While ChatGPT gets all the publicity, is there anything sexier than Proptech AI (don’t answer that)?

We were very interested in reading the recent news that Walmart is set to buy smart TV maker Vizio. You might ask why would this news interest me?

We couldn’t help but feel a small sense of happiness in reading the news this week that Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) might indeed maintain some of their US properties after all.

One of the most foundational aspects of the mall got a tech spotlight this week – signage. And while digital signage is of course not something new (it’s table stakes at this point), it’s a space that is continuing to innovate and is benefitting from tech advancements like AI.

The pendulum of power between retail landlords and leasees is always in motion, and while it swung a bit more toward those renting during the peak of Covid, it seems to have swung back toward retail landlords as things have stabilized.

It’s not the first time we’ve discussed this topic before, but it warrants repeating…Gen Z loves the mall.