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May 22, 2013
Jeff Green blog: Reflections on RECon 2013

The International Council of Shopping Centers' annual RECon real estate convention in Las Vegas is now officially a wrap. CSA columnist Jeff Green reflects on this year's show.

May 15, 2013
Conference Call

For the first time in quite some time, attendees at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Spring Convention in Las Vegas (RECon) might be hoping that what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.

February 15, 2013
Enormous LED screen helps Las Vegas retail center pop

The world’s highest-resolution LED screen is on display in Las Vegas.

December 3, 2012
Dillard’s joins line-up for The Shops at Summerlin

The Howard Hughes Corp. and Dillard’s announced that the department store is the latest anchor to be part of The Shops at Summerlin, in West Las Vegas Valley.

September 24, 2012
Macy’s expanding presence in Las Vegas

Macy's is enhancing its presence in the Las Vegas market.

June 21, 2012
RECon 2012 left landlords and tenants anticipating what’s to come

A heat wave washed over Las Vegas just in time for the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual RECon event May 20-23 — and the mood inside the Las Vegas Convention Center was just as elevated.

“I am very bullish on this year’s RECon,” said Andy Graiser, co-president of A&G Realty Partners, Melville, N.Y. “Growth is becoming evident in most all categories, and it’s smart growth.”

May 24, 2012
Notable Retail Quotes From RECon

I’m just back from the retail real estate industry’s annual confab, the International Council of Shopping Centers’ RECon, in Las Vegas.

May 24, 2012
SkyVue Las Vegas Observation Wheel completes first phase

SkyVue, a 500-sq.-ft. observation wheel taking shape on the Las Vegas Strip, across from Mandalay Bay, has completed the first phase of construction, and has begun excavation on its retail and dining components.

May 22, 2012
Crystals at CityCenter honored for sustainability

Crystals at CityCenter, a 500,000-sq.-ft. retail and entertainment center in Las Vegas, was honored with the International Council of Shopping Centers' (ICSC) VIVA Best--of-the-Best Award in the category of sustainability.

May 21, 2012
Retail real estate’s biggest show kicks off

On Monday morning, RECon 2012, the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual retail real estate convention in Las Vegas, kicks off with an expected 31,000+ attendees from around the globe.

May 18, 2012
Subway plans 1,200 stores for 2012, making deals at RECon

Sandwich mega-chain Subway said that it has set 2012 development goals of 1,200 North American locations and, toward that end, said a large contingent of company representatives will be in attendance at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ RECon event in Las Vegas, May 20-23.

May 14, 2012
Buxton to launch SCOUT 3.0 at ICSC RECon

Customer analytics firm Buxton announced it will officially launch the latest version of its real estate and analytics platform at the International Council of Shopping Centers RECon show in Las Vegas later this month.

May 14, 2012
Passco arranges $25.8 million to refinance Silver City Plaza

Irvine, Calif.-based Passco Cos., said it has negotiated a $25.8 million loan to refinance Silver City Plaza, a 41,583-sq.-ft. neighborhood shopping center in Las Vegas.

May 14, 2012
RECon 2012: Expectations on the rise

As retail real estate professionals from around the world prepare for the annual RECon convention in Las Vegas, it seems pretty clear to me that the anticipation for this year’s event is on the rise.

May 9, 2012
Regional malls alive and kicking

That’s not a bad headline leading into RECon 2012 next week in Las Vegas. Not that I can take credit for the verbiage; “Regional malls alive and kicking” is a report issued by SNL Real Estate, Charlottesville, Va.

According to SNL’s information, despite stalled growth in household income, regional malls have held their own, boosted by ongoing consumer interest in luxury items. In fact, occupancy levels at domestic regional malls owned by U.S. REITs moved to 93.2% by the end of 2011, from 91% at the end of 2009. That’s recovery for you.

April 20, 2012
McDonald’s goes Vegas

McDonald’s has opened its first and only location under the Metro McDonald’s banner, in downtown Las Vegas.

November 30, 2011
Primestor acquires 4G Plaza

In the latest acquisition for its Primestor-Platinum Urban Opportunity Fund I, LP, Primestor Development has acquired 4G Plaza, a neighborhood shopping center in Las Vegas, for $8.8 million.

July 15, 2011
Topshop to open in Vegas

U.K. fashion retailer Topshop in March will open its third U.S. location, a 20,000-sq.ft. Topshop/Topman flagship in Las Vegas’ Fashion Show Mall.

July 1, 2011
Nike opens concept store at Forum Shops

Nike announced Thursday that its new 30,000-sq.-ft. concept store, an expanded iteration of the original, will open in July at The Forum Shops at Caesars, in Las Vegas.

June 20, 2011
Focus on: RECon

Last year, Las Vegas was flooded with 25,000 retailer and shopping center executives in search of positive news and a few stray deals.


At this year’s International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual RECon event, held May 22 to 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, deal-making took top billing. And that’s just part of the good news.


June 9, 2011
RECon Revisited: A Series: Part 3

As part three of our ongoing coverage of RECon, the annual retail real estate convention conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers and held May 22-25 in Las Vegas, Chain Store Age talked with Joe Boehm, senior VP, retail leasing, of Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises, regarding his impressions of RECon 2011 and what Forest City projects garnered the most attention at the show.

June 8, 2011
RECon Revisited, a Series: Part 2

As part of our ongoing coverage of RECon, the annual retail real estate convention conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers and held May 22-25 in Las Vegas, Chain Store Age talked with Andy Graiser, co-president of DJM Realty, a Gordon Brothers Group company, based in Melville, N.Y., about his key takeaways from RECon 2011.

June 7, 2011
RECon Revisited, a Series: Part 1

As part of our ongoing coverage of RECon, the annual retail real estate convention conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers and held May 22-25 in Las Vegas, Chain Store Age talked with Adam Ifshin, president and CEO of Tarrytown, N.Y.-based DLC Management Corp., to get his take – post-convention – about the state of the industry.

What are your key takeaways from RECon 2011?

May 25, 2011
RECon 2011: Retail Real Estate’s Big Show, once again

Final attendance numbers aren’t available yet, and while RECon 2011 may not have been the really, really big show it was in 2007, the International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual Las Vegas convention was clearly a big event.

May 13, 2011
Forum Shops at Caesars announces more retailers, expansions

The Forum Shops at Caesars, in Las Vegas, announced that six new stores will be opening soon, joining the 11 new stores and restaurants that have come to The Forum Shops in the past year.

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