Brick-and-Mortar Retail Design: Reimagining the Way We Shop
July 26, 2022
Our experts tell Green Building & Design how retail design can meet consumer demand and bring online shopping to brick-and-mortar locations
The past few years have been tumultuous for the retail market. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic shuttered many non-essential businesses, the increased competition from e-commerce presented a serious challenge to brick-and-mortar retail.
Yet even under these difficult circumstances, prophecies of a total retail apocalypse have largely proven to be overblown. According to the , retail vacancy rates declined throughout 2021 and ended the first quarter of this year at 4.5%. Pandemic restrictions have largely been lifted, and shoppers appear eager to get out of the house and shop in-person again.
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