Physical retail is not dead, according to a recent webinar focused on retail trends hosted by Placer.ai. Following the reopening of physical stores and restaurants after the COVID-19 pandemic, customers came back; these days, when cycles of uncertainty occur, such as for economic reasons, customers are getting past it fairly quickly.
An annual study published by the NAIOP Research Foundation measures the contribution to GDP, salaries and wages generated and jobs supported from the development and operations of commercial real estate in the U.S. One of the authors of “Economic Impacts of Commercial Real Estate, 2025 U.S. Edition,” Brian Lewandowski, executive director, business research division at the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder, led a NAIOP webinar to share key metrics from the report and a look at where the economy is headed next.
If we were to rebuild our supply chain network, how would we rebuild it, knowing what we know now about returns? How would we rebuild a network if we could start over today knowing that backwards flows were going to be as important as forward flows? Chad Autry, Ph.D., Myers Professor of Supply Chain Management at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, shared some key design principles for a reverse logistics network.
“The first thing I have to talk about today is what we think is happening in our economy,” began Chris Thornberg, Ph.D., founder of Beacon Economics and keynote speaker at I.CON West this week in Los Angeles. “The other thing I’m going to talk about is what’s actually happening in the economy today. That is to say, our objective statistical reality. The world I see in the data on a day-to-day basis.”
There are over 2 billion square feet of industrial real estate in the greater Southern California area, with several aspects that are unique to this dense, almost exclusively infill market. At I.CON West this week, a tour allowed attendees to explore several notable industrial projects in the market, including a newly delivered data center, state-of-the-art trailer yard and the largest port-based EV charging depot in the country.
At I.CON West this week in Los Angeles, panelists discussed critical questions and the external forces that could shape the industrial capital markets in the next 12-24 months. Mike Kendall, vice chair, investment services, Colliers, moderated a panel that included Jeremy Giles, managing partner, Constellation Real Estate Partners; Darren Kenney, head of capital deployment, West region, Prologis; and Brent Steele, chief investment officer, Logistics Property Company.
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, shared an overview of the macroeconomic environment and potential policies of the new administration on a recent webinar hosted by Marcus & Millichap. A panel discussion followed that included NAIOP President and CEO Marc Selvitelli.
Nikki Greenberg is a world-leading futurist focused on the trends and technologies shaping cities of the future. A true digital nomad with an international career that has spanned the U.S., Asia and Australia, she has held cross-functional leadership positions with a focus on innovation and design. At CRE.Converge this week in Las Vegas, her keynote explored the possibilities of emerging technologies and introduced innovative ways of thinking.
An expert panel at CRE.Converge this week led by Trent Agnew, SIOR, senior managing director, JLL Capital Markets, examined what’s happening in the capital markets across property types and regions, shared their predictions for 2025 transaction activity, changes in the lender pool, the latest approaches to asset allocation and more.
A panel of development, financing and sustainability experts delved into the realm of alternative financing at CRE.Converge in Las Vegas this week, helping attendees gain a comprehensive understanding of the approach and how it can contribute to a robust capital stack.
