
«Our take is mall performance bifurcation will accelerate as retailers continue to invest in top malls in the top metro areas at the expense of lower performing malls in secondary and tertiary markets,» Cowen analysts wrote.Īnd while retailers like Sears and Toys R Us have been closing hundreds of stores, dollar stores, Aldi, Lidl, and others are growing. While many failing stores and malls are closing, sales are expected to accelerate at the country’s top-rated malls. These shopping centers are already battling declining customer traffic, falling occupancy rates, and low sales productivity.īut it’s not all doom and gloom in the retail industry. The closures will hit C- and D-rated malls the hardest. The number of malls in the US is expected to drop from roughly 1,150 today to fewer than 850 within the next several years, the report says, citing the commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield. The data «suggests that the sector remains in the early innings of reduction in unproductive physical retail.»Īs mass store closings continue, hundreds more malls could go dark. It does not get too far into micro managing. And I left out apartment buildings, R&D centers, and a few more. along with the retail stores or show rooms to sell them in.
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«Retail square footage per capita in the United States has been widely sourced and cited as being far above most developed countries - more than double Australia and over four times that of the United Kingdom,» Cowen analysts wrote in a 50-page report on the state of the retail industry. Capitalism II is an old game (it will run on Windows 98). The US has about 23.5 square feet of retail space per capita, compared to 16.8 square feet of retail space per capita in Canada, and 11.2 square feet of retail space per capita in Australia, according to the report. The American retail industry has been rocked by record-high store closures, dozens of high-profile bankruptcies, and the death of hundreds of shopping malls over the last several years.īut the amount of retail space in the US still far outweighs other countries, which suggests that we are only in the «early innings» of mass store closures, according to data compiled by the advisory firm Cowen and Company. Operations includes many aspects, such as store design, display placement, customer service, money and credit handling, shoplifting prevention, premises maintenance, staff management, inventory optimization, and dealing with the entire supply chain that leads to having products in the store. In 2011, recent college graduates Ryan Cohen and Michael Day launched their online pet supply retailer,. headquarters location: Dania Beach, Florida. At the same time, sales are accepted to accelerate at the country’s top-rated malls. 2021 worldwide retail sales: 8.89B - Number of U.S.As more stores close, hundreds of poorly performing shopping malls will go dark.This suggests the US is still in the «early innings» of mass store closings, according to a new 50-page report by Cowen and Company.The United States still has far more retail space per capita than any other country.The US could be in for a lot more store closures. AP
