What the real estate industry needs to know about experiential retail
McKensey
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
McKinsey senior partner Colleen Baum explains how real estate owners benefit from helping experiential retailers flourish.
The future of real estate in a hybrid world
McKensey
OCTOBER 20, 2023
Hybrid work has left oceans of cubicles vacant—and had ripple effects on retail and residential neighborhoods as well. What’s the fate of real estate in a hybrid future?
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What The Workplace Can Learn From Taylor Swift And U2
All Work
JULY 1, 2024
Hotels and corporate real estate are incorporating more interactive and digital art installations, making lobbies feel more like art galleries. They are proof of a fundamental truth extant in all of nature — the principles of evolution writ large in travel, retail, sports, entertainment, and our built environments.
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From Vacant to Vibrant: Activating Office Space at The Ground Plane
All Work
MARCH 23, 2023
Good and impactful urban design can draw people off the street, pique the interest of passersby and create a new human energy that adds value to the real estate and the community. Retail environments have suffered from overbuilding/oversupply and competition from ecommerce.
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How to deliver on the promise of mixed-use real estate developments
McKensey
DECEMBER 12, 2024
McKinsey partner James Patchett discusses the success factors that mixed-use developers are wise to keep top of mind.
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UK commercial property market shows signs of recovery, but not for offices
Workplace Insight
AUGUST 22, 2024
Demand has surged for certain real estate sectors, such as warehouses, residential properties, and hotels, which have seen modest price improvements over the past year, according to Green Street’s European index. However, this budding recovery is not uniform across all property types.
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Office Building Repositioning: Designing For The Post-Pandemic Workplace
All Work
JANUARY 24, 2022
Fast forward a year-and-a-half, and although the typical “work week” may have extended, the health and wellness trends that were underway in commercial real estate prior to the pandemic have now been amplified. Are there opportunities to provide indoor/outdoor work and retail environments? Location & Access.
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Hospitality Design Cues Make The Return To The Workplace Easier
All Work
AUGUST 19, 2021
The orchestrated first impression draws inspiration from retail designs where guests are immediately wowed and engaged at the company’s business. These pre-pandemic approaches manifest brand and culture in the workplace, and generate real estate efficiency. . TikTok US Headquarter in Los Angeles. New workplace design strategies.
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Redefining “Amenity” in the Workplace
All Work
JUNE 2, 2023
In the world of commercial real estate, the word “amenity” has become ubiquitous, a catch-all term used to define anything that isn’t strictly a desk or a functional space. Looking outwards allows designers and planners to better identify key priorities, allowing resources to be more efficiently spent.
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Landlords and occupiers don’t see eye to eye on the decarbonisation of European real estate
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 22, 2024
Progress on the decarbonisation of real estate portfolios is being held back by a lack of understanding and collaboration between property owners and occupiers, according to a new report from the Urban Land Institute C Change programme.
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Investment in real estate upgrades stalls in face of economic and business challenges
Workplace Insight
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Research by ULI and PwC claims that nearly half of Europe’s real estate leaders are concerned about buildings becoming obsolete in the next five years in the face of long-term upheavals in demographics, climate change, technology and lifestyles. The industry is uncertain about when obsolescence will start to show in values.
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Projects from Portugal, Belgium and France winners of the 2023 ULI Europe Awards for Excellence
Workplace Insight
OCTOBER 16, 2023
In terms of social value, the project has retained most of the original retailers, many of whom had traded for generations, with rents kept affordable. The jury observed that it has been transformed to answer essential community needs, yet remains true to itself, its people, its architectural charm, and authenticity (Retail).
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Demand for office space ‘bounces back’
Workplace Insight
APRIL 28, 2022
A considerable change in sentiment was also seen in the retail sector, as occupier demand moved into relatively neutral territory (-1% net balance), the first time this reading has been neutral or positive since the beginning of 2017.
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QuadReal Offices – Toronto
Office Snapshots
OCTOBER 21, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of commercial real estate, landlords are strategically reimagining their properties to better cater to the changing needs and expectations of tenants, including environments that offer both functionality and enhanced wellness.
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Researchers submitted 83,000 fake job apps to see if the biggest U.S. companies discriminate. Here’s what they found
Work Life
APRIL 11, 2024
Much of the discrimination was, however, concentrated in certain industries—namely auto and retail—and among a select group of companies. On the whole, manufacturing companies were more likely to show a bias for male applicants.) When employers did exhibit gender bias, it was more extreme compared to the rates of race-based discrimination.
