COVID-19 has come and gone…is what many commercial landlords and developers hoped to believe as states slowly allow non-essential retail and shopping centers to reopen for business.

Curbside pickup has exploded in popularity over the past few months and retailers and mall operators are rushing to catch up.

In early March 2020, the United States ceased non-essential business to combat the spread of COVID-19.

As a retail real estate developer, we do not have a business if we don’t have retailers who are successful and happy.

It’s May and this is the month of reckoning for retailers and their landlords.

Shutting down Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio, is like shutting down a small city.

In just a few short months, everything has changed. In the chaos and confusion of the early days of the pandemic crisis, it was necessary to set aside concerns about the big picture.

There is already interesting discussion and debate about how the industry is going to change and what is going to be different in a post-COVID world.

For the past century, businesses and corporations around the world have often engaged in the kind of profit-seeking motives that require an excuse.

In today’s world, sustainability has become a priority interest as more individuals, companies and governmental organizations recognize our abuse of natural resources and seek to restore balance in environmental, social and economic spheres.