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GlobeSt.com caught up with Blink Charging's Mike Battaglia at ICSC's national conference here in Las Vegas, where he reviewed steps shopping owners can take to stay ahead of the curve and increase traffic and store profitability.

What a difference 18 months make. Retail fundamentals are steadily improving after the body blow Covid delivered in March 2020.

This year it expects $149 billion, which will be more than double the volume in 2020.

While the impact of Covid is likely to be felt for an extended period of time, one source we exclusively spoke with at ICSC says that the basic human desire for person to person interaction and sensory stimulus that sit at the heart of in-store shopping will ensure its longevity.

In advance of today's big ICSC Here We Go 2021 conference, GlobeSt.com caught up with a few attendees on what they look forward to at this year's live event.

The best office candidates for industrial conversion tend to be older suburban assets.