Statistics

Covid-19 Infections /  by Guest User

Over the past year in the US, COVID has been a national tragedy with about 600,000 deaths. Nearly 80% of those dying were over 65. Today, there are about 100M unvaccinated under 65 and another 10M unvaccinated over 65. In the next year, another 100,000 - 150,000 American will die from COVID (nearly all off those deaths will come from the unvaccinated). As COVID becomes endemic about 50,000-75,000 will die annually because we will never get 100% of the population vaccinated. COVID is not going away.

We need to learn to live without fear and move forward because our best days are still ahead of us. Getting the vaccine is the right move, but it is still a free country and everyone should be free to choose.

Onward!

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South Box Openings & Closings: April 2021 /  by Guest User

South includes: AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA

Openings: 87 stores

Ace Hardware Corporation: 5
American Freight: 2
At Home: 1
Bealls Outlet: 1
Best Buy: 1
Big Lots: 1
Burlington Coat Factory: 1
Crunch Fitness: 1
Dollar General: 30
Dollar Tree: 3
Family Dollar Stores: 4
Five Below: 6
Food Lion/Delhaze: 14
Habitat for Humanity: 1
Harbor Freight Tools USA: 1
Hobby Lobby: 1
Lidl: 2
Marshall’s: 1
Old Navy: 1
Piggly Wiggly: 1
Planet Fitness: 4
Target: 1
TJ Maxx: 1
True Value Company: 1
Winn Dixie: 1

Closings: 149 stores

Bed Bath & Beyond: 1
Best Buy: 1
Big Lots: 1
BI-LO: 101
Citi Trends: 1
Dollar General: 8
Ethan Allen: 1
Family Dollar Stores: 2
Harveys Supermarket: 16
K & W Cafeteria: 2
Marshall’s: 1
Michaels Stores: 1
Pet Supplies Plus Inc.: 2
Piggly Wiggly: 2
Sears Appliance: 2
True Value Company: 4
Walgreens: 2
Winn Dixie: 1

South Box Openings & Closings: Februrary 2021 /  by Guest User

South includes: AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA

Openings: 55 stores

Ace Hardware Corporation: 2
Aldi: 1
American Freight: 3
Big Lots: 2
Citi Trends: 1
Dollar General: 17
Dollar Tree: 4
Family Dollar Stores: 2
Five Below: 4
Habitat for Humanity: 1
Harbor Freight Tools USA: 1
Hobby Lobby: 3
HomeGoods: 3
La-Z-Boy Incorporated: 1
Lidl: 1
Marshall’s: 2
Michaels Stores: 1
Piggly Wiggly: 2
Planet Fitness: 1
Rooms To Go: 1
Walgreens: 2

Closinsg: 32 stores

American Freight: 1
Badcock Furniture: 1
Bed Bath & Beyond: 6
Belk Department Store: 1
Big Lots: 2
Citi Trends: 1
Crunch Fitness: 1
Dick’s Sporting Goods: 1
Dollar General: 3
Family Dollar Stores: 2
Gabe’s Discount: 1
Goodwill: 1
Harbor Freight Tools USA: 1
Kirkland’s, Inc.: 1
La-Z-Boy Incorporated: 1
Michaels Stores: 2
Piggly Wiggly: 1
Staples: 1
True Value Company: 1
Walgreens: 2
Wal-Mart: 1

Texas Box Openings & Closings: Februrary 2021 /  by Guest User

Openings: 27 stores

Ace Hardware Corporation: 1
Aldi: 1
CVS: 1
Dick’s Sporting Goods: 1
Dollar General: 9
El Rancho Supermarket: 1
Family Dollar Stores: 1
Five Below: 2
Floor and Decor: 1
Harbor Freight Tools USA: 2
Michaels Stores: 2
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet: 2
Ross: 1
Tom Thumb: 1
Walgreens: 1

Closings: 6 stores

Dollar General: 2
Pet Supplies Plus Inc.: 1
Regal Cinemas: 1
Rooms To Go Kids: 1
Walgreens: 1

Florida Box Openings & Closings: February 2021 /  by Guest User

Openings: 28 stores

Aldi: 1
Burlington Coat Factory: 3
CVS: 1
Dick's Sporting Goods: 1
Dollar General: 9
Five Below: 4
Habitat for Humanity: 1
Harbor Freight Tools USA: 1
Michaels Stores: 2
Pet Supplies Plus Inc.: 1
Rooms To Go: 1
Rooms To Go Kids: 1
Ross: 1
TJ Maxx: 1

Closings: 11 stores

Bed Bath & Beyond: 3
Books A Million: 2
Dollar General: 1
Michaels Stores: 1
Planet Fitness: 1
Publix: 2
TJ Maxx: 2

