Shopping Center Management and Leasing

Comprehensive market research reports provide in-depth industry analysis and five-year forecasts, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect industries and their performance. Report contents include:

Nielsen
State of the Shopping Center
http://www.nielsen.com/  Search for above title

Publication examines trends affecting shopping centers, with topics covered in the report including shifts in the retail landscape by type of center; changing retail formats; in-store, online, and mobile purchasing trends; omni-channel coordination; changing face of the consumer; and consumer and local market analytics insights. Report can be downloaded and viewed free online with registration.

Commercial Real Estate Management
http://www.firstresearch.com

First Research profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations and include a five-year growth forecast. Profile contents include:

International Council of Shopping Centers
Resources available from this organization include:

SCT Magazine
https://www.icsc.org/
Monthly trade association journal features news and information for the retail real estate industry, with topics covered in this magazine including consumer market trends, regional and global development, property management, tenant leasing, property profiles, and property purchase and sales transaction data. Selected articles from current and archived issues of the publication can be viewed free online.

Research
https://www.icsc.org/
Research section provides statistical data and other information for the retail real estate industry on a worldwide basis, with resources offered in this section including the "QuickStats" statistical database, industry insights series, research reports, publications e-library, special studies examining important issues, and global/regional shopping center glossaries. Selected resources are available free online.

Industry Insights
https://www.icsc.org/
Three-part series includes the "Industry Sector" section which provides insights on emerging industry trends, best practices, and tools-of-the-trade, the "Performance" section which features monthly mall performance reports and operational data such as rent, net operating income, and occupancy rate by type of property, and the "Consumer" section which follows the changing shifts in shoppers' behavior.

Value Retail News
https://www.icsc.org/
Monthly trade publication features news and information for outlet and off-price retailers, with special features including the annual "State of the Outlet Industry" report which provides rankings, statistical data, and other information for outlet tenant chains and outlet retail centers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. State of the industry reports (e.g., North America, Europe, global) can be viewed free online.

Specialty Retail Report
http://specialtyretail.com/
Quarterly trade magazine features news and information for specialty retailers operating carts, kiosks, and pop-up stores from temporary or permanent locations, with content sections including running a cart or kiosk, merchandising and marketing, hiring and staffing, retail products, operator profiles, and retail locations. Selected feature articles from archived issues of the publication are available online.

Industry Financial Ratios
Shopping Center Rental and Operation
https://www.bizminer.com  Search for "531120"

Five-year financial statement analysis includes income statements, balance sheets, and key financial ratios, with data available by sales size range on a national, state, and metro area level.

The Institute of Real Estate Management
Income/Expense Analysis®: Shopping Centers
http://www.irem.org/

Annual IREM survey provides a detailed income and expense analysis containing over 100 line items for shopping center properties, with data broken down by center size and age on a national, regional, and metro area basis. Guidelines section which provides a summary overview of the survey and its methodology, regional map, and a sample metro area report can be downloaded and viewed online.

ICSC | Trepp
CenterBenchmarks
http://info.trepp.com/

Financial benchmark reports provide detailed revenue, expense, and net cash flow data for various types of retail properties across the U.S., with more than 900 benchmark reports available by center or mall type (e.g., community, convenience, life style, neighborhood, power, regional, superregional, and outlet) on a state, metropolitan area, and local area basis. Sample report can be viewed online.

International Council of Shopping Centers
ICSC North American Compensation Survey
https://www.icsc.org/  Search for "compensation"

Annual ICSC compensation survey provides information on base salaries, annual incentive awards, long-term incentive awards, and other compensation trends for job positions ranging from the junior level to the executive suite, and also includes insights and information on the design, features, and administrative aspects of compensation policies and programs employed by retail real estate firms.

Appraisal Institute
Shopping Center Appraisal and Analysis
Vernor, Amundsen, Johnson, 2009
https://appraisalinstitute.org/

Appraisal publication covers the full spectrum of retail properties, from strip malls to superregionals, with topics covered in individual chapters including nature of properties, investment markets, local economic analysis, site and building characteristics, market analysis, and applying the cost, sales comparison, and income capitalization approaches. Table of contents can be viewed free online.