With record U.S. store closures in 2019, profound changes in the retail industry are leaving many developers and investors wondering what to do next. On the heels of ICSC RECon, we pitched a GlobeSt.com Q&A on the future of retail with Jeff Berta, senior director of real estate at Taylor Johnson client Structured Development. In the resulting article, Berta explained how retail is evolving and will look very different in 20 years — more small-box than big-box stores, for example; more experiential concepts; and more geofencing and other technologies designed to customize the shopping experience. Berta also discussed Structured’s recent and upcoming projects, including District Brew Yards, a first-of-its-kind brewery concept, and The Shops at Big Deahl, an upcoming mixed-use development in Lincoln Park. Read the article here.

Jeff Berta, senior director of real estate at Structured Development, a Chicago-based firm with over two decades of experience in retail, residential, mixed-use, office and industrial development.