Event CoverageICSC RECon 2019: Five Ways to Reinvent Brick-and-Mortar Retail Coresight Research June 12, 2019 Executive SummaryThe Coresight Research team attended and participated in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) 2019 RECon event, in Las Vegas, May 19-22. These are some of the highlights: The mall is not dead, just being reincarnated as landlords look for creative ways to reinvent the mall experience to draw in customers – and beat back the trend of rising store closures. Retail investment in artificial intelligence (AI) is now greater than that of the banking sector, and AI will become retailers’ go-to technology to strip friction from brick-and-mortar retail. We continue to see the gamification of retail, as consumers respond more positively to interactive experiences. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 1: Big Lots Set to Keep Some Stores Open in 20256.18 Shopping Festival Helps Lift Consumer Sentiment After Recent Lows: China Consumer Survey InsightsNRF 2025: Retail’s Big Show: Day Three—AI Takes Center Stage on the Final Day of NRFAnalyst Corner—Trimming Waistlines and Spending: Exploring New Data on GLP-1’s Impact on Consumer Purchases, with John Mercer
