Quartier DIX30 Joins Peace Movement

Artist Catherine Juneau gave this Canadian center a place to foster mindfulness.

It's an honorable quest to think of others, but to do so you need the head space. That's usually tough to find when you're standing smack in the middle of a shopping center, while numerous retailers are vying for your attention. So when Quarter [...] Read More...

These Parking Stalls Are Reserved for Dogs

Amenities, Customer Service

The amenity is part of Bayfair shopping center’s community service mandate.

Dogs welcome. It's an inviting proposition for shoppers who don't want to leave their furry friends alone at home while they scour the stores. But what happens when they need to step into a fashion boutique to try on some clothes or a pair of sh[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Destiny USA Selling Itself as Fun Central

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

The American center’s branding strategy mirrors that of a tourist attraction.

If you visit Destiny USA's homepage and feel like you've landed on an amusement park's website, then the super-regional shopping and entertainment complex's marketing strategy is working. This six-story lakeside property in Syracuse, New York, h[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Food at Heart of Belmont Redevelopment

Development News, Shopping Center Business

A new dining precinct should open at the center by spring 2017.

Belmont Forum has cleared one more hurdle in its bid the reintroduce itself to Australian shoppers as an enhanced destination worth their time and money. The Perron Group got City Council's green light for a major multi-phase redevelopment of th[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Designjunction on Display at King’s Cross

Entertainment, Special Events

The international fair opens today as part of the London Design Festival.

Eight giant Monopoly-style houses have popped up on the grounds of Granary Square in London's King's Cross district, and they'll be home to both conceptual installations and live activities over the next few days. They're creative director Micha[...] Read More...

Ruggieri New NAR Forum Chair

Appointments, People on the Move

New appointee has more than 40 years of commercial and investment sales experience.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has appointed a new chair for its Commercial Leadership Forum. Alex Ruggieri, senior investment advisor at SVN International Corp. (SVN), will assume the function officially in November, at the end of t[...] Read More...

BCSC Reveals Its New Brand: Revo

Shopping Center Business

Property council sharpens its focus to face the new realities of the retail marketplace.

It's not easy to re-brand a high-profile organization that has been around for decades. Today, BCSC is making that leap and reintroducing itself as Revo at its national conference in Manchester. The British retail property council says the move [...] Read More...

A Stylish Homecoming

Catwalk Shows, Style Lounge

Karrinyup Shopping Centre welcomes one of Perth’s own fashion muses home.

It had been a while since Gemma Ward had visited in her birthplace of Perth, Australia. Known for gracing catwalks and magazine covers around the world, as well as starring in a number of films, the top model came home last week, and Karrinyup S[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Tramsheds to Open F&B Learning Hub

Food & Beverage, Live Demonstrations

Harold Park destination is hoping to share food and knowledge, as much as sell goods.

Tramsheds Harold Park won't open officially for another week, but the Sydney destination is already making inroads in the F&B market with buzz surrounding a multi-purpose space built with the community in mind. Last week, the Australian food [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Broadway Plaza Scales Up

Community Relations, Community Room

Center says thank you to customers for sticking around through its redevelopment.

Macerich was recording $700 per sq. ft. in sales at Broadway Plaza when it decided that a major redevelopment was in order. Giving its affluent clientele in San Francisco's East Bay area more of everything—stores, amenities, a sustainable envi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...