Stockland’s Food Mini-series Is on IGTV

Food & Beverage, Live Demonstrations, Sales Promotions & More

Aussie consumers might be stayning home more, but hobby chefs can still get groceries from their local malls.

Jules Sebastian is best known as a stylist and presenter, but she's also a foodie who loves to cook. She'll be sharing that passion with viewers now that Stockland has launched a new six-part virtual recipe series on Instagram TV (IGTV).

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Mall Signage Takes Shoppers’ Temperature

Technology Lab, Technology News

Tech retrofitting program turns existing digital screens into health screening devices during COVID-19.

Mask or no mask—that's one debate raging in communities across the globe as COVID-19 has yet to let go of its stronghold on retail operators and their customers. For some, the use of touchscreen units has also become questionable and that has[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

These Deals Are Just for Online Shoppers

Apps, Sales Promotions & More, Technology Lab

Uniqlo’s Canadian anniversary sale is taking place on its website and on mobile.

Uniqlo won't be serving shoppers branded cupcakes to mark its Canadian anniversary. Instead, it's holding an online sale and delivering deals on new seasonal apparel and accessory styles to shoppers who buy merchandise either on its Web portal [...] Read More...

Shopper Roundup: Food Always Helps

Entertainment, Grand Openings

Public market operator hopes that this won’t be shoppers’ last rodeo.

There's no point in getting hung up on what a summer grand opening could have been like if COVID-19 hadn't hit the retail market. For one California destination, a delayed launch has meant more time to regroup, adapt, and get ready for its debu[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

These Inside Fashion Scoops Are Shoppable

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

Shoppers will have to jump on LDO’s premium retail deals because they won’t last long.

London Designer Outlet (LDO – Wembley Park, London, UK) is wasting no time in getting shoppers back into buying mode. It's just launched a new service that allows readers of The LDO Edit to jump on limited-time deals on merchandise selections[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Health Campaign Isn’t About COVID-19

Community Relations, Community Room

For the team at Kirkgate Shopping, now is no time to ignore mental health issues.

Mental health issues are often invisible until they get out of hand, but a UK center is doing what it can to remove the stigmas so that help gets to those who need it most.

Kirkgate Shopping in Bradford launched a visual campaign throughout [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Shoppers Pass their Plates for the Hungry

Charity Partnerships, Community Room

TV personality, Rick Mercer is among the celebrities who have joined the campaign.

Nobody will be dumping ice buckets on their heads for this challenge, but organizers are hoping for the same type of momentum to build as it had for the global ALS campaign. Yorkdale (Toronto, Canada) is only asking its customers to take a vide[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Halloween 2020: More Tricks, Fewer Treats

Entertainment, Special Events

Malls will have a harder time convincing families to visit stores to collect goodies this year.

Retailers selling boxes of candy bars and other sweets might not run out of stock this Halloween, as some parents will choose to pass on trick-or-treating to shelter their children from possible COVID-19 infections. Likewise, it will take more [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Standing by Youth: Coquitlam Centre and BBBS

Charity Partnerships, Community Room

The Morguard center’s BeYou community program is helping to fight youth isolation during COVID-19.

It's an unusual year for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, to say the least. The organization that normally gives youth much-needed mentorship opportunities through one-on-one interactions with caring adults in real life has seen nearly all i[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Now Playing on Mall TV: “This Is Me”

Advertising Creative Design

The common experience of altered lifestyles during COVID-19 isn’t eclipsing individual stories in this retail campaign.

When does a person's history become worth recounting? For one Kiwi shopping center, the answer is, as soon as he or she steps onto its property. The proof: A video series that zeroes in on unique life and style journeys.

"This Is Me," the Sp[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...