by Mike Duff | Jul 6, 2026 | Retail Articles
Confidence in the back-to-school shopping season is strong, with parents planning to increase their spending by a robust 11.7% to an average of $489 per child, according to JLL’s new 2026 Back-to-School Survey. The report also revealed consumers are shifting toward...
by Mike Duff | Feb 17, 2026 | Retail Articles
Retail real estate demand gained traction in the fourth quarter of 2025, achieving positive net leasing and sales, or absorption, of 11.9 million square feet, following net absorption of 5.2 million square feet in the third quarter, commercial real estate management...
by Mike Duff | Jul 7, 2025 | Retail Articles
Parents plan to increase their spending for the return classrooms by 17.3% to $386 per child, with families expecting to begin shopping earlier and do more of that shopping in brick-and-mortar stores, according to a 2025 back-to-school survey conducted by commercial...
by Mike Duff | Oct 1, 2024 | Retail Articles
Americans plan to spend big this holiday season, tapping budgets that are 31.7% higher than in 2023, according to the Holiday Shopping Report from JLL. However, how the holiday spend is spread differs by income, JLL noted. The commercial real estate researcher and...
by Mike Duff | Jul 8, 2024 | Retail Articles
A survey from global commercial real estate and investment management firm JLL reveals parents plan to spend 21.8% more on back-to-school shopping this year, signaling positive implications for retail sales and a successful shopping season. The survey of more than...
