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Lounging Around in Times Square

Amenities, Customer Service

Times Square gives its visitors a place to meet, pause, and socialize.
If you've ever flown over New York's Times Square, you might have noticed that the intersection at Broadway and 7th Avenue looks like a big X. That has inspired "XXX Times Square with Love," a hangout area made of three X-shaped loungers that ca[...] Read More...

Little Free Library Opens in Aventura

Amenities, Customer Service

Aventura Mall’s new amenity will spark a series of special events for all ages.
Take a book, return a book—the concept is simple. Now Aventura Mall in Florida has officially joined the open community library movement with a new offering: little libraries shaped like miniature houses. These give shoppers access to dozens o[...] Read More...

Shoppers Take Plush Pets for a Mