The retail world is still going through dramatic shifts and Architects, Planners, and Designers need to catch up to the winds of change, not to mention that potential retailers and hospitality providers need to gain acute awareness of business needs:
1. an in-store plan that includes appropriate entertainment aspects that draw shoppers/eaters out of their comfortable home environments
2. the adoption of tiered pricing that discounts in-store shoppers/diners and has add-ons for delivery, returns, and customization
3, the development of an easy-to-navigate website that highlights in-store advantages but that also makes internet shopping accessible and easily implemented
4. the development of a community network and active membership therein that creates a "union" with other retailers and eateries
5. niche focus
Developers need to change the way that they market retail and hospitality space with a much larger effort placed on pre-leasing design so that the above elements are more easily achieved -- no more developing "raw space" that can be demised in any which way, hoping for a positive outcome (the result of that lack of effort nearly always leads to vacant space over a long term.
