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MAPIC 2015: Musings from an architect at MAPIC

In addition to an overall pensive mood created by the attacks in Paris, uncertainty is an underlying theme at this year’s MAPIC. From the financing to the design of projects, nearly everyone in Cannes is searching for answers on how to move forward in the retail sector, writes Barry Hughes, senior vice-president, HOK.
By Barry Hughes
November 20, 2015 | 4:16 P.M.

‘Retailtainment’ is getting a lot of play at the conference. Operators have identified that visitors to shopping centres often are more interested in the theatre of the experience than the shopping itself. Yet few seem to be able to clearly describe what constitutes retailtainment.

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