Local Marketing Pro Keeps San Diego Shopping Hopping

RETAIL: Cynthia Gonzalez-led Centers Win Top Awards at International Event Cynthia Gonzalez has a deep and storied background in covering news, with stints at KGTV-Channel 10, Univision radio and Televisa Channel 12. Recently, Gonzalez has made some news of her own as senior marketing director for NewMark Merrill Companies, …

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San Diego Shopping Centers Win Top Global Awards 

SAN DIEGO, CA (June 14, 2023) – NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc. is proud to announce that two of its shopping centers in San Diego County won top 2023 Global MAXI Marketing Awards at the prestigious International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Conference in Las Vegas.  The annual …

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NewMark Merrill Companies Hires 30-Year Commercial Real Estate Veteran Lance W. Taylor As Vice President of Acquisitions & Development for Mountain States Division

Calabasas, CA. (June 12th, 2023) – NewMark Merrill Companies, Inc., a Calabasas, California-based retail shopping center owner and development company, is pleased to announce it has hired 30-year commercial real estate veteran Lance W. Taylor as Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for the firm’s Mountain States Division.  Taylor will be …

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Demand for Retail Space Remains High

San Diego’s market for retail property is weathering the current economic downtown fairly well, unlike some other areas of the country, with more people looking for space to lease than there’s space available. “The market has been very resilient and hung in there,” said John Hickman, a partner …

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ICSC LAS VEGAS REPORT: It’s a landlord’s market

Space is tight, rents are high, and retailers armed with deep market data are expanding judiciously. Without question, one retailer was on the lips of everyone at this year’s bustling ICSC show in Las Vegas: Bed Bath & Beyond and the 500, average 30,000-sq.-ft. leases it was bequeathing to a …

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Retail Leasing Trends to Watch in 2023 and Beyond

Experts elaborate on the sector’s performance, who's driving activity and what a recession could bring. By the numbers, overall retail fundamentals are solid. For example, in its first-quarter 2023 market outlook, CBRE reported that although sales growth has slowed, the sector remains resilient. The national average retail availability reached 4.8 percent …

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Shopping Centers Fight Back

The high inflationary environment has caused many middle-class shoppers to tighten their belts, meaning shopping centers and retailers must be on their game to get them on property. A dollar is a dollar, but not every dollar is created equal. A purchase made by an out-of-state visitor who …

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NewMark Merrill Promotes Michael Mendez to Regional VP of Operations

NewMark Merrill Companies has promoted Michael Mendez to VP of operations of its Southern Region in California, covering San Diego County and surrounding areas. Previously, he served as regional property manager.   Mendez joined NewMark Merrill as an assistant property manager in the South Region in 2004, when the …

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