LAS VEGAS-The mood at RECon this year was extremely upbeat, and the consumer is holding up despite challenges in the economy says Richard Chichester of Faris Lee Investments .

LAS VEGAS- Allen Ginsborg of Newmark Merrill talks to us at RECon about how the Colorado area is doing in the retail real estate sector.

LAS VEGAS- Hessam Nadji of Marcus & Millichap talks about how the retail real estate transaction market is improving.

LAS VEGAS- PREIT 's Joseph Coradino tells GlobeSt.com's Ian Ritter how malls are doing well in this retail real estate environment.

LAS VEGAS- Fred Collings of the Irvine Co. (RECon booth S510W) says their trade area in Orange County is very strong in the retail real estate sector.

LAS VEGAS- Primestor Development 's Arturo Sneider says he sees a better retail real estate development climate.

MELVILLE, NY- Mark Dufton from DJM Realty, A Gordon Brothers Group Co., (RECon booth S289) talks to GlobeSt.com about the changing supermarket sector.

CHICAGO- Patrick Owens of Transwestern (RECon booth C132F) discusses the changing retail environment, especially what we are seeing with grocers.

Kelly Reenders of San Bernardino County (RECon booth C203L) talks about retail real estatein the region and a more upbeat housing market.

LOS ANGELES- Neil Soskin of Primestor talks to GlobeSt.com's Ian Ritter about the pent-up demand that retailers are experiencing and how that has helped his firm's developments and redevelopments.