LAS VEGAS—Welcome to ICSC Las Vegas! GlobeSt.com is in attendance along with many others, who exclusively tell us that optimism is in the air. Optimism in the industry remains high. US consumers are still in spend mode for consumables due to lack of; affordable homes, automobiles, international travel all of which are big ticket items, Naveen Jaggi, JLL president of retail advisory services, tells GlobeSt.com. This will continue to feed retailers with optimism in the near term, he says.
"Current transaction activity is ahead of the same 2021 but the combination of high inflation compounded with Recession talk against the backdrop of Eastern Europe war could impact behavior of consumers and retailers," Jaggi adds.
Regarding ICSC specifically, for Joshua Poag, president and CEO of Poag Shopping Centers, there is a lot of pent-up demand for meetings since it has been three years since a May ICSC meeting. "Some meetings are about connecting with longtime friends, and others are about new deals ranging from leasing and acquisitions to financing," he tells GlobeSt.com.
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Natalie Dolce
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.
