
POST CONFERENCE REPORT
Key Insights from the Industry’s Biggest Event
Our team attended ICSC Las Vegas 2025 with 36 professionals, conducting over 400 meetings with retailers, developers, and industry leaders.
Here’s what we learned that matters for your community.
What’s inside this report:
- Retailer Expansion Plans
- Economic Outlook
- Financing & Development
- Market Trends
- Boots On the Ground takeaways
This report compiles three days of meetings and insights from the industry’s largest gathering.

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