The Hildreds Closes the Waste Loop

UK center partners with F&B tenant to tackle food waste.

The Hildreds shopping center's environment is about to get a lot more visually pleasing. The Skegness, UK, mall's team recently got busy putting together hanging baskets that should be bursting with color all summer long. More than ornamental fl[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Dining Out at Belmont Forum

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Perron Group hits another milestone in its WA redevelopment project.

Belmont Forum is making good on its promise to offer shoppers in its catchment and those coming from further afield an enhanced experience, especially when it comes to food. On track with its A$65 million (US$48.8m) redevelopment plan, the Austr[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Mall’s Jungle Book Décor Is Actually Cake

Décor Themes, Design Studio

The set was on display at The Mall Walthamstow to mark National Children’s Day.

Last weekend, shoppers who dropped by The Mall Walthamstow (UK) got to feast their eyes on a most scrumptious décor: a giant Jungle Book scene made entirely out of cake. Sylvia Elba and her team of bakers at Cutiful Cakes pieced together the 15[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Bensadouns to Fund New School of Retail

Retailer Roundup

A $25 million donation will help establish an experiential learning center.

Come September 2018, one of Canada’s top universities will welcome a new cohort of students eager to learn about retailing, and it’s all thanks to a very generous donation related to a famous alumnus. That patron is Aldo Bensadoun, founde[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Many Hands Make Light Artwork

Community Relations, Community Room

The Palms calls on 1,000 households to create its community-minded art installation.

Christchurch residents who routinely recycle any unsolicited mail they receive might want to change their ways, even temporarily, or they’ll miss out on a fun community project. Their local mall, The Palms, has commissioned artist Brett King t[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Money Birds Are Flying

Sales Promotions & More, Seasonal Giveaways

intu surprises its shoppers with a weekend giveaway of cool cash.

What kind of surprise can turn your day into an ever better one? For the majority of people in the UK, the answer is finding money they didn’t know they had. So the entire weekend must have been great on May 12-14, when mall developer intu had[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

UHS Takes Stroke Campaign to the Mall

Community Relations, Community Room

Shoppers interested in finding out more could walk through a giant brain.

May is National Stroke Awareness Month in America and University Health Systems (UHS) took advantage of it to educate shoppers at The Shops at La Cantera (San Antonio, USA) about risk factors, symptoms, and the importance of catching the warning[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Shoppers Chime In to Dispel Canadian Myths

Community Relations, Community Room

Real estate company polls its clientele in campaign that doubles as a fundraiser.

Are all Canadians truly hockey fans? Do they say “eh” as much as visitors claim? The only people who can answer these questions definitively are the primary subjects, so Bentall Kennedy recently asked them what they thought it meant to be Ca[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Mirvac Retail Bags Heritage Award

Community Room, Sustainability

The Australian National Trust singles out the property group’s urban regeneration efforts in Sydney.

Nothing gets foodies salivating like the thought of stepping into an emporium entirely dedicated to feeding their passion. In that regard, Tramsheds Herald Park is a rising star on Australia's culinary scene. From paddock-to-plate eateries and p[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Meet the Youth Whisperers

Social Media Campaigns, Technology Lab

High-school students conspire to make their favorite mall appealing to their peers.

High-school student groups need money to run their programs and special events. Shopping centers need to court youths today to sustain their business in the future. One American property team saw an opportunity to align the two pursuits, and it [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...