By Spencer Jordan One of Ohio’s fastest-growing metros is the center of a Midwest expansion embarked upon by leading luxury brands. One of the most remarkable retail stories to emerge from the pandemic was the huge lift in sales of luxury goods. Luxury spending in the United States catapulted upward by 47% in 2021 and…

Chain Store Age | Al Urbanski, Editor & Manager Easton Town Center is located in Columbus, Ohio Why did Easton Town Center repeat as the No. 1 Retail Center Experience in 2022? Because it never stopped improving and adding things that make the 1,300-acre property more town than town center. Such as… • More art! The…

By Spencer Jordan While it’s an overstatement to say that COVID changed everything, the impact of the pandemic on the retail real estate industry has been far-reaching. It accelerated trends that were already underway and introduced new chal- lenges and complexities for owners, operators, developers and leasing professionals. What follows is an overview of how…

Over the past 24 years, Steiner has developed more than 7.4 million square feet of mixed-used space, including Columbus’ famed Easton Town Center, which resembles a small city with its more than 190 retailer, dining and entertainment venues; 5 million square feet of office; and four hotels and attracts more than 2 million visits a month.

More than 30 million people visit it each year and spend more than a billion dollars there.

Even amidst a global pandemic, Easton can prove why it continues to be considered a Top Retail Center Experience in America.

Columbus has a strong retail community, but this past year has put the industry in a tailspin. To help the recovery along, CBUS Retail produced a special webisode series titled The Covid Chronicles, which features industry experts and brand leaders sharing knowledge on the current state of the industry, how their organizations have adapted to the times, and their business plans for a post-pandemic world.

With the era of “more is more” behind us, retailers, developers, and CRE executives are facing profound questions around shrinking in order to grow or sustain.

Over the past two decades, families from Columbus and across Ohio (and beyond!) have made an annual event of coming to Easton Town Center for a memorable, magical holiday experience.

Easton’s tenant coordination team has overseen 15 retail, restaurant and office grand openings since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March—with several more in active development and expected to open in the coming months.