The retail event of the year kicked off yesterday in sunny Las Vegas, and Commercial Observer was there to hear about the latest in retail, and more importantly—to party.
Here are the highlights from the first day of the International Conference of Shopping Centers from CO’s Twitter feed:
The hot topic of the day was, of course, experiential retail.
ICSC RECon: Why Experiential Retail Is Worth Caring About https://t.co/B2EVyKbmI7
— Commercial Observer (@commobserver) May 20, 2019
Also on the menu were best social media strategies…
ICSC: Getting 1 Million Followers on Social Media? Not So Important https://t.co/7axzLFtnIs
— Commercial Observer (@commobserver) May 19, 2019
… and why Facebook could be the answer to retail vacancies.
ICSC RECon: For Vacancies, Facebook to the Rescue? https://t.co/oYjjQBhKXE
— Commercial Observer (@commobserver) May 19, 2019
More importantly, the who’s who of NYC retail were there to party with the industry’s finest.
At Meridian Capital Group’s festivities:
If you ever want to see what Meridian’s Jonathan Stern looks like without a suit and tie…. #ICSC pic.twitter.com/OTR7O9OtSp
— Commercial Observer (@commobserver) May 19, 2019
At CIM’s Brooklyn Bowl bash:
C&W’s Mitzi flexner and Melissa Jones at Brooklyn Bowl for CIM’s #ICSC party! pic.twitter.com/yRfSeEA31z
— Commercial Observer (@commobserver) May 20, 2019
And at Brookfield Properties’ fete.
Forest city reunion? Michael Goldban, Laurie Golub and Larry Rose at the Brookfield party. #ICSC pic.twitter.com/j0NztcRgbB
— Commercial Observer (@commobserver) May 20, 2019