Physical retail space is coming back, and it’s coming back with a vengeance.

It is no secret that digital upended how brick-and-mortar retailers conduct business. Yet, as time goes on, retail is beginning to uncover that to maximize your business—to grow and expand profitably—there has to be a space for both the physical and digital in your long-term strategy.

In this week’s episode, we chat with Vice President for Collier’s Furniture Industry Real Estate Group, Ben Haverty, on how physical retail space is necessary for continued business growth. We:

• Touch on his family history and his ties to the industry (his great grandfather started Haverty’s Furniture over 130 years ago!)
• Discuss how mega box stores such as Macy’s, Target and Bloomingdales are still expanding their physical footprint in the digital age, albeit in smaller formats
• Highlight how Nebraska Furniture Mart is making waves in our industry by becoming a real estate mogul
• Answer questions you should be asking of any landlord during a contract negotiation 
• Confront the biggest mistakes retailers and entrepreneurs make when looking to expand their business.