Dollar General’s next big strategy for growth is tucked in a strip mall in suburban Nashville, and it is coming to other cities soon. It’s a new store called Popshelf. Over the past two years, the Tennessee-based discounter has tested… Read More

Sabir Sami was named CEO of KFC nearly one year ago and has since quickly ramped up the chain’s digital capabilities around the globe. Eighty-six percent of KFC’s 24,000-plus restaurants now have order-ahead options, for example. As such, the digital… Read More

2023 will continue to bring economic uncertainty as the Federal Reserve continues to increase short term rates to lower inflation. Though a higher interest rate environment can create a difficult operating environment for real estate generally, REITs have positioned their… Read More

REITs are widely used in the real estate strategies of nearly two-thirds of the largest and most sophisticated institutional real estate investors in the United States and globally. Approximately 64% of the top 25 largest defined benefit and sovereign plans… Read More

As Frank Sinatra once sang in a song called “That’s Life,” when “you’re riding high in April, you’re shot down in May.” Digital native brands that flourished in the surge of e-commerce may be humming that tune as they race to… Read More

Discount and dollar stores are showing signs of strength heading into the busiest part of the holiday season, according to a new analysis of foot traffic to the largest US off-price chains. All showed foot traffic gains in the second… Read More

California’s FAST Act, legislation calling for a statewide council to monitor fast-food workers, could be in the hands of voters. The Save Local Restaurants Coalition, which involves the National Restaurant Association, International Franchise Association, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce,… Read More

Los Angeles voters approved a tax on the sale of mansions and other multimillion-dollar real estate transactions to raise money for affordable housing in the second-largest US city. The measure, known as Proposition ULA, boosts the one-time transfer tax to… Read More

Medical office buildings have emerged as a favorite among investors interested in single-tenant net lease opportunities, according to a new report from Colliers. Overall, the STNL space posted strong performance in the first half of 2022 and hit a historic… Read More

In McDonald’s top six markets globally, digital has rocketed to more than a third of system-wide sales, fueled by north of 43 million active app customers. The chain’s U.S. digital business boasted more than 25 million in Q3 driven through… Read More