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How the U.S. Presidential Election Is Ratcheting Up Risk for Fashion Stocks
Matt Katz shares key considerations for retailers navigating today’s complex market in this WWD article.
Learn MoreMatt Katz, Managing Partner and Head of Retail & Consumer Packaged Goods spoke with Retail Dive about the growing success of struggling malls forming Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs. Malls can directly benefit their struggling tenants through investing in them, all while preserving their own rent incomes. Matt explains this, “These REITs and partnerships are evolving, and proof positive that solutions can be developed. In this situation, not only can these REITs and partnerships see upside in the business, but they also have a way to protect rental income.”
He goes on to note that REITs not only benefit malls looking to assure continued rent revenue but also the long-term success of struggling retailers, “In the transactions I’ve seen where the REITs now own such retailers, they made the acquisition on the basis that the underlying business had value and could be further improved.”
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Matt Katz shares key considerations for retailers navigating today’s complex market in this WWD article.
Learn MoreAs retailers continue to test new in-store solutions to cut costs and accommodate labor shortages, it is essential to consider the impact had on the customer. Nick Kramer outlines the potential implications of these new retail solutions on the in-store shopping experience in this Retail TouchPoints article.
Learn MoreOnline lenders are often smaller and less-experienced, leaving them open to additional risk compared to traditional lenders. Pierre Buhler outlines the risks facing digital lenders in this The Information article.
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