Retail demand in many U.S. markets is strong again. The challenge isn’t finding brands—it’s finding space.

In this episode of Behind the Lease, we sit down with Erik Christopher, a Denver-based retail real estate broker with decades of experience working across landlord, tenant, and national brand roles.

Erik shares how his career started leasing shopping centers in the Baltimore area, why working inside a retailer like Gap gave him a deeper understanding of store performance, and how that dual perspective shapes the way he advises brands and developers today.

We talk about what’s happening in the Denver retail market, why high-demand districts like Cherry Creek have almost no available space, and how some shopping centers that struggled when they opened are finally seeing their markets grow into them.

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