• The New Keys to Retail Success


Retail development is the most public of all land uses. It is also the most fragile. It depends on the whims of fickle shoppers who can shift their patronage the moment a new store concept or shopping environment opens somewhere else. Developing strategies to extend the staying power of retail development in today's hypercompetitive world is not an option—it is an imperative! The best new shopping centers and districts are creating a true sense of urbanity in all its facets to achieve and retain customer loyalty over the long term. This deeper connection to customers and their communities is not easy to achieve, but in this session, you will hear from those who have made it happen.


• Today's Hottest Tenants: Who Are They? Where Are They? How Can You Get Them?



• Cutting Edge Destination Attractions—Beyond the Experience!


Retail competition has never been more intense. Deteriorating shopping districts and obsolete shopping centers litter the landscape. At the same time, exciting new and revitalized shopping center formats and configurations offer intense challenges to the status quo. Underlying all of these changes has been the evolving shopping habits of the world's consumers. These sessions offer provocative discussions on two aspects of the competitive retail race. The first session highlights the hottest new tenants and tenant mixes from around the world and outlines the kinds of deals, locations, and formats they are looking for. The second one highlights the most innovative and exciting new entertainment attractions that are being integrated with retail to create more compelling shopping destinations.


• A Whole New Mind - Daniel H. Pink


Doctors. Lawyers. Engineers. That's what our parents told us to be when we grew up. But were Mom and Dad right? Pink believes the future belongs to a different kind of person—with a different kind of mind—people like artists, inventors, storytellers, caregivers. These right-brained people are the next business elite. In this entertaining and provocative presentation, best-selling author Dan Pink surveys evidence from three continents to reveal the forces that are are nudging us into an era defined not by traditional "knowledge workers," but by creators and empathizers. Pink will show you why the widespread search for meaning is perhaps the greatest challenge—and the largest business opportunity—of our times.


• A Retail Strip Reborn: Bethesda Row



• A Mall Reborn: Bella Terra


After 50 years of growing out, shopping centers are finally growing up. In both suburban and urban locations, older shopping centers are being redeveloped, reintegrated with their communities, and infused with an entertaining community-building spirit. This session will offer two case studies that will provide you with the intimate details of how this has been skillfully accomplished from the point of view of the developer, the public partner, and the designer. One case study involves a de-malling of a failed enclosed mall, and the other focuses on a smaller-scale suburban regeneration project.


• Creating a There There: The Best New Suburban Town Centers



• Filling the Retail Gap: The Best Urban Retail Revitalization Strategies


Urban retail revitalization and suburban town centers are among the hottest trends in retail development today. Residents and public officials seem to love both. What are the latest trends in these two emerging types of retail districts? What are the best new examples and how are they performing? What hasn't worked, and how are projects and strategies evolving in response? How are other land uses being integrated with retail, and how are these projects being integrated with their surrounding neighborhoods? Learn the answers to these questions as well as the latest information on public/private partnerships, development strategies, phasing, financing, design, and future direction.


• What's Next? A Glimpse into the Future


As always, ULI's retail and entertainment conference ends with a provocative, unscripted, and spontaneous discussion about the frontiers of the industry from some of its most creative doers and thinkers. This year, the topic will focus on some of the most challenging strategic issues that the retail industry faces going forward and what these challenges mean for our communities. To compete with big-box stores, many shopping centers are becoming de facto downtowns that function as community centers and civic places. What are the implications of this fundamental blurring of public and private roles and responsibilities? Are these new centers meeting expectations? What are the next big trends in retail development that will keep you ahead of the competition? Prepare to be surprised!

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