March Monthly Luncheon:
The Texas Grocery Market: Past, Present & Future
Speaker: Karla Smith, Senior Vice President/Partner CBRE/UCR
Join CREW in learning about "Grocery in Texas: Past, Present & Fugure" in a presentation given by senior vice president and partner of CBRE/UCR, Karla Smith. Currently, Smith manages new store site selection for national and regional accounts such as Target, Cabela’s, Sprouts Farmers Market, Pacific Dental and United Health Group. She speaks from experience, specializing in grocery and big box tenant representation throughout the state of Texas.
“With a lack of recent traditional retail development, grocers have become the new anchors,” said Smith. “There are over 40 near-term grocery-anchored centers planned in Dallas/Fort Worth.”
In addition to serving her clients, she is involved with industry organizations, which include ICSC, where she is on the 2015 TX ICSC Program Committee, NTCAR for which she is on the Executive Board of Directors and CREW.