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: US Store Tracker Extra, September 2025: Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and Alimentation Couche-Tard Add 3+ Million Square Feet to Total Opened Retail SpaceWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 46: Boll & Branch Nearly Doubles Its Store CountWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 19: Store Closures Down 25% Year Over YearAnalyst Corner: Five CPG Sector Insights from This Quarter’s Earnings, with Madhav Pitaliya
