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 National Association of Realtors, 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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