Another explanation for this may refer to the fear of downsizing of IT department staff [66].
Travelers and consumer groups have bemoaned the downsizing of personal space on planes for years, watching as the average seat, once 18 inches wide, shrank by an inch and a half, and the distance between rows went from an average of 35 inches to 31 inches — 28 inches on some airlines.
While there are plenty of new store openings, the net downsizing of retail space in certain categories is clearly significant (for a deeper dive I recommend this excellent report by Coresight Research).
"I'm downsizing my space by 30 percent yet spending 50 percent more," he said.
Delarosa is in the process of downsizing to a 1,000-square-foot 1,000-square-foot 1,000-square-foot people to three.
Boomers are downsizing to smaller spaces.
"There are budget cuts everywhere, people are being laid off everywhere, [and] departments are downsizing their lab space".
For instance, even though Boomers are downsizing, space is still their holy grail.
Three years ago Mr. Courter's wife, Treva, died in a car accident, and he is now moving and downsizing storage spaces.
The event featured inspirational talks like "Downsize Your Space and Life" and "Future of the Movement". In Charlotte, N.C., you can hire a tiny house life coach to help with your transition.
White Plains still has some problems, however, such as large companies downsizing and returning large blocks of space to the market, but the impact is not as significant as it once was, Mr. Shapiro said.
