Big Ideas
![Eight Common Flaws in Shopping Center Market Research Studies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1738789511868-CZS2AQRY5D3ILTPINOB2/BLOCK_MAP.jpeg)
Eight Common Flaws in Shopping Center Market Research Studies
![The Expanding Influence of High-Net-Worth Consumers and the Decline of Aspirational Shoppers: Must-Watch Trends for Luxury Resort Destinations and Lifestyle Developments](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1738011244619-ZJS1G8H40QJ36EI29U4Y/ATHELETIC+SHOES.jpg)
The Expanding Influence of High-Net-Worth Consumers and the Decline of Aspirational Shoppers: Must-Watch Trends for Luxury Resort Destinations and Lifestyle Developments
![Why Elected Officials and Local Boards Need a Real Estate Development Consultant](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1738010316861-KP5JUOOCDDTWR9JERY0I/PARK+BOARD.png)
Why Elected Officials and Local Boards Need a Real Estate Development Consultant
![5 Reasons Why Every Commercial Real Estate Developer Needs an Independent Development Consultant](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1738087061292-FZ4V69QEUWSR1MJJ9H8C/DALL%C2%B7E+2025-01-28+10.30.50+-+A+photograph-style+image+of+a+clean-shaven+professional+man+around+the+age+of+60%2C+dressed+casually+in+a+collared+shirt+and+blazer+without+a+tie+or+ves.png)
5 Reasons Why Every Commercial Real Estate Developer Needs an Independent Development Consultant
![More Rules of Thumb & Benchmarks to Guide Retail Real Estate Planning](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1737751680163-R1J30HDSK4KYBO2WU2YS/THUMB-2..jpeg)
More Rules of Thumb & Benchmarks to Guide Retail Real Estate Planning
![15 Valuable Rules of Thumb in Commercial Real Estate Planning and Design.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1737751110936-QLZYF9C84O9CIOY2YWOL/THUMB-2..jpeg)
15 Valuable Rules of Thumb in Commercial Real Estate Planning and Design.
![Understanding the basics of the Huff Retail Gravity Model.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1737750409313-VSPZJCB9KK1NBXYG3JBK/HUFF+MAP.jpeg)
Understanding the basics of the Huff Retail Gravity Model.
Rick Hill explains the basics of the Huff Retail Gravity Model, one of the most valuable tools in retail site analysis.
![Why Competitive Bidding for Architectural Services Can Save Your Project—If Done Right](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1737737866014-2VME9ORXDGSJUERF0M1C/3RD_BRAODWAY+RFP.jpg)
Why Competitive Bidding for Architectural Services Can Save Your Project—If Done Right
![A Note About Luxury Goods & Fashionable Lifestyles](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1737737215993-H0FOGBVKQ7P22GXDCUE1/KID+COUNTRY+USA_2.jpeg)
A Note About Luxury Goods & Fashionable Lifestyles
![The Leadership Gap: What Real Estate CEOs Miss When They Don't Draw to Communicate](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1737736178365-GPFRXRIMRS5KUWWY9CIP/20230523_143303+%282%29.jpg)
The Leadership Gap: What Real Estate CEOs Miss When They Don't Draw to Communicate
![Guide to Working with an Architectural Illustrator](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1737676619931-AOIG6GA5855P1OKGJWY3/WK_v4_pen.jpg)
Guide to Working with an Architectural Illustrator
Illustration of Good Food by Dennis Allain and art directed by Rick Hill.
![How Resorts are Learning from Luxury and Lifestyle Retail Developments: Part 2](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1726022399919-IR7RPYS1NX4TGR5DMH0K/CULINARY_6.jpg)
How Resorts are Learning from Luxury and Lifestyle Retail Developments: Part 2
Pt 2: How resorts are learning from the retail industry, particularly the luxury and lifestyle sectors. Cross-pollination between these two industries is shaping the way destination resorts are conceptualized, designed, and operated.
![How Resorts are Learning from Luxury and Lifestyle Retail Developments: Part 1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1726022364260-W56UZX3IO6J14DMG5V10/HOTEL_1.png)
How Resorts are Learning from Luxury and Lifestyle Retail Developments: Part 1
Pt 1: How resorts are learning from the retail industry, particularly the luxury and lifestyle sectors. Cross-pollination between these two industries is shaping the way destination resorts are conceptualized, designed, and operated.
![Storm Advisory: How Blue-Sky Design Charettes Quickly Turn to Cloudy Days](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1726072100819-K00K88L75CAH1S91FUZK/SAND_C_1.jpg)
Storm Advisory: How Blue-Sky Design Charettes Quickly Turn to Cloudy Days
Early-stage blue-sky design charettes no-holds barred brainstorming sessions for commercial real estate developments—are fun, they’re hopeful, and they often set projects on a course for disaster.
![The New Physical Marketplace](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/ac1c8e20-70fc-4488-929a-d85b808f4781/Sears.png)
The New Physical Marketplace
An online transaction of a product for a price executed through the narrow keyhole of a handheld device, create a competitive advantage for the new physical marketplace.
![Birds of a Feather](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1724447986736-YC4LJAAPAZR6MKKGEQVJ/AGING+BIRDS.png)
Birds of a Feather
Using the adage “Birds of a Feather Flock Together” consumer segmentation studies pinpointed Honolulu neighborhood blocks spending a disproportionate share of income on luxury goods.
![Doing The Right Thing](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1724447657241-SNSZUHZY20JAWK4ODLV5/DOING+THE+RIGHT+THING.jpg)
Doing The Right Thing
Real Estate Consultants are challenged when a ready to pay client with a vision wants a feasibility study to support a vision we know won’t work from the onset.
