Retail

ESI is Proud to Sponsor the Philadelphia History Museum’s Summer Down the Shore

June 14, 2017 / Comments Off on ESI is Proud to Sponsor the Philadelphia History Museum’s Summer Down the Shore

ESI is proud to sponsor the Philadelphia History Museum‘s Cocktails in the Courtyard: Summer Down the Shore event on Thursday, June 22 from 6-9 PM at the Marian Mitchell Garden at the Philadelphia History Museum. Doors to the event open at 5:30 PM and live jazz from 6-7 PM. DJ spinning sounds of summer from 7-9 PM. Shore-themed […]

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Main Streets Evolving and (Mostly) Thriving

June 9, 2017 / Comments Off on Main Streets Evolving and (Mostly) Thriving

Hardly a day goes by without news of a major department store, big box retailer, or popular chain store scaling back or closing its doors. Based on the pace to date, in 2017, Credit Suisse estimates that U.S. retailers will close more than 8,600 locations this year, eclipsing the numbers from the 2008 recession. Where […]

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Gardens of the Greater Philadelphia Region Cultivate Over $200M in Economic Impact

March 20, 2017 / Comments Off on Gardens of the Greater Philadelphia Region Cultivate Over $200M in Economic Impact

Under the ideal setting of PHS’s Philadelphia Flower Show, Greater Philadelphia Gardens (GPG) announced on March 15, 2017 its new study on the collective economic impacts of the region’s public gardens, arboreta, and historic landscapes. The Greater Philadelphia region has long been regarded as “America’s Garden Capital”, with over 30 public gardens within a 30-mile radius […]

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ESI President Stephen Mullin Speaks at ICSC’s University of Shopping Centers Panel

March 10, 2017 / Comments Off on ESI President Stephen Mullin Speaks at ICSC’s University of Shopping Centers Panel

ESI President and Principal, Stephen Mullin spoke at ICSC University of Shopping Centers Panel Discussion on The New Administration and the Industry on Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Mr. Mullin joined the panel moderated by John-David Franklin, Senior Vice President of Leasing Madison Marquette, with the following speakers: G. Lamont Blackstone, Principal at G.L. Blackstone & […]

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Transforming Retail Economics of Neighborhood Development (TREND)

November 12, 2014 / Comments Off on Transforming Retail Economics of Neighborhood Development (TREND)

ESI has been working with RW Ventures in Chicago on the Transforming Retail Economics of Neighborhood Development (TREND) Project. For TREND, ESI designed a comprehensive web-based survey that collected data about Chicagoans’ shopping patterns.

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