Category Archives: ICSC

How should you react when reality stares you in the face?

Tweet With over 30,000 attendees and 1,000 exhibitors attending the 2012 ICSC in Las Vegas on May 21-23, Velocity Retail Group and (RE)storeD decided to conduct a survey while we had a captured audience at the conference.  The most interesting results came from those participants in our survey that were owners of a shopping center...

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Misery Breeds Opportunity

Tweet By now, you’ve probably heard  or read about the “misery” index that was published in the Wall Street Journal.  Phoenix topped the list as most miserable, which was based on changes in unemployment, gas prices and home values that supposedly affects the happiness of its residents.  Not too far behind were Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis,...

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AND THE WINNER IS…

Tweet Velocity Retail Group just finished a great ICSC with scores of meetings with brokers, lenders, owners, and retailers. If you came to visit us, you had a chance to register and win an iPad for the drawing we held on Tuesday, May 25th. We are pleased to announce that Jeff Berg, a Senior Vice President...

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Staples Sees Sales and Profit Improvements…Back to Supplies and Demand

What is a better barometer for American Business bouncing back than seeing the increase in net income at Staples Office Supplies? When business is expanding, so does spending on office products. It appears that there is an easing of the austerity programs that many companies have been under these past few years. Everyone continues to look for indicators that boost consumer spending. Well here we have it…

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Meet Velocity Retail at ICSC and Register to Win a 3G iPad!

We are giving away an iPad at ICSC this year! Just visit our booth, talk to us about what we’re up to, tell us what you’re up to, and register for the iPad drawing that is taking place on Tuesday the 25th at noon. Some lucky person will walk away with the hottest technology tool since…well, since the fax machine!

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