Jim Bieri speaks with the DFP about turning Northland Mall's closure into an opportunity for the city of Southfield. [Detroit Free Press | March 1, 2015] [button text="Full Article" link="http://www.freep.com/story/money/business/michigan/2015/02/28/northland-redevelopment-possibilities/24139591/" style="inverse" size="normal" target="_self" display="inline" icon="no"]
A wave of innovative retailers will be arriving at U.S. shores from overseas, and landlords and leasing agents could play a key role in helping these foreign retailers become the H&Ms and the Zaras of tomorrow, said panelists this week at an SCTLive event in New York City, titled “Attracting Global Retailers.”
Any retail real estate broker who's not making a killing in the current retail environment in metro Detroit is doing something seriously wrong. Low vacancy rates in many parts of town, paired with a number of big and small tenants eager to find a spot in metro Detroit, are making for a steady stream of leases, [...]
The downtown coffee scene has changed considerably since Starbucks’ departure. Other coffee shops have moved in, including the Urban Bean Co. in Capitol Park, the Roasting Plant at Campus Martius, 1515 Broadway, and the Bean near Cobo Center. They have sprung up in Midtown and Corktown, too. And they’re determined not to give up their hard-won [...]