Paradigm Blog Are 'Shopping Fulfillment Centers' the Answer to Vacant Malls?

Vacant malls transformed into retail and warehouse hybrids may become the newest form of retail. Combining the news of both the shuttered department stores and the demand for fulfillment warehouses, Case Equity Partners is creating a new retail solution coined “shopping fulfillment centers” or SFCs. Envisioning an immersive, shopping and lifestyle center in the front with a high tech robotics fulfillment center in the rear, shoppers would get the best of both worlds. They can try on or try out a product in store before purchasing, while not having to worry if it is in stock and getting to choose whether to take it home or have it delivered. Case Equity is buying retail properties with vacant anchors focused in the Mid-Atlantic to bring to life this concept.