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Metropica Holdings Continues Reinvention

SUNRISE, FL—The firm's VP of development tells GlobeSt.com that the wave of the retail future is to create urban social centers where consumers will be able to partake in a varied set of experiences and engage them in creative ways.

By Natalie Dolce | nataliedolce | Updated on June 13, 2017

Erick Collazo, VP of development for Metropica Holdings LLC

SUNRISE, FL—Retailers are moving away from the big box mall mentality and becoming more creative in the ways they engage consumers to ensure their overall experience at town centers is a memorable one. Those thoughts are according to Erick Collazo, VP of development for Metropica Holdings LLC.

Collazo, who spoke with GlobeSt.com last month surrounding the big ICSC RECon event in Las Vegas, says that retailers have found that they have to shift away from past trends to stay relevant with today’s consumer expectations offer comprehensive experiences where they will want to spend their time rather than just one dimensional shopping centers.

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