Vision 2020 of shopping malls

Vision 2020 

Currently the global expansion of retailers comes from everywhere. Brian Dyches, President of International Retail Design Institute RDI, says that customers want brands to have more expression and not just take into account the design of shopping centers.

"Mobile technology is going to revolutionize retailers' trade A cultural center nowadays transforms its buildings into commercial banners with commercial banners These are the new strategies aimed at the consumer Technologies are changing and are being placed in the retail environment" , says Dyches.

Buid-A-Bear explained that it is the only global company to offer an interactive commercial-entertainment experience at the "Global Retail Trends: 2020 Vision" conference, a vision that contemplates commercial expansion from the most diverse places. where the customer makes his own stuffed animal.

About his experiences in Mexico with retailers, Timothy Hardy, International Director of Operations and Franchising at Build-A-Bear Workshop, said his company is a fashion business.

Exceeds Expectations Goodbye Mexico, welcome Peru 2012

The closing of Recon Latin America 2011, took place after the development of conferences where experts from the shopping center industry spoke about the issues pressing this sector globally and the business opportunities that exist in Latin America.

Eliott Bross, chair of the Planning Committee of the Recon Latin America 2011 program, commented that expectations were met beyond expectations as 700 people from more than 80 countries attended.

"We did not expect so many people, only about 500 people attended in Panama. The quality of the speakers and the topics they spoke to informed everyone about aspects relevant to the industry as the opportunity for development in Latin America that has significant economic growth and that in the coming years will make investors from other continents turn towards here, "he said.

For his part, Jorge Lizán, vice president of business development at ICSC, announced that the next edition of Recon Latin America 2012 will be held in Lima, Peru.

Thus, Gonzálo Ansola, president of the Peruvian Host Committee, commented that due to the success and quality of the meeting held in Mexico, it will be a great challenge to overcome it next year as they never imagined that it would have a big impact on the sector by the important issues being addressed and the experts from all over the world who poured their knowledge into the conferences.

"It's a big challenge. We expect to exceed the number of attendees and will be a special year for the industry. Mexico is a spectacular country with a lot of development, its shopping centers have many brands that in Peru there is not, but as long as the industry continues to grow, everything will be fine, "Ansola concluded.

"We are a retail store where you can make your pet as you want and this has led us to become the No. 9 retailer in the US Customers return to the store, visit the site a lot, and that's thanks to technology." In fact, in the path of Buid-A-Bear the manager said that there are stores that have left the malls, so the international part is his priority now.

"Technology helps retailers. You can grow your brand and that will be out of the store because there are likely to be many ways to do it," Hardy said.

Xavier López Ancona, president of KidZania, said the Mexican chain of family entertainment centers operating in Mexico, Japan, Indonesia, Portugal, South Korea, the United Arab Emirates, and explained that in the entertainment industry they are growing a lot. But they have to be local because of time and access.