Omnichannel Business Strategy

What is Omnichannel? Omnichannel is a business strategy that seeks to provide customers with effortless and seamless experiences across all contact channels. Omni is a Latin word meaning “all,” so omnichannel means all channels. This approach integrates...

GDP, The FED, Residential Construction | Economic Update

GDP Real GDP, which measures inflation-adjusted economic growth, increased at an annualized rate of 6.9% in Q4 2021, according to the advanced estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on January 27th. Q4’s reading is 4.6% above the Q3 2021 estimate....

Florida, Tampa Bay full of industrial-sector opportunities

Manufacturing, logistics and healthcare all have promising futures here amid the state’s economic strength   Tampa Bay’s industrial sector is healthy and could be even more robust in the future. The outlook here is bright as opportunities abound. To better...

Housing Inventory, CPI, Retail Sales | Economic Update

CPI Inflation The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 7.0% year-over-year in December, its highest increase in almost four decades. CPI climbed by 0.5% month-over-month in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, 30 basis points lower than November’s 0.8% increase....

Omicron Will ‘Hinder, But Not Derail’ CRE Recovery

“While Omicron is a little different, we think most of the evolutionary decisions have already been made.”   The omicron variant is expected to “hinder, but not derail” the recoveries for commercial real estate and the overall economy, according to a new analysis...