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The Link Between Workplace Design And Productivity with Janet Pogue McLaurin
All Work
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
They’re trying to get there, but no one has the bucks to, you know, change everything across every or every bit of their real estate portfolio. Doesn’t matter whether they’re tech or retail or whatever, but about 85% of all business are smaller companies. Your podcast is called workplace of the future.
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Ecolab & Lobster Ink Offices – Cape Town
Office Snapshots
AUGUST 1, 2024
They were looking to possibly relocate and refresh their workspace and worked with the JLL Market Advisory team to do a stay-versus-go analysis of their real estate needs.
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ESG ambitions should top organisational agendas
Workplace Insight
MAY 12, 2022
Reporting has always fallen to the ‘Real Estate’ (RE) team, but not all companies have such a dedicated resource. Companies with large real estate footprints need to find better ways of managing each building type (warehouses, offices, labs, retail outlets, parking garage, et cetera). Data is crucial.
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SWOT Analysis Marketing: A Guide to Unleashing Your Business Potential
Success
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
Exclusive distribution channels: Your company has exclusive agreements with retailers or other venues such as licensing agreements with an online channel or cable television outlet.
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Is Grassroots Marketing Still Relevant? Exploring Community Marketing in the Digital Age
Success
JANUARY 18, 2024
A few sectors are real estate, financial advising, insurance, home repairs, brick-and-mortar retail and health care, where networking and referrals from friends and family make up the client base. McKellar points out that there are certain buying demographics that may not be digitally active.
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Firms should focus on people in the drive for long term growth
Workplace Insight
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The retail, media and IT and financial industries will perform best in the workplace of the future, whilst the construction and real estate industries will struggle. Magnetic workplaces can leverage flexible work options to provide employees with more autonomy, but also to access more diverse talent.
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Lack of space continues to hold back a ‘return to office’
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 3, 2025
A fifth of workers cited a shortage of desks and facilities among their top three reasons for avoiding the office, according to a survey by real estate consultancy Remit Consulting. Workers are resisting the so-called return to office due to a lack of desk space, following widespread reductions by companies in the wake of Covid.
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Why Japan wants its citizens to try a 4-day workweek
Work Life
SEPTEMBER 2, 2024
Her husband, a real estate broker, also gets Wednesdays off but works weekends, which is common in his industry. Fast Retailing Co., Emotionally, it’s less stressful,” Yokohama said. Yokohama said that allows the couple to go on midweek family outings with their elementary-school age child.
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What Caitlin Clark’s Starting Salary Says About the State of the Gender Wage Gap
Success
JULY 8, 2024
A Forbes Advisor study determined “real estate brokers have the largest gender pay gap , with men earning 60% more than their female counterparts. Department of Labor shows some roles in which women typically make more than men (such as tutors and personal care and service workers) and others that are about equal.
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The Next Frontier: Coworking in Mixed-Use Developments
Launch Work Places
JULY 8, 2024
With the lack of interest in office buildings (from everyone), we are on the verge of seeing the next big step in our industry: fully-serviced coworking spaces being implemented into mixed-use real estate projects. Great mixed-used real estate developments are the same. Let me explain.
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The Next Frontier: Coworking in Mixed-Use Developments
Launch Work Places
JULY 8, 2024
With the lack of interest in office buildings (from everyone), we are on the verge of seeing the next big step in our industry: fully-serviced coworking spaces being implemented into mixed-use real estate projects. Great mixed-used real estate developments are the same. Let me explain.
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Commercial property market should be more optimistic, but it still needs to change
Workplace Insight
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Despite challenges in the commercial real estate sector and bumpy economic conditions, global business leaders are optimistic about the future, with two-thirds (65 percent) expecting their CRE budgets to increase by 2030, according to the poll.
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The business case for the retrofit of existing buildings keeps getting stronger
Workplace Insight
JANUARY 25, 2023
On this score, the claims by the retailer and the council to be environmentally friendly while planning for a new building have been challenged by campaigners and commentators. Buildings which fail to meet these new standards would require owners and landlords of commercial buildings to upgrade their stock.
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Manchester Airport City plan reinvented as £ 1 billion science and tech hub
Workplace Insight
MAY 16, 2024
This included a large campus for THG, a troubled retail and branding company, that ultimately never materialised. Key players in the new venture include Columbia Threadneedle Real Estate, Manchester Airports Group, Beijing Construction Engineering Group International, and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund.
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Attendance registration opens for 55th NeoCon
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The three-day event offers unparalleled opportunities to connect, learn, and experience the latest trends and innovations across verticals, from office to healthcare.
