Chip Ford and Jamie Schwedler wrote a guest article in Shopping Center Business on how to navigate the trends leading to distressed retail. 

"Readers of Shopping Center Business are likely all too familiar with prophesies of the 'retail apocalypse,'" Chip and Jamie wrote. "It is certainly a challenging time in the industry, as evidenced by a variety of stores with household names declaring bankruptcy in the last year, with persistent indications of more to come in 2018. But the changing trends in where and how we, as consumers, buy our stuff are also creating opportunities. Shopping center owners and commercial lenders in the retail space can take advantage by adapting to the trends and taking key steps to mitigate risks."

You can read the full article here. Shopping Center Business is a leading magazine for the shopping center industry, with an audience of approximately 34,000 readers.