Gifts Cards, Apparel, Top Consumers’ Shopping Lists for Holiday 2024

Gifts Cards, Apparel, Top Consumers’ Shopping Lists for Holiday 2024

Gift cards, apparel, accessories and jewelry will be the most popular gifts for holiday 2024. That’s according to the ICSC Holiday Intentions Survey, which indicates that 58 percent of those Americans shopping for gifts will select gift cards for their families and friends; 52 percent will seek out apparel, accessories and jewelry, and 50 percent … Read more

For Retailers, Good Real Estate Is Hard to Find

For Retailers, Good Real Estate Is Hard to Find

Inflation, politics, interest rates, immigration and warfare in the Middle East and Ukraine are all dragging down consumer confidence, yet amid it all, U.S. shopping centers are holding up. That’s the view from the ICSC, which is staging its biggest convention of the year — ICSC Las Vegas. Running from Saturday through Wednesday, the event … Read more