Online sales increased at an astounding rate in the past few years, yet there are a lot of people who still prefer the more hands-on “going to the store” shopping experience. With a European brick-and-mortar retail set to grow by 2.1 percent in 2018, the oversupply of retail and the rapid growth of e-commerce together with the shifts in how consumers choose to spend their money, the economic environment for retailers continues to be challenging.
For the real estate industry, the changing retail economy is creating new opportunities. Two particular trends already are affecting acquisition and development activity: “experiential retailing” at brick-and-mortar locations, and increased demand for optimal warehouses and data centers.
Navigating this on-and-offline landscape successfully requires intelligence based on “always-on” data streams, and our work using transactional data from Financial Services organizations such as BBVA and Mastercard has allowed our clients to unlock unique insights for their business.
In this webinar Flo Broderick (Director of Strategic Solutions) and Matt Forrest (Director of Business Architecture) demonstrate the value of transactional data, discussing topics such as: