Slow renovation of Baltimore’s Harborplace may be nearing an end

To succeed in the current retail climate, Harborplace will need to attract tenants that appeal to millennial consumers, such as new food and entertainment concepts, and to market itself aggressively, said Mark Millman, president and CEO of Millman Search Group, a retail consulting and executive search firm. Food and entertainment experiences have become the hook to attract people to something they can’t replicate online, he said.

“Food is the new fashion in retail leasing,” Millman said. “Those are the deals that are getting done, where millennials will shop.”