{"id":1004762906,"date":"2025-06-26T13:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T21:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004762906"},"modified":"2025-07-10T04:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:15:46","slug":"lets-talk-about-retail-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/lets-talk-about-retail-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Talk About Retail Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yNBcRuXwxVY?si=fiDDUAzxhjIaEmI_\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/naree-special-report-what-makes-a-sports-district-a-homerun\/\">National Association of Real Estate Editors conference<\/a> in New Orleans, I had the opportunity to sit down with Kevin Kessinger, president &amp; COO of Trademark Property Co., to discuss what&#8217;s happening in the retail real estate space.<\/p>\n<p>Among the trends we discussed is how experiential and seasoned retailers are &#8220;converging&#8221; to create vibrant and dynamic shopping environments today. 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