Retail

ChainLinks Retail Advisors – ChainLinks is a retail real estate advisory services organization in North America serving retailers, landlords and investors. It is comprised of privately owned companies in 60+ cities with more than 800 retail brokers.

International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) – Global trade association of the shopping center industry with 60,000 members in the U.S., Canada and more than 80 other countries. Retail industry news, research, events, publications and monthly magazine, Shopping Centers Today.

Mall Redevelopment Solutions – Free service to help communities and corporations struggling with a failed retail project. They can travel to your location to provide insightful ideas on what can be done to make a retail center viable again.

Marcus & Millichap – The 2011 National Retail Report ranks 44 major U.S. retail markets based on a series of 12-month forward-looking supply and demand indicators. The report also discusses construction activity, rents, vacancy rates and investment trends at the metro level. Click on "Research Services" and register to download the report.

Northern California Shopping Center Reports – Terranomics Retail Services publishes semiannual reports for the immediate Bay Area retail shopping centers marketplace.

Plain Vanilla Shell – Retail and development news, research center which includes a free Retail Tenant Directory database of over 5,200 retail companies. Search by square footage, areas of operation or planned expansion, preferred locations (enclosed mall, strip center, etc.) and by any of over 70 retail categories. Basic access is free and detailed information requires a paid subscription to one or more services.

Retail Merchandiser – Daily industry and retailer news, features and real estate reports.

Retail Traffic – A monthly magazine on retail real estate trends, analysis, market profiles, industry news, rankings, daily blogs and other special supplements. Also independent research on a variety of topics that pertain to the retail real estate industry.

Springwise – The latest trends in retail.

Trendhunter – The 2011 Trends Forecast and other innovations in the retail industry.

U.S. Census Bureau Data Source – Statistical data on the retail trade sector including sales, employment, monthly/quarterly financials and workforce indicators.

Industry Resources are compiled and maintained by the NAIOP Information Center. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Sherrod at (703) 904-7100.