Retail
Landlords brace for fallout, search for solutions with retailers battered by COVID-19 shutdown

New Jersey shopping centers that once buzzed with a steady hum of activity have been quiet since late March, with most retail businesses shut down to contain the spread of COVID-19. Retail landlords are now scrambling to figure out how to deal with tenants who say they can’t pay rent because their revenue streams have stopped cold — even though property owners still have their own financial obligations.

Professional Services
Pierson announces promotion for retail broker

Pierson Commercial has promoted one of its brokers to the position of director.

Professional Services
Sabre announces new principal in New Jersey

A retail broker at Sabre Real Estate Group has earned a promotion to principal in the firm’s New Jersey office. 

Retail
For Pierson, believing in untapped markets has been a key ingredient for success

Pierson Commercial has gained a foothold in some of New Jersey’s largest and best-known cities, fueling its growth in recent years while remaining just as active in the state’s suburbs and highway retail corridors.

Professional Services
Brunelli announces hire for newly created tenant rep position

R.J. Brunelli & Co. LLC has brought on a retail industry veteran to fill a newly created position.

Government & Public Policy
NAIOP announces new membership, events director in New Jersey

NAIOP New Jersey has hired a new director of membership and special events.

Retail
Experts: Supreme Court’s ‘Wayfair’ ruling will have broader impact on taxes than real estate

A recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court will likely raise the cost of some online sales and provide an infusion of revenue for New Jersey’s state coffers, but its impact on commercial real estate may be limited.

Government & Public Policy
Report by business, labor groups fights back against criticism of incentives

Amid growing criticism of the state’s incentive programs, a group of prominent business and labor associations are aiming to set the record straight in Trenton.

Photos
SLIDESHOW: New Jersey firms at ICSC RECon in Las Vegas

Brokers, service providers and developers from the Garden State were among those on hand last week for the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual RECon event in Las Vegas. Here are just some of the photos of New Jersey-based firms that attended the show.

Professional Services
Colliers touts hiring of new retail broker

Colliers International has added to its retail brokerage team in New Jersey with the hiring of a new associate.