CBREFrom CBREBusiness Strategy AlignmentFour Trends in Food & Beverage Consumption Drive Retail Center Expansion, Study SaysWith food-and-beverage outlets now among the fastest-growing categories in retail centers, a CBRE Group, Inc., report identifies four formats poised for significant expansion: food trucks, food halls, celebrity-chef restaurants and "grocerants."July 27, 2016Consumer Packaged GoodsU.S. Retailers Expanded Into More Countries, Cities in 2015 Than European, Asian CounterpartsAmerican retailers, which already operate in more foreign countries on average than their Asian and European peers, have widened the gap with a more aggressive international expansion pace, according to CBRE Group's 9th Annual "How Global is the Business of Retail?" report.May 24, 2016All LogisticsE-Commerce 'Arms Race' Drives Rise in Global Prime Logistics RentsVoracious global demand for e-commerce fulfillment centers and distribution centers fueled a 2.8 percent year-over-year increase in prime logistics rents globally, led by double-digit percentage gains in U.S. coastal markets, according to CBRE Group Inc.'s inaugural Global Prime Logistics Rents report. Six of the top 10 markets with the fastest-growing prime logistics rents globally were in the U.S., led by Oakland, Calif., with a nearly 30 percent gain.May 19, 2016All LogisticsLast Year's West Coast Labor Strife Boosts New York/New Jersey, Houston, Savannah, Index ShowsThe balance of seaborne-cargo delivery in the U.S. shifted further east in the last year, resulting in East Coast seaports making gains against their West Coast counterparts in CBRE Group Inc.'s second-annual North American Seaports and Logistics Index.May 2, 2016Business Strategy AlignmentAsian Cities Top Worldwide Development of Shopping CentersAsia dominated global shopping-center development last year, claiming nine of the 10 busiest global markets for retail construction, according to a report released by CBRE Group, Inc. Overall, global retail space under development increased last year to 451 million square feet from 420 million in 2014.April 20, 2016All LogisticsRents Continue to Rise as Availability of Industrial Space Keeps DecliningAvailability of industrial space in the U.S. declined in the first quarter of 2016 to the lowest level since 2001 and rents remain on an upward trajectory, though new construction is poised to limit both trends over the next two years, according to CBRE Group, Inc.April 11, 2016All LogisticsE-Commerce Growth Notwithstanding, Retailers Expand Their Brick-and-Mortar Presence WorldwideRetailers are expanding their networks of stores internationally this year despite the presumed headwind of online shopping, with a greater percentage eyeing growth in the Americas than last year, according to a survey of more than 150 major, international brands released by CBRE Group, Inc.March 3, 2016All LogisticsOnline Retail Will Be Main Driver in Developing Distribution Space in Europe, Report FindsThe major expansion of internet retailing is expected to be the biggest driver of activity in the European logistics market - and the need for distribution space - in the coming three years, according to a survey conducted by global real estate advisor CBRE.June 6, 2012Page 1 of 1