South Box Openings & Closings: January 2021 /  by Guest User

South includes: AL, GA, NC, SC, TN, VA

Openings: 46 stores

Ace Hardware Corporation :2
Aldi: 1
AMC: 1
American Freight: 1
Ashley Furniture: 1
Badcock Furniture: 1
Citi Trends: 1
Crunch Fitness: 3
Dollar General: 13
Dollar Tree: 1
Family Dollar Stores: 7
Harbor Freight Tools USA: 3
Haverty's Furniture: 1
Lidl: 1
Pet Supplies Plus Inc.: 1
Piggly Wiggly: 3
Planet Fitness: 2
Publix: 1
True Value Company: 1
Walgreens: 1

Closings: 38 stores

Ace Hardware Corporation: 2
AMC: 1
Ashley Furniture: 2
Bed Bath & Beyond: 4
Burlington Coat Factory: 1
CVS: 3
Dick's Sporting Goods: 3
Dollar General: 1
Family Dollar Stores: 1
Gabe's Discount: 1
Habitat for Humanity: 2
Michaels Stores: 1
O2 Fitness Club: 1
Office Depot: 4
Office Max: 2
Party City: 1
Petco": 3
Save-A-Lot: 4
Walgreens: 1

Open-Air REIT Stocks /  by Mauricio Abela

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Major open-air retail REIT stocks had a major rally over the last 30 days and they have now recovered more than half of their losses. Clearly, investors see green shoots, but there is still a long way to go. As a group the REITs are trading at a huge discount to their NAV, net asset value. REITs own about 20% of major metro retail assets. Is the market telling us that the nimble entrepreneur shopping center owners will beat out the big corporate players? I'm rooting for the little guy!

Florida Sales Summary - 2005-2020 /  by Guest User

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Who turned out the lights? Retail investment sales crashed in 2020 nearly matching the catastrophic year of 2009. It hardly ever gets worse than that. Florida is a bellwether state in the US and we watch it like a hawk. Just multiply what's happening in Florida by 15 and that’s happening in the entire US. We’ve posted the details on all the retail property sales over $15M that occurred in the major metropolitan areas of Florida over the last three years on our blog.

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Our reports include: prices, cap rates, buyers, sellers, brokers, NOI and even the vacancy at the time of sale. The more everyone knows about what's really happening the better off our marketplace will be. Onward!

World Population /  by Guest User

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When I was born there were only 3.0B people. Today there are nearly 8.0B and somehow, in the last 60 years, we managed to thrive. The world population is projected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050, an increase of more than 25% from the current 2020 population of 7.8 billion. Total fertility rates are below the replacement level of 2.1 births per woman in 91 countries and territories, mostly in Asia and Europe, as well as in the United States. What a great time to be alive. Notice that the world's population growth rate is dropping like a rock. America is still the leader. Let's all help keep it that way.

“The world population is projected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050, an increase of more than 25% from the current 2020 population of 7.8 billion”

Commercial Real Estate Rental Streams /  by Guest User

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Every once and awhile you see something that leaves you speechless. This chart is from a report just issued by Eastdil Secured and it hit me like a gut punch. I couldn't believe that I had missed something that was so obvious. All of the major classes of commercial real estate over the last 15 years have grown their rental streams by 3-4% annually. But there is one glaring exception, and that is retail properties which did not have any rental growth over the last 15 years. Now, during that period, retail sales grew by 3.75% per year, and yet, retail is still at the levels of 2005. That is shocking. What do you think about this? Please post a comment.

Top 10 US Retailers /  by Duane Stiller

In the last 30 years, the forces of creative destruction blasted away on the top 10 retail performers. Today, only 4 remain on the top 10 list and the other 6 are gone forever. Was that 30 year struggle an apocalypse? Not at all, it's just the innovative cycle that makes America the strongest nation in the world.

Every 15 years, half of the S&P 500 companies are dropped from the list. The same is true for the top 10 US retailers. Which 5 companies will get dropped from this list by 2035? I wish I knew, but whatever happens we will all be much better off.

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Texas Box Openings & Closings: Nov-Dec 2020 /  by Mauricio Abela

Openings: 46 stores

Ace Hardware Corporation: 1
Aldi: 1
Cinemark USA: 1
Citi Trends: 3
Crunch Fitness: 1
CVS: 3
Dollar General: 9
Dollar Tree: 3
Family Dollar Stores: 3
Five Below: 2
Floor and Decor: 1
Harbor Freight Tools USA: 5
Office Depot: 4
Old Navy: 1
Ollie's Bargain Outlet: 2
Pet Supplies Plus Inc.: 2
Petco: 1
Planet Fitness: 1
Ross: 2

Updated: 2/9/2021

Closings: 49 stores

24 Hour Fitness: 1
AMC: 1
Barnes & Noble: 1
Bealls Department Store (Stage): 5
Bed Bath & Beyond: 6
Cost Plus World Market: 3
Dollar General: 2
JC Penney: 1
Office Depot: 1
Office Max: 5
Powerhouse Gym: 1
Ross: 1
Staples: 1