ECHO Retail

What ECHO Retail does

ECHO Retail is a Pittsburgh-headquartered retail real estate brokerage founded in 2001 and operated as the brokerage subsidiary of ECHO Realty, a privately held developer, owner, and operator of grocery-anchored retail real estate with more than 225 properties across nine states. The firm delivers three integrated service lines—Tenant Representation (exclusive representation of national and regional retailers in site selection and lease negotiation), Third-Party Leasing (landlord-side marketing, tenant targeting, and lease-up for shopping centers including mandates from major REITs such as Kimco Realty, Agree Realty, and Realty Income), and Disposition Services (portfolio re-evaluation and strategic property sales advisory). It serves a roster of 75+ retailers and 150+ total clients, with named enterprise relationships spanning Dick's Sporting Goods, PetSmart, Five Below, Starbucks, Costco, Panda Express, Great Clips, Gabe's, and McAlister's Deli.

The firm operates from four regional offices—Pittsburgh (HQ at 560 Epsilon Drive), Carmel/Indianapolis (11711 N. Meridian Street), Nashville (1102 17th Avenue), and Washington DC (2176 Wisconsin Avenue)—covering ten states across the eastern and midwestern United States (PA, TN, IN, MD, FL, OH, VA, WV, NC, GA). Revenue is generated through professional-services commissions on completed lease and disposition transactions, with no publicly disclosed pricing or fee schedule. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, anchored by deep regional market expertise and the parent company's owned-portfolio intelligence, supplemented by participation at the ICSC Las Vegas conference and a public property search platform listing 155+ available spaces.

ECHO Retail's technology surface is limited to a property listing and search tool on its website; no proprietary AI/ML capabilities, APIs, SDKs, or third-party integrations are disclosed in the source data. The competitive positioning rests on the dual landlord/tenant perspective afforded by ECHO Realty's ownership footprint and on multi-decade broker relationships rather than on technology differentiation, and the firm is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or institutional investors.

Name

ECHO Retail

Legal name

ECHO Retail

Website

https://echoretail.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ECHO Retail is a Pittsburgh-based retail real estate brokerage and brokerage arm of ECHO Realty, providing tenant representation, third-party leasing, and disposition services to 150+ retailers and REIT landlords across ten states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAJALAB

Retail Tenant Representation

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Real Estate Leasing Services (Tenant Representation)

SECONDARYBPAJABAB

Retail Brokerage

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

Keywords

• Retail real estate brokerage
• Tenant representation
• Third-party leasing
• Property disposition
• Retail site selection

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tenant Representation Services: ECHO Retail exclusively represents national and regional retailers in their retail real estate location decisions, earning commissions on completed transactions.
2. Third-Party Leasing: From property evaluation and positioning to retailer targeting and negotiation, the company helps maximize long-term profitability of clients' shopping centers, earning leasing commissions.
3. Disposition Services: Downsizing and portfolio re-evaluation services to help clients strategically navigate property sales, earning transaction-based fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ECHO Retail is a retail real estate brokerage that exclusively represents national and regional retailers such as Dick's Sporting Goods, PetSmart, Five Below, Starbucks, Great Clips, Costco, and Panda Express in site selection, lease negotiation, and portfolio expansion across multiple states. The firm also delivers third-party leasing services to shopping center owners (Kimco Realty, Agree Realty, Realty Income, Sunbeam Development) by handling property evaluation, tenant targeting, and lease negotiations, and provides disposition services for retailers and landlords executing portfolio sales, store closures, or strategic property divestitures.

