Sunday shopping bans, the opening of the Rideau Centre and the pandemic's toll: Richard Getz reflects on 40 years of retail real estate
When industry leader Richard Getz turned to online platform LinkedIn to publicly announce his recent retirement as vice-president of retail for Colonnade BridgePort, the best wishes and congratulations started pouring in. “I was overwhelmed by the response,” said Getz, adding with a laugh: “Even people that I thought didn’t like me were writing nice things." He had decided to pack it in after 40 years in the Ottawa retail real estate industry, having worked in management, development, leasing, marketing and brokerage sales. He wasted no time updating his online professional profile to...
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