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Blank Rome partner <a href="/people/clara-feldman/" id="18683">Clara Feldman</a>, chair of our Luxury Brands practice, will serve as a panel moderator at Commercial Observer’s <a href="https://commercialobserver.com/events/national-retail-hospitality-forum/">National Retail &amp; Hospitality Forum</a>, being held Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., in New York, New York. Blank Rome is pleased to be a sponsor of the event.

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With restaurant reservations becoming harder to get, hotel bookings selling out with a resurgence of tourism, and the most sought-after brands benefiting from both brick-and-mortar locations and e-commerce, retail and hospitality seem to have found their stride after several years of turbulence. What is driving this retail resurgence? Placemaking, exclusivity, and location seem to be among the top indicators of brand success for these consumer-driven industries.&nbsp;

Professionals from major retailers, restaurants, hospitality chains, and the real estate industry will share key strategies for stabilizing the industries that have been tackling constant twists and turns in an ever-changing market.

Clara’s session, “Meeting Consumer Demand: How Retail Brands Are Adapting &amp; Innovating in Today’s Market,” will take place from 9:45 to 10:20 a.m.

Moderator: Clara Feldman, Partner &amp; Chair, Luxury Brands, Blank Rome LLP

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Jake Elghanayan, Principal, TF Cornerstone

Michelle Schrank, Strategy &amp; Design Director, Journey

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Opening Fireside Chat (Michael O’Neil, Founder &amp; CEO, Cushman &amp; Wakefield; Alex Smith, VP, Real Estate, Kering; and Suri Kasirer, President, Kasirer LLC (Moderator))

Exiting Retail Recovery &amp; Entering a New Era of Growth

Retail &amp; Culinary Concepts Driving the Most Dynamic Mixed-Use Developments: Fireside Chat with Brookfield’s Head of Retail

The Expansion of F&amp;B: From Food Courts to Private Dining Clubs, How F&amp;B Is Enhancing Real Estate Opportunities Across Sectors

The Resurgence of Retail &amp; Hospitality—What’s Catching Financiers Attention Today

For more information and to register, please visit the&nbsp;<a href="https://commercialobserver.com/events/national-retail-hospitality-forum/">event webpage</a>.

To review a summary of the event, please click&nbsp;<a href="https://commercialobserver.com/2025/06/commercial-observer-retail-hospitaity-forum-event-recap/">here</a>.

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