![Learning from Malibu](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1724446588367-7CJ840YJRELVW4JZSETO/MALIBU+BARBIE.jpg)
Learning from Malibu
Celebrities speak out for the songbirds and a chance encounter with Al Pacino provide the inspiration for a merchandising strategy for La Paz Ranch in Malibu, California.
![Do You Color?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1724445122264-W6THMSRFAR6CKE28D2C7/DO+YOU+COLOR+1.jpg)
Do You Color?
The process of hand coloring retail merchandising plans offers a glimpse into his meditative visioning process that connects hard data with the color of fashion and the culinary arts.
![A Vision for the Humble District](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1724446305284-AMPOCX0MOKBFN11EYWC3/PLACES_MUST+INCLUDE.jpg)
A Vision for the Humble District
City mayors proclaim they lead a world class city exemplified by their monuments of success while nearby throwaway zones possess the greatest opportunity to create a unique and authentic experience.
Storybook
We see the world a little differently.
To create human centered marketplaces, we re-imagine the world we see, have seen, and hope to see. Our past experiences and memories are recalled, made present and then mixed, matched, filtered, and cross-pollinated with the ideas of clients, professional market makers, and the community to collectively tell a story about place filled with fashion, shops, culinary experiences, and entertainment.
![Assouline Bookstore and Café, London UK. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/962256d5-d28f-4b56-8203-be6e9da33b2a/1_ASTRONAUGHT.jpg)
![Apple New York](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/61aff1e6-047a-4a53-add3-30477330ebad/2_APPLE.jpg)
![Pepper Corn Cookware & Kitchen Store on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/fa079744-cdf2-4dfb-98a9-ad98eeb859a7/3_BOULDER_WINDOW.jpg)
![Photo of a shopper in Dior, Aspen, Colorado. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/81b51fa1-3ddf-4151-aff3-fe1f50851496/4_DIOR_DRESS.jpg)
![Shoe display in Neiman Marcus, Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/506fe869-b2bc-4f62-b588-21eb7bcc0bc6/5_GREEN_LEGS.jpg)
![Photo of New York’s 5th Avenue. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/46f2bc95-94cc-4616-81b9-c2083396e2d5/6_NYC.jpg)
![The inviting bar at Crawfords on Phillips Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/eb078729-05f3-4c10-b932-846b38105cb9/7_BAR+GIRL+-G.+AMER.+ROAD+TRIP.jpg)
![Photo looking out to 58th Street from Bergdorf Goodman, New York. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/5a473317-1b72-4281-9a05-0a7759e113ea/8_BG_WINDOW+_+FASHION+WINDOW.jpg)
![Art sculpture on Rodeo Drive of Paparazzi Photographer photographing a celebrity. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/cf88799c-30d7-4144-8e7e-ee7367a49ba4/9_PHOTO_SHOOT.jpg)
![Costa Rican Cowboy Cook in an immersive
cultural experience. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/bb9e1cae-cbdd-4289-a0e8-5145426787d8/CULINARY_2.jpg)
![Wall mural of Sophia Loren, in Batu Italian restaurant in St. Regis, Dubai.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/b39aec46-884c-4ac1-81d8-41c8c84057c7/CULINARY_5.jpg)
![Bar at St. Regis Dubai. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/10e051c1-172c-47b7-8858-ebe26e835cc3/CULINARY_6.jpg)
![Dining room at the Cloisters, Sea Island, Georgia](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/18209245-55bd-4859-bed0-2c9fb1c21359/CULINARY_8.jpg)
![Photos of home décor and accessory department in Bergdorf Goodman, New York.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/76a548a6-4b11-4d30-9c5a-f8c8d01923df/CULINARY_10.jpg)
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![Lobster Sandwich at the Ivy’s on Robertson Street in Beverly Hills](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/c4410bbc-a3ff-4e3c-96d4-bc314e6afa37/CULINARY_14.jpg)
![Roses on the patio of The Ivy, Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/57ee2e91-41b0-47cb-b104-260a95ffe480/CULINARY_15.jpg)
![Lunch at the Ivy, Robertson Street, Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/6559f418-c051-4173-b5fa-e8e8d27c42e8/CULINARY_16.jpg)
![Grilled Cheese lunch at Sadelle’s, Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/1624bb61-b46a-4b26-969b-bb0369eb99e1/CULINARY_18.jpg)
![The lobby of the Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/0dfc0d91-0efe-40d7-ae23-c09031f82d7a/FASHION_1.jpg)
![Chanel show window in the Dubai Mall](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/30daac33-44d4-43ed-abed-83250905fffa/FASHION_2.jpg)
![Love Shack Fancy in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/32243aa5-5c9d-4cde-82e4-40cc6e97c8dc/FASHION_3.jpg)
![Two women window shopping at Chanel on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/c42854aa-0833-42fd-96c1-6d81a748fb1d/FASHION_4.jpg)
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![Photo of a shopper in Dior, Aspen, Colorado. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/7f5b6bfd-5546-400d-87d3-0d4cf71c54ed/FASHION_9+1.jpg)
![Roses on the patio of The Ivy, Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/3f4e0fc8-7a7c-4965-9fae-508e2c2264cc/IVY_ROSES_CULINARY+ROSES.jpg)
![Lunch at the Ivy, Robertson Street, Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill
& Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/b4651bb7-a64e-4fd0-9e00-172d403ee032/IVY_SANDWICH_CULINARY.jpg)
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![Worth Avenue, Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/4a40897c-4e23-4701-a384-06f54512a539/MAIN_C_FASHION.jpg)
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![Metal bird sculptures on the Enchanted Highway in North Dakota. Photo by Rick Hill of J. Richard Hill & Co.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/667c71cad136b9699df8bf4b/a0e9e673-d53d-4505-9b6a-c841d4b14f5d/STRATEGIC_PLANS_SD.jpg)
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