Pina
Barbiero
Pina
Barbiero’s interest in the retail sector began as a university student.
Upon attaining her Bachelor of Applied Arts degree in Applied Geography
from Ryerson University, she pursued a career in research in the retail
sector. She worked for several years at the Centre for the Study of
Commercial Activity at Ryerson University where she first worked as an
Assistant Education Coordinator for the Retail Learning Initiative and
then as a Geographic Information Analyst. Her main skills are in
location analysis and mapping as well as collection and insightful
analysis of data. She has participated in a variety of
research
projects ranging from studies on the entertainment sector, to
developing national databases on commercial activity and studies on
foreign retailers in Canada. She has also assisted in the coordination
of students across Canada for the collection of data related to power
centres, shopping centres and commercial strips in main urban centers.
