Ring Speaker Mike Cohn, Regional President of Lennar Commercial Investors, speaks about his experiences combining the people-dominated real industry with technology, particularity focusing on the millennial generation. He spoke to University of Florida students, as part of the Alfred A. Ring Speaker Series on April 10, 2014
From Bricks to Clicks Mike Cohn Ring Speaker 3 10 14
1. From Bricks to Clicks
When Demographics and Technology Collide
2. • Founded in 1954 & headquartered in Miami, Florida
• 2nd largest homebuilder in the US
• Has delivered homes to more than 750,000 families
• More than 5,500 associates across 18 states
3.
4. HOMEBUILDING
& LAND
FIVE POINT
Land Development
& Entitlements
COMMERCIAL
Retail & Office
RIALTO CAPITAL
Investment & Asset
Management
FINANCIAL
SERVICES
Title & Mortgage
MULTIFAMILY
Apartment
Communities
30. Millennials American teens and
twenty-somethings (born
after 1980) who are
making the passage into
adulthood at the start of
the new millenium
Millennials account for
21% of consumer
spending . . . and 33% of
their spending is on
nonessential items
Millennials make up the
largest percentage of the
workforce
31. American Generations
Silent Generation 1927-1945 • Disciplined & Self-Sacrificing
• Avid Readers – especially newspapers
Baby Boomers 1946-1964 • Hard working & Driven
• Television, Rock ‘n Roll, Activism
Generation X 1965-1979 • Individualistic & Wary of Commitment
• “Before” and “After” Computers & Cell Phones
Generation Y
“Millennials”
1980-2000 • Entrepreneurial & Tech Savvy
• Digital environment, Internet,Smart Phones
Generation Z 2001 - Today • Culturally Diverse & Over-saturated with brands
• Electronic-centric & Less Interested in Toys
• Already have Eco-Fatigue
32. The Millennial Demographic
Millennial
Identity
• Technology savvy
• Confident and self-
expressive
• Liberal viewpoints
and open to change
• Ethnically & racially
diverse
• Upbeat
• On track to become
the most educated
generation in
American history
Politics &
Religion
• Less likely to
associate with
organized religion
• Primarily
“Independent” but
tend to vote
democratic
• Only 2% have
served in the military
• More optimistic
about America’s
future than any other
generation
Technology
• 92% have a
smartphone and a
laptop
• 83% sleep with their
smartphones
• 81% are on
Facebook
• 74% feel that
technology makes
their lives easier
• 50% have posted a
“selfie” online
• Millennials spend 21
hours/month on
social media
Economics
• Began to enter the
workforce during the
recession
• High levels of
student loan debt
• Lower levels of
wealth & personal
income
• 1 in 8 have moved
back in with parents
• 21% are married
• 34% have children
• Price conscious and
deal savvy
Source: Nielsen & Pew Research Center
33. Millennial Shopping Trends
• 88% of Millennial smartphone owners used their smartphones for holiday shopping
• 77% browse online before purchasing in the store – nearly 17% higher than the
general population
• 56% admitted to browsing for an item in the store and then purchasing it online
from a different retailer – double the rate of the general population
• 19% have been in a store and purchased an item via their mobile phone from a
different retailer while still in the store – double the rate of the general population
• 89% would not return to a store if the inventory they confirmed was there was not
available upon visit
80% of Millennials consider themselves price
conscious and promotion sensitive
34. Extreme Couponing
97% of Millennials
would return to a
retailer if provided
with a discount for
future shopping events
92% download
coupons to their
retailer cards before
shopping and 80% at
the store
79% use paperless
coupons
67% go looking for
deals after hearing
about them on social
media
80% are more likely to
frequent a store if it
provides a rewards
program
35. Experiential Retail
59% of consumers say they have all
the material possessions they need
Consumer experience is the single most
important factor in continued growth
for retail brands.
Experiential retail is one-on-one
engagement between a company’s
offering – either product or service – and
the consumer themselves.
41. Top Performing Malls in the US - 2013
Mall Location GLA Sales/SF
Bal Harbour Shops Bal Harbour, FL 450,000 $2,555
Forum Shops at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, NV 636,000 $1,750
Shops at Columbus Circle New York, NY 338,000 $1,600
The Grove Los Angeles, CA 575,000 $1,400
The Mall at Millennia Orlando, FL 1,118,000 $1,250
Ala Moana Center Honolulu, HI 2,100,000 $1,200
The Mall at Short Hills Short Hills, NJ 1,370,000 $1,110
The Americana at Brand Glendale, CA 450,000 $1,110
Aventura Mall Aventura, FL 2,700,000 $1,100
Tysons Galleria McLean, VA 824,000 $973
Source: ICSC – Shopping Centers Today
42. Development Impact
• Smaller, Urban Mixed-Use Centers
• Transportation Oriented
• Highly amenitized
• “Fiberhoods”
• Social Media
• Dramatic Change in Merchandising Strategies
• Old Approach: merchandising mirrored the way we bought our clothes –
compliments with large chain stores
• New Approach: merchandising mirrors the way we live our lives –
specialty, green, quick serve, chef-driven farm-to-table dining, wellness
Question: Is it sustainable? What happens when baby boomers need congregate
care and millennials need schools for their children?