Retail

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.

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 recovery could also see a drag from continued labor shortages and supply chain issues.

The transaction, encompassing 49 SONIC Drive-In locations, represents the company's third sale-leaseback portfolio for the restaurant this year.

E-commerce sales fell off to under 10% since restrictions began lifting across the US.

The company has purchased the 320,600-square-foot, 97%-occupied, Beaver Creek Crossings in the suburbs of Raleigh, NC.