Article submitted by Bob Kirby, Associate Broker for Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, LLC
Written by Dees Stribling | October 14, 2018
The movement of online retailers into physical spaces has a robust future, according to a new report by JLL. Over the next five years, about 850 stores with roots as digitally native brands will open brick-and-mortar shops nationwide.
JLL examined the expansion plans of more than 100 digital retailers to come to that conclusion. The report further found that New York remains the top city for both pop-ups and first permanent locations for online retailers, but coastal markets like Los Angeles and San Francisco are also popular choices.
Bob Kirby, a commercial leasing and sales consultant with Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, LLC, has over 37 years of sales and management experience. Licensed in Louisiana and Mississippi, Bob is a member of the Mississippi Commercial Association of REALTORS® (MCAR); the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® Commercial Investment Division (CID); a candidate member of the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM); and an affiliate member of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and NAR Commercial.
Saurage Rotenberg Commercial Real Estate, LLC is a member of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce (BRAC); the West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce; the Baton Rouge Better Business Bureau; the Louisiana Commercial Data Base (LACDB); and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Several agents, on an individual basis, are members of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors® (SIOR), the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute (CCIM); the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR); and the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS® Commercial Investment Division (CID).
