Luxury Retail: Not All Coming Up Roses

What's Next Market Focus

The Media Shop’s Teresa van den Berg brings us up to speed on the retail category and which digital tactics will be most effective with young luxury lovers post-COVID.

The 19th edition of the Bain Luxury Study states that the luxury industry has been heavily impacted by the Covid-19 crisis in 2020. The overall luxury market shrank by 20% to 22% at current exchange rates and is now estimated at approximately[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Dr. Bike Is Headed Back to Edmonton Green

Community Room, Special Events, Sustainability

Edmonton Green caters to shoppers with a growing love of two-wheel travel.

Edmonton Green (London, UK) is all about proximity retailing. The center's invitation to locals: Visit its 120+ shops, stop by the charity kiosk or community board, and roam an indoor market selling fresh produce "right down your street." Its e[...] Read More...

“Style in a Box” Event a Mall Showstopper

Sales Promotions & More, Seasonal Giveaways, Visual Merchandising

The one-day installation will turn into a permanent visual merchandising platform for tenant retailers.

You might not be a fan of Barbie dolls, but it's tough to deny that Swangate's recent "Style in a Box" event was creative. Last Saturday, the Wellingborough, UK, mall literally brought summer fashion trends to life with giant toy packages in wh[...] Read More...

This Good Deed Could Pay Back Hamsomly

Community Relations, Community Room

Amazon puts its network of brands to good use to recognize a community’s Hometown Hero.

For a digital giant, Amazon sure has figured out how to insert itself deep into its customers' communities, and it goes well beyond the expansion of its delivery network. In Canada, one of its latest CR plays was to celebrate hometown heroes in[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Debenhams Makes Its Delivery Pitch in Style

Advertising Creative Design, Design Studio, Sales Promotions & More, Social Media Campaigns

Digital tools and old-school service anchor the brand’s new retail proposition.

If anyone was unsure how sharp the Debenhams marketers' focus would be after the Boohoo Group took over the British department store earlier this year, those doubts have been laid to rest. The now digital-first entity is intensely promoting its[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Retail Baptism by Pop-up

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

A California mall is feeding its tenant pipeline with an active pop-up program.

The basement-tycoon-to-retail-giant story is a beloved one that captures consumer and media attention, but it's a dream that few entrepreneurs will realize. A more realistic path will take the business-minded through a series of testing grounds[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Is One Way to Promote a Meat-free Lifestyle

Community Room, Sustainability

The Liminal Space and the University of Oxford’s LEAP project team up to educate and inspire UK consumers.

The old "you are what you eat" adage has turned into "the world is what humankind eats." It's a simplified version of the message that the Meat Your Persona traveling exhibit delivers in the UK, breaking down all the ways in which what people e[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

On-demand Leisure Without Streaming. What?

Customer Service, Email Marketing

An Aussie bookseller is doing its best to mirror in-person service online.

It's sad but true: Hybrid programs are no longer difference makers for stores and shopping centers, but offers that consumers expect. That's how quickly things change in the world of retailing, especially after this past COVID accelerator year.[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Back to School: The Big Retail Test Is Set

Advertising Creative Design, Design Studio, Sales Promotions

Back to school will be the first return-to-normal push for malls and, by all indications, it should be a productive season.

The wait-and-see game is over for American retailers and the shopping centers that house them. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF) and its research partner, Prosper Insights & Analytics, the back-to-school (BTS) shopping season ha[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

CF Backs Tokyo-bound Athletes

Community Relations, Community Room

The developer resumes its role as the Official (commercial real estate) Home of Team Canada.

Uncertainty continues to plague the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games but through all the turmoil, Cadillac Fairview (CF) has been unwavering in its support of Canadian athletes. Known as the Official Home of Team Canada, the mall developer is ra[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...