It's not the same mall it was just a few years ago. To compete with other types of retail assets and the Internet, mall owners have made their centers more vibrant by adding a different type of tenant mix. PREIT, the dominant Philadelphia-area mall owner, which has partnered with GlobeSt.com as a Thought Leader around the month surrounding RECon, is one of those landlords. Joseph Aristone, the firm's senior vice president of leasing, spoke with us about the trends he sees in his space and what types of tenants are making his centers more dynamic.

GlobeSt.com: What expanding tenants are you excited about right now?

Joseph Aristone: PREIT has meetings with all of the national tenants. What we see as an exciting opportunity are some of the fast-fashion, junior anchor tenants. There are some international operators pressing into the US like Uniqlo, who we have a meeting with, and Topshop, who we are meeting with as well. H&M has a big open-to-buy, and they're clearly a catalyst tenant. We're excited about those meetings. Forever 21 has been consistent, and they're definitely a market changer, especially in some of the areas where we have availability -- they can really make a distinction in some properties. Then across the spectrum a lot of the national tenants that are core to malls are really growing right now. As we look at our core retail base, there are opportunities for open-to-buys, and we are seeing that retailers are smarter about where they go and are also looking to grow their brands again, so we are in a good position to capitalize on that.