Commercial Observer · Retail
Cushman & Wakefield Rehires Gene Spiegelman as Retail Services Vice Chairman
Via Commercial Observer · November 2, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · November 2, 2026
Why this matters
Retail has become a quiet outperformer. A decade of effectively zero new development has left necessity-driven, grocery-anchored, and Sun Belt strip product with negligible vacancy and re-leasing spreads in the high single digits. Cap rates have compressed in step, and the bid for stabilized portfolios is again broad across REITs, pension funds, and institutional core-plus capital. The asset class has effectively rerated as a defensive yield trade rather than a secularly challenged sector.
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On the RET wire
- One of 8 retail stories tracked on the wire in November 2026. All Retail coverage →
- 65 stories mentioning Cushman on the wire in the past 90 days. Cushman coverage →
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Excerpt from Commercial Observer:
Gene Spiegelman has rejoined Cushman & Wakefield as vice chairman of retail services, Commercial Observer has learned. The industry veteran arrives with more than three decades of retail real estate experience, includ…
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