Covid Impacted Restaurant Industry Forever; Innovation Bridges to a “Great Reset” The “Great Reset” is underway now that the U.S. is shifting away from a period of economic uncertainty that was caused by the health pandemic in 2020. The restaurant industry was as hard hit as any over the past year, yet those who survived have found ways to thrive …
X Team January Article Retail Market Overview/Outlook: Year-End 2020 & Outlook for 2021
Covid Acts as Accelerant in Retail Sector Transformation The health pandemic that swept across the globe in 2020 produced a host of challenges, yet not all outcomes were negative. There were a number of bright spots and opportunities for growth across the retail sector that emerged amidst the culling of some of the weakest players. The pandemic actually acted as …
The Crisis-Proof Shopping Center
While an anxious national media reports on the retail apocalypse, spiking vacancy rates and big-name bankruptcies, perhaps it’s time for cooler heads to shift their focus squarely to the winners in the present disruption. Doom and gloom sells newspapers, but the list of prospering brands is long, and growing, as consumers adapt their shopping habits both to e-commerce revolution, and …