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Partner

Only RETAIL everything RETAILSince 1984, The Shopping Center Group, with over 225 experienced professionals in 23 offices, has provided a full assortment of retail real estate brokerage services to retailers, landlords, developers, investors and financial institutions throughout the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, as well as Southern California. We have earned our reputation of delivering "best in class" service in tenant representation, project leasing, property management, development consulting, investment sales and finance. With longstanding relationships developed over many years, we have been proven successful in delivering unsurpassed local market knowledge with a regional perspective and a national presence. Our approach is service oriented and our commitment to our clients' success is uncompromising.

Gary currently serves as Executive Vice President for Retail Advisory in JLL’s Nashville office with his focus on third party leasing and sales for institutional firms, regional owners and developers, as well as disposition work for a variety of national clients such as Sears Holdings Company and First Tennessee Bank. Prior to joining JLL, Gary served as Partner for The Shopping Center Group in Memphis and Nashville over a 15 year span and oversaw a portfolio in excess of 4 million square feet. Gary was awarded a 4-year athletic scholarship at Birmingham-Southern College where he graduated with a degree in Finance. He was named to the Memphis Business Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40” and has been a CoStar Power Broker Award Recipient for multiple years. He is an active member of Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC), formerly known as International Council of Shopping Centers and is involved with the Middle Tennessee Chapter of Certified Commercial Investment Members (CCIM).