NEW YORK CITY—Two themes dominated the conversation Monday andTuesday at the International Council of Shopping Centers' New YorkNational Deal Making conference, which was held at the Jacob K.Javits Center for the first time ever.
First, retailers were thrilled with the change of venue for theconference, which historically was held at the New York Hilton andhad some events at other properties around town. Second, industryexecutives are embracing online shopping and the creation of theomni-channel experience, rather than running scared from it.
“I'm finding this to be an exceptional event,” Rick Chicester,CEO and president, Faris Lee Investments, told GlobeSt.com. “ICSCis finally getting its venue and that makes this event verydifferent than it was because of the ease there is in movingaround. If ICSC can maintain attendance, this will become thesecond most important ICSC conference.”
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
