Retail Pros Share Expansion Plans At Shopping Center Conference and Deal-making.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 1998--More than 3,500 shopping center professionals - including retailers, shopping center owners, developers, managers, marketing directors and leasing representatives - will gather to network, attend educational sessions and participate in a deal making session at this year's International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) New York Idea Exchange & Deal Making at the New York Hilton and Towers, Nov. 30 - Dec. 2.

The main program opens on Mon., Nov. 30 at 10:30 a.m. with Part I of the Retailer's Runway. Until noon, executives from some of the nation's hottest retailers will discuss their latest business and expansion plans. Retailers scheduled in the line-up include: Applebee's, Just For Feet, Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California, Ranch 1, Starbucks Coffee and Woolworth Co.

After the luncheon, a visual presentation in the Grand Ballroom from 1:15 - 1:30 p.m. will feature new retail projects. Following, ICSC President John Riordan and Richard Sokolov, ICSC Chairman and President and COO of Simon Property Group, Youngstown, Ohio, will each present a special report on the state of the shopping center industry.

At 1:30 p.m., the program's keynote speaker, Peter Guber, chairman of Mandalay Pictures & Former CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, will discuss the lessons about business basics he has learned as the new millennium nears. Mr. Guber will share his thoughts on leadership, communication and innovation.

Concurrent sessions held from 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. will include a variety of topics such as "From Blight to Delight - How to Turn an Environmental Nightmare into a Profitable Development Project" featuring panelists from Kemper Environmental, Princeton, NJ, The BrookHill Group, New York, NY, and Dan Raviv Assoc., Inc., Millburn, NJ. At the same time, leading New York City based Wall Street analysts from European Investors, Inc., Lehman Brothers, CIBC Oppenheimer and J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. will be on tap to rate the REIT's. In a separate session, new retail projects in the Tri-State Area will be discussed.

Part II of the Retailer's Runway will be held from 3:30 - 5 p.m. Companies such as The Men's Wearhouse, Landmark Theatre Corp., Whole Foods, Inc., and Rack Room Shoes, Inc. will discuss new plans for the upcoming year.

All attendees are invited to a cocktail reception from 5:15 - 7:15 p.m.

The program will reopen on Tues., Dec. 1 with a deal making session held from 9 - 5 p.m. The deal making will continue on Wed., Dec 2 at 9 a.m. and close the ICSC 1998 New York Idea Exchange & Deal Making at 5 p.m.

Advance registration fees are $245 for members ($345 for non-members) and on-site, $295 for members ($395 for non-members). Further information can be obtained by contacting the ICSC registration department at 212/421-8181.

As the trade association of the shopping center industry, ICSC services its 38,000 members in 70 countries by assisting in the development of their businesses through professional education, conferences and conventions, publications, research and legislative action.