Conference in Boston last week from July 19 through July 21. ICSC announced that attendance was at an all-time high of about 1,200 people. The conference...more
Despite how it may sometimes seem when in the throes of negotiating a lease between a shopping center landlord and a retail tenant, the overarching goals of the two parties are aligned. Both parties want the tenant to be...more
On April 12, 2016, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters to fifteen retailers requesting information regarding their use of “on-call shifts” in scheduling employees. The letters were similar to those...more
ICSC RECon 2016 tipped off with a keynote address by Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises and former NBA superstar. Attendance was up by about 2.7 percent from last year, with around 36,000...more
We recently wrote about expected changes to the rules governing the way leases are accounted for on balance sheets and suggested the changes would have major implications for retailer tenants and longer term implications for...more
This is the second year that the New York ICSC has been held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, and no one is pining for the old venue. Attendance was up, perhaps breaking 10,000, which would be an all time record. The...more
The COP21 meeting has been underway for the last week, with just a few more days left to go. The meeting, an annual session which started following the 1992 United Nations Framework on Climate Change, brings together...more
While retailers recognize that most purchases can be accomplished by conveniently using an electronic medium, they also know that “one click” shopping does not satisfy everyone. In order to capture this population and to...more
As ICSC’s New England Idea Exchange closes on yet another successful conference, the message is clear: the retail industry is reinventing itself once again. Attendance was on the increase again this year as real estate...more
The news is full these days of hackers stealing credit card and other customer information from United States retailers such as Home Depot, Target, and Neiman Marcus (and the federal government) among others. These...more
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Goulston & Storrs has a long and proud tradition of supporting diversity. It’s not just a theoretical goal; we believe diversity helps us recognize and appreciate alternate viewpoints which ultimately improves our firm and...more
We are back from the ICSC’s RECon Global Retail conference, and needed the full long weekend to recover! More than 34,000 real estate professionals attended the event (substantially exceeding last year’s attendance), and the...more
The annual ICSC RECon Global Retail conference is just around the corner. This year’s conference takes place from May 17-20th at Las Vegas Convention Center. With over 34,000 attendees, RECon provides networking, deal making...more
Take-out customers want quality food without complication and want it fast – with an emphasis on fast. In a service market increasingly focused on instant gratification, fast food providers are striving to reinvent delivery...more
After four major snowstorms have buried much of Massachusetts in more than six feet of snow, and with other areas of the country dealing with storms of their own, landlords nationwide are wondering how responsible they are...more
As retailers continue to embrace the omni channel retail experience, our blogging team explores consumer behavior behind the new trends. One topic we have followed lately is the convergence of retail and restaurants. For...more
In a post last month, we mentioned the continued debates over brick-and-mortar and e-commerce driving innovation in the retail industry. Ultimately, technology enhances a shopper’s experience but does not necessarily replace...more
Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and online retailers such as Amazon and Zappos (each offering free 2-day shipping to their Prime and VIP customers, respectively) are certainly driving traditional...more
Despite a terrible Nor’Easter that hit the first day of the conference, nearly 9,000 attendees – a record-breaking number and 26% increase over 2013 – joined the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for the 2014...more
The Halloween costume pop-up stores are gone, and they’re starting to be replaced by other seasonal attractions. Before long the snow will by flying, and shoppers will be ready to hit the stores before work, on their lunch...more
Last week, the International Council of Shopping Centers hosted its 44th annual U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference in Orlando, Florida from October 22nd – 25th. It saw an incredible turnout of approximately 1,430 attendees...more
Ten years ago, retail managers created schedules for hourly employees using a paper, pen, and a working knowledge of the store’s busy periods and their employees lives....more