Product overview

ECHO Retail operates as a retail real estate services firm offering a unified suite of services rather than a modular software product. The core offering consists of three interconnected service lines: Tenant Representation (exclusive representation of retailers), Third-Party Leasing (for property owners/landlords), and Disposition Services (strategic advisory for portfolio optimization). The company also maintains a Property Search Platform (digital property listing portal) that supports the leasing services by enabling prospective tenants to explore available spaces. ECHO Retail's parent company, ECHO Realty, is a full-service developer, owner, and operator of grocery-anchored retail real estate with over 225 properties across nine states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tenant Representation Exclusive representation of national and regional retailers in retail real estate transactions, including site selection, lease negotiation, and portfolio expansion services. Customers include Dick's Sporting Goods, PetSmart, Five Below, Starbucks, Great Clips, Gabe's, Costco, Panda Express, and McAlister's Deli.
• Third-Party Leasing Property evaluation, positioning, retailer targeting, and negotiation services to help shopping center owners maximize the long-term profitability of their retail centers. Customers include Kimco Realty, Agree Realty, Realty Income, and Sunbeam Development Corporation.
• Disposition Services Strategic advisory services for downsizing, portfolio re-evaluation, and property sales, helping retailers and landlords navigate disposition using industry experience, relationships, and market intelligence.
• Property Search Platform Online property search tool showcasing 155+ available properties across nine states, with filtering by property type (Multi-Tenant Retail Center, Grocery Store, Convenience Store, Office, Warehouse, Land Development, etc.), state, city, and market MSA. Supports prospective tenants in identifying leasing opportunities within the firm's portfolio.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ECHO RealtycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECHO Retail is the brokerage arm of ECHO Realty, a full-service developer, owner, and operator of retail real estate with over 225 properties across nine states. This vertical integration provides ECHO Retail with unique market intelligence and landlord relationships.
• Kimco RealtycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor REIT client for whom ECHO Retail provides landlord representation services in leasing properties across their portfolio.
• Agree RealtycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational REIT client receiving landlord representation and property leasing services from ECHO Retail.
• Realty IncomecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor retail REIT receiving landlord representation services for their shopping center portfolio.
• Sunbeam Development CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional retail developer receiving landlord representation services for their Indiana-based retail properties.
• Gabe'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational discount retailer represented exclusively by ECHO Retail for their retail real estate needs across the country.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• SRS Real Estate Partners: SRS Real Estate Partners is a national retail real estate services firm providing tenant representation, landlord representation, and capital markets services to retailers — directly comparable to ECHO Retail's core service lines and target customer base of national and regional retail tenants.
• Mid-America Real Estate: Mid-America Real Estate is a retail-specialized commercial real estate brokerage offering tenant representation, leasing, and investment sales for retail properties. It is a direct competitor to ECHO Retail in serving grocery-anchored and multi-tenant retail centers with similar service scope.
• The Retail Connection: The Retail Connection is a retail real estate services firm specializing in tenant representation, landlord leasing, and property management for retail centers — closely comparable to ECHO Retail in service mix and target tenant base.

Broad incumbents

• Newmark Group: Newmark Group is a large full-service commercial real estate advisory firm offering tenant representation and agency leasing across retail, office, and industrial — a broad incumbent competitor to ECHO Retail with significantly greater scale and national coverage.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm providing retail agency leasing and tenant representation worldwide. It competes with ECHO Retail for enterprise retail tenant mandates and has far broader geographic and capital-markets capabilities.
• JLL (Jones Lang LaSalle): JLL is a global real estate services firm with a dedicated retail agency leasing and tenant representation practice. As a broad incumbent, it directly competes with ECHO Retail for large national retail tenant mandates and has substantially larger scale and global reach.
• CBRE Group: CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm with a major retail agency leasing and tenant representation practice. It is the dominant incumbent competitor for national retail tenant mandates and offers significantly broader service capabilities than ECHO Retail.
• Marcus & Millichap: Marcus & Millichap is a national commercial real estate investment sales and financing firm with a significant retail specialty group. It is comparable to ECHO Retail as a retail-focused real estate intermediary serving investors and tenants, though it is much larger and more investment-sales oriented.

Regional players

• Brixmor Property Group: Brixmor Property Group is a publicly traded retail REIT focused on grocery-anchored open-air shopping centers. As an institutional landlord in the same grocery-anchored retail niche ECHO Retail operates in, Brixmor is a comparable client/landlord counterpart rather than a direct service competitor.
• Phillips Edison & Company: Phillips Edison & Company is a publicly traded net-lease REIT focused exclusively on grocery-anchored shopping centers — directly comparable to ECHO Realty's portfolio strategy and a potential landlord client for ECHO Retail's third-party leasing services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/echoretail
• Facebookfacebook.com/echoretail
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/echo-retail

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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