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Holiday sales, as defined by the NRF, are sales in the months of November and December and exclude autos, gas, and restaurant sales. And for 2016 the NRF is calling for holiday retail sales to head up 3.6 percent annually to $655.8 million.

According to CBRE data, industrial availability fell to 8.8. percent in the first quarter, which marked a decrease of 20 basis points from the first quarter’s 9.0 for its lowest reading going back to the second quarter of 2001.

According to CBRE data, industrial availability fell to 8.8. percent in the first quarter, which marked a decrease of 20 basis points from the first quarter’s 9.0 for its lowest reading going back to the second quarter of 2001.

Despite a tumultuous global economic climate in 2015, prime logistics rents in global hub markets increased 2.8% year-over-year amid growing demand, driven principally by the growth of global supply chains and the expansion of consumption and production into new locations.

As e-commerce growth and demand goes, so goes the increased need for e-commerce fulfillment and distribution centers, according to the debut issue of the Global Prime Logistics Rents report recently issued by CBRE Research.

As e-commerce growth and demand goes, so goes the increased need for e-commerce fulfillment centers and distribution centers, according to the debut issue of the Global Prime Logistics Rents report recently issued by global commercial real estate firm CBRE Group Inc.

According to CBRE Group, the Panama Canal's expansion, the first major renovation the canal has undergone since its opening in 1914, is a milestone that will have a major impact on the global trade industry, and specifically, the way cargo is handled and transported throughout North America.

Philadelphia, Miami and Seattle are among the cities poised to become global centers for trade, according to a new report by CBRE.

The congestion that began to form in west coast ports in July 2014, and which then peaked in January and February this year as labor agreement talks stalled, destroyed the schedule reliability of ocean carriers serving the region – at its worst, just 10% of sailings arrived on time.

In its eighth year CBRE’s How Global is the Business of Retail? will once again focus on the target markets for new brands in 2014, we examined 50 countries and 164 cities across the world to provide a comprehensive view of the markets international brands have been targeting.

Toronto stands out as hottest market in the Americas U.S. retailers dominate cross-border expansion, with Asia and Europe being prime targets.