Case Studies

RCS Real Estate Advisors began working with Bed Bath & Beyond in 2009 following the retailer’s acquisition of longstanding RCS client Cost Plus World Markets (“World Market”). Having seen RCS successfully stabilize World Market’s portfolio, Bed Bath & Beyond retained RCS to address the remaining cha

RCS Real Estate Advisors began its partnership with Cole Haan in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the premium lifestyle brand, operating more than 500 stores worldwide, sought experienced guidance to strengthen its retail real estate portfolio amid ongoing market uncertainty.

RCS Real Estate Advisors was retained by Designer Brands Inc., a national designer and retailer of footwear and fashion accessories, to temporarily oversee the company’s internal real estate operations following the unexpected departure of its head of real estate.

Since 2018, RCS Real Estate Advisors has served as the full-service, outsourced real estate department for Lids – the premier retailer of licensed sports apparel and headwear – following its acquisition by Ames Watson.

RCS Real Estate Advisors was retained by international fitness brand PureGym to accelerate the North American expansion of its Pure Fitness brand.

RCS Real Estate Advisors was retained by Aurify Brands, a builder, owner, and operator of leading fast-casual restaurant networks, to analyze their portfolio for restructuring before and after the company acquired the national café chain Le Pain Quotidien.

RCS Real Estate Advisors was retained by a national big-box retailer with a 1,500-store, 43-million-square-foot portfolio to reduce rents and negotiate buyouts.

RCS Real Estate Advisors was retained by national apparel retailer True Religion to assist in their planned reorganization. RCS restructured the company’s entire portfolio, which yielded over $10 million in savings while retaining over 60% of the company’s portfolio on mid-term agreements materially