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According to CBRE's Jami Savage-Gray, landlords, tenants and brokers are working more collaboratively to find creative solutions that check all the boxes for all parties involves.

With great possibility brings great challenges because without performing a comprehensive evaluation of local demographics, economics, and consumer demand, a wonderful idea might not survive the execution.

Surrounding ICSC's RECon 2019 event, we caught up with a leasing specialist at Hines, among other experts, to talk about omnichannel retailing, store experience, design and more.

Shifting consumer buying patterns are creating new opportunities for shopping centers. One panel at ICSC RECon took a closer and GlobeSt.com took a deeper dive with other retail experts on new mixed-use opportunities abound.

JLL research shows that 37.3% of shoppers expect to see new and innovative retailers in their centers in the next 10 years. We heard from just a few of those innovators about the future of retail, AI and more at the firm's ICSC RECon press breakfast.

Panelists at ICSC RECon 2019 say that retail spending on AI is projected to grow from $2 billion last year to $7.3 billion by 2022.

GlobeSt.com catches up with UC Funds on lack of transparency on retail sales figures, among other challenges. According to the firm's CEO, Dan Palmier, there are opportunities for those lenders who are creative or have an entrepreneurial lens.

Panelists at ICSC RECon seem to think so and say that coworking is all about flexibility and agility and will continue to gain steam.