by Ian Ritter | Nov 6, 2015 | Blog
We knew it would happen. A $9.4-billion acquisition by Walgreens Boots Alliance of Rite Aid is going to create a mega drugstore empire that will have nearly a combined 13,000 stores, if approved, making it larger than rival CVS, though, according to a Bloomberg...
by Ian Ritter | Oct 13, 2015 | Blog
The International Council of Shopping Centers’ Western Division Conference was recently in San Diego, and among the GRS Group professionals who attended was Kevin May, a business development director with the firm. He noted from the event that it’s not enough for...
by Michael Gerard | May 1, 2014 | Blog
We’ve been told for quite a while now that malls are dead, or at least about to vanish. This declaration became popular in the mass media a little over a decade ago when it figured out that people were buying goods online. And editors love to make big pronouncements...
by Ian Ritter | Feb 25, 2014 | Blog
We recently posted a blog on how the recent extreme weather much of the country has faced could impact commercial real estate as a whole. Well, it looks like the retail sector somewhat suffered, according to a recent Marcus & Millichap research report. The report...