Retail Redeveloped

Contrary to the tumbleweeds occupying your local mall, physical retail isn't dead. Instead, it's evolving to meet the needs and expectations of shoppers who want unique and creative interactions with retail brands. Showfields and Naked, two New York City retail experiences, challenge traditional stores in design, operations, and the types of brands you can shop.  By using these new physical concepts, digitally native brands can save time and money and focus on creating interactive, meaningful relationships with shoppers. A similar pattern of eerily quiet spaces across the country has many wondering: Is physical retail dead? Listen along as we dive into the evolving world of physical retail and discuss the impact concepts like Showfields and Naked are making.

On today's episode of Retail Redeveloped we're discussing all things Charlotte Retail with creative director, freelance writer, and CLT Development social media content creator Clayton Sealey. Everything on the East Coast, retail wise, is measured against New York City. Clayton helps us compare the Charlotte and Manhattan retail markets, discuss emerging retail submarkets, and contemplates what neighborhoods we'll see in the next wave of development.  Listen along as we take a deep dive into the Charlotte retail market and discuss where the market is heading and what trends would and wouldn't work here. We'll also examine how we can create and foster an environment for entrepreneurship so that new retail can emerge and operate successfully. 

Avalon has created a new urban model for walkable, mixed-use development in the suburbs of Atlanta that gives landlords a new formula for program retail-heavy environments. Avalon's 500,000 square foot, mixed-use destination just celebrated its 5-year anniversary and features brands such as Apple, Tesla, and Bonobos.

North American Properties (NAP) Managing Partner Mark Toro believes Avalon’s success has little to do with the buildings and everything to do with the space between the buildings. Listen along as we take a deep dive into why NAP is investing heavily in technology and big data to compete with e-commerce and how their hospitality-driven approach is focused on human-to-human interaction. 

McKinsey & Company recently opened their first store at the Mall of America. Modern Retail Collective, a store of the future, brings brands, technologies, store operations, and analytics together to unlock the future of retail.  Listen along as we take a deep dive into the new store and discuss how advanced analytics are being used to transform retail store operations, supply chains, and procurement process with McKinsey & Company Partner and Leader of Retail Operations, Praveen Adhi. 

What does one of the largest and longest running mall operator in the United States do to stay afloat and relevant in today's rapidly changing retail environment?  Listen along to the latest Retail Redeveloped episode as we're joined by Stephen Lebovitz, CEO of CBL Properties. In today's episode we'll discuss how Stephen got started in this business and take a deep dive into the current climate for shopping malls across the country. 

Unpretentious Palate is a digital publication covering food and drink based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Owner and editor, Kristen Wile, created Unpretentious Palate to be a place where restaurant reviews are written after multiple anonymous restaurant visits, not a free meal. As the former food editor and editor in chief at Charlotte Magazine, Kristen is no stranger to the Charlotte restaurant scene. Her tenure with Charlotte Magazine turned the publication into one of the most respected food voices in town.  Unpretentious Palate provides subscribers with the latest food news and openings, Restaurant reviews, and a packed calendar of food and cocktail events around town.  Listen along as we discuss how Unpretentious Palate is changing the restaurant reporting scene in Charlotte, what restaurants are getting right, and what Kristen sees in store for the future of Charlotte's food scene.   

As the global marketplace grows, one thing is becoming evident: Consumers like brands that offer high-quality products and personalized experiences rather than one-size-fits-all solutions.    In industries ranging from food, to tech, to healthcare, brands like Casper, Beyond Meat, and Warby Parker are doing it right.    Alex Barseghian is a Best-Selling author of Localmotion: How Technology is Personalizing the Global Marketplace and GVP of Sales & Marketing for Retail at Blackhawk Network.  Listen along as Alex offers an insider's look at this new commercial terrain, and provides tips and techniques on how to successfully shift business models. 

Without a doubt, the world of marketing has shifted in the past 10 years. No longer will display ads and a basic website be enough to effectively promote your business. That's where Yellow Duck comes into play. 

Yellow Duck Marketing provides a variety of integrated marketing services to developers and nonprofits across the country. 

How does Yellow Duck work with developers to strategically market new projects and what are they specifically working on in the Charlotte market? Listen along as we discuss Yellow Duck, Charlotte retail, and marketing with Head Quack, Julianne McCollum. 

As the worlds of fashion and fitness increasingly cross over, SoulCyclehas spent the last two years transforming itself into a direct-to-consumer fashion brand. Called SOULby SoulCycle, the new collection is its first designed by its newly created in-house team of designers. SoulCycle poached talent from Victoria’s Secret and Barneys, among other fashion brands and retailers, to build the merchandising and design team How did these fitness concept build their fashion brand from the ground-up? Listen along as we take you behind the brand with SOUL by SoulCycle. 

How does an online start-up morph into a national brand with a brick-and-mortar presence in one of the best retail markets between Atlanta and DC? Girl Tribe Co Co-Owners Sarah Baucom and Carrie Barker radiate a female empowerment vibe that is about community and supporting fellow women-owned businesses. What started as a pop up shopping and networking event has grown into a national brand.  How did these entrepreneurs build their brand from the ground-up and what has been the magic sauce to Girl Tribe's success? Listen along as we discuss the formation of Girl Tribe with co-owners and founders Carrie Barker and Sarah Baucom.