Retail 2025: What’s Winning, What’s Dead, and What’s Next

This week on Commercial Real Estate Secrets, I sit down with Brittany Megrath, owner and principal broker at M Square Commercial, to dig into the evolving world of retail real estate and ground-up development. From fast-food drive-thrus to the explosion of Las Vegas, Brittany shares what’s working in retail, why land pricing is more critical than ever, and how developers are adapting to a high-cost, high-uncertainty market.Key Topics Covered:Why retail—especially service-based pad sites—is thrivingThe impact of inflation, tariffs, and interest rates on developmentWhy land pricing is the most negotiable (and risky) part of a dealThe rise of Las Vegas from mom-and-pop town to institutional hotspotLease escalation trends post-COVID and how CPI clauses are changing the gameThe real hustle behind being a successful CRE brokerConnect with Brittany: Website | LinkedinLooking for the right team to represent you in Denver commercial real estate?👉 Start here: https://warehousehotline.com/We help investors, owners, and tenants structure better deals—and close them.