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[Editor's note: Debra Hazel, our retail correspondent leading up to RECon, wrote this article and conducted the interview.]

With spending power expected to reach $1.3 trillion by 2015, according to the US Census, the Hispanic consumer wields more influence on retail than ever before. Understanding this unique demographic is the subject of a May 21 session, “Hispanic Markets: The Next Goldrush,” at ICSC's RECon in Las Vegas. Panel moderator Vanessa Delgado, director of development for GlobeSt.com RECON Thought Leader the Los Angeles-based Primestor Development, which focuses on building in Hispanic areas, spoke with us regarding the session and the demographics behind it.