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More than one in three Americans fear artificial intelligence could take their jobs
Workplace Insight
MARCH 9, 2023
In the legal industry, 52 percent of workers expressed concern, while in retail and tourism, 43 percent of respondents expressed worry. The finance industry saw 42 percent of workers expressing concern, while 38 percent of workers in the real estate industry indicated their worry about AI’s impact on their jobs.
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Meet the 2022 Women of Influence
Success
JULY 13, 2022
Her experience in almost every niche of the fashion industry—shop girl, editorial stylist, fit model, retail buyer and jewelry designer—provided a unique perspective in crafting the proprietary tools that would fuel LTK’s global success. Kendra Scott : She is the designer and founder of her own line of jewelry and retail spaces. “We
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Cities worldwide are grappling with the delicate balance between nighttime charm and sustainability
Workplace Insight
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
Working for a global commercial design consultancy such as Zebra, I’m also acutely aware of light’s role in branding not just the retail and hospitality spaces from the inside but also shaping the external streetscape too. He says, “It’s a balancing act between safety and security and environmental needs.”
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Top 50 New Year Office Party Ideas
Vantage Circle
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Monopoly Trade properties and strategize to dominate the real estate market. Remember to check the availability of these plants from online retailers. The following are the most popular and loved board games for colleagues to play: Scrabble Challenge your colleagues to a word-building battle, showcasing your vocabulary skills.
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The next big workplace benefit? Helping with your divorce
Work Life
OCTOBER 18, 2024
The company also brings in a host of experts who can assist with issues that come up over the course of a divorce, from real estate dealings to financial planning. Atwood says she is also in talks with restaurants and retail companies. Spouses can work asynchronously using Hello Divorce’s platform.
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The sector responds to the Spring Budget
Workplace Insight
MARCH 7, 2024
This Budget sorely lacked a broad economic strategy to improve living standards and boost productivity across the economy including in sectors like retail, hospitality, transport, logistics and social care which employ millions of people. “Axing April’s poorly timed business rate hike would have been a step in the right direction.
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What is an answering service?
Ruby
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Call centers are a good choice for… large B2C companies businesses with thousands of customers businesses in high-sales industries such as retail, automotive insurance, and telecommunications Virtual Receptionists Virtual receptionists are human beings who manage phone calls remotely (virtually) for business clients.
AI Hacks for Your Business: 40 ChatGPT Prompts and How to Use Them Effectively
Launch Work Places
JANUARY 10, 2024
Outline a plan for integrating virtual reality in real estate marketing. Develop a plan to transition a traditional retail business to e-commerce. Develop a cost-cutting plan without compromising employee satisfaction. Suggest steps to improve online customer engagement. Outline a strategy for improving supply chain efficiency.
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How much does an answering service cost?
Ruby
FEBRUARY 17, 2021
They are a good option for businesses in high-sales industries with thousands of customers such as retail, automotive insurance, and telecommunications. Virtual receptionists Virtual receptionists are real people who manage phone calls remotely (virtually) for business clients. The only difference is that they work offsite.
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Build a Better Business by Watching These 14 Movies
Launch Work Places
OCTOBER 10, 2023
(Ben Whittaker) Starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro, this loveable film tells the story of Ben, a 70-year-old looking to get back into the game by taking the role of an intern at an online fashion retailer. Despite not planning on giving him any “real” work, Ben proves to be useful in unexpected ways. (The Their motivation?
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will my mental health get in the way of a promotion, bad resume advice, and more
Ask a Manager
SEPTEMBER 20, 2017
I am a college student working part-time at a retail job that I absolutely love. It’s really, really normal to switch shifts with people at part-time retail jobs, as is needing to call in sick or ask for specific days off. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. Will my mental health get in the way of a promotion?
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Real estate sector is at a pivot point worldwide, report claims
Workplace Insight
MARCH 12, 2024
Despite continued economic uncertainty around the world, there is a strong belief that the global real estate industry is at a ‘pivot point’, with improving prospects ahead for renewed investment activity, according to the latest Emerging Trends in Real Estate Global Outlook 2024 from PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).
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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)
Success
MARCH 13, 2022
Consider the real estate salesperson running out of time to show properties to out-of-town clients. For example, online party supply retailer Shindigz lets you know the status of your order every step of the way, and the company celebrates you throughout the process.
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Want a Better Workplace Experience? Switch Companies, Not Industries
Great Place to Work
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Take retail, an industry that’s struggled more than others to fill vacancies since the pandemic. Not only did the Best Workplaces in Retail ™ report a dramatically better workplace experience than their industry peers (52% better), but they easily outperformed a typical U.S. Retail is not unusual. Its study of more than 1.3
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