LAS VEGAS—The death of retail is exaggerated, a phrase that many here at ICSC RECon have noted in the past few days, but on the other hand, according to Jerry Storch, CEO of Storch Advisors, the concept that things “will be fine” is also a bit too extreme.
Storch joined other c-suite industry experts here on Monday in a technology panel about how operators are embracing the tech revolution, whether through augmented or virtual reality, robotization, rapid collection, massive data, or otherwise and say that those that embrace it won't just succeed—they'll prosper.
When moderator Jeffrey Newman, chairman of the real estate department at Sills Cummis & Gross PC, asked about what changes are most impacting tech at the moment for the retail sector, panelist Deborah Weinsewig, CEO and founder of Coresight research, said it is robotics and artificial intelligence.
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