NEW YORK CITY—The consumer-spending picture is doing very wellright now in this retail real estate environment, according toObie Walli, CEO and co-founder of ColdwellBanker Commercial Alliance. Walli and his team were on thefloor of the ICSC New York National show, and were on top of thelatest retail trends. He spoke with GlobeSt.comabout holiday sales, Black Friday and how consumers and landlordsare more comfortable in this economic environment.

GlobeSt.com: How do you feel about where holidayspending trends are going?

Obie Walli: Right now, based onconsumer-spending trends and where they're headed now, with anupward tick in a favorable direction, I wouldn't say that landlordsand tenants are necessarily bullish, but based on the trends we areseeing with overall consumer debt and spending, it's fair to assumethat both retailers and owners of retail properties are feelinggood about how the economy is going.