GlobeSt.com is providing wall-to-wall coverage of ICSC's RECon show in Las Vegas May 18-20. Retail Ticket will provide coverage of the event through the end of May, featuring pre-event articles, live video interviews on site and post-conference analysis.

NEW YORK CITY-It's back! RECon, the International Council of Shopping Centers' sprawling annual get-together. As more than 35,000 attendees prepare to descend on the Las Vegas Convention Center for this year's edition, ICSC president and CEO Michael Kercheval sat down recently with GlobeSt.com to paint a picture of the retail landscape. There are major game-changing shifts taking place, in both the social and legislative aspects of the industry, he says, and these will be reflected at the conference. But the major takeaway, he believes, will be one of surprise.

GlobeSt.com: What will be the headline, the major takeaway, when the dust settles after this year's RECon?

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John Salustri

John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.