LAS VEGAS—As part as GlobeSt.com's continued coverage of retail ahead of this month's ICSC Las Vegas 2022 event here in Las Vegas, we spoke with experts about the market, trends they are seeing, what they are most looking forward to at the event and more. For one retail construction professional, we focused on supply chain disruptions and corresponding price increases that he is seeing for building materials and systems on a daily basis. 

"Higher production costs, labor shortages, transportation delays, and high demand have created a situation where items that once might have taken a month to arrive are now delayed for six months or even a year in some cases," explains Bruno Hanelt, VP of construction at S&R Commercial. 

He tells GlobeSt.com that from proactive planning to alternative materials and creative design options, "retail construction professionals will need to continue to deploy strategies to minimize those supply-chain issues and ensure that projects are completed on-time and on-budget."

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Natalie Dolce, editor-in-chief of GlobeSt.com, is responsible for working with editorial staff, freelancers and senior management to help plan the overarching vision that encompasses GlobeSt.com, including short-term and long-term goals for the website, how content integrates through the company’s other product lines and the overall quality of content. Previously she served as national executive editor and editor of the West Coast region for GlobeSt.com and Real Estate Forum, and was responsible for coverage of news and information pertaining to that vital real estate region. Prior to moving out to the Southern California office, she was Northeast bureau chief, covering New York City for GlobeSt.com. Her background includes a stint at InStyle Magazine, and as managing editor with New York Press, an alternative weekly New York City paper. In her career, she has also covered a variety of beats for M magazine, Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel, FashionLedge.com, and Co-Ed magazine. Dolce has also freelanced for a number of publications, including MSNBC.com and Museums New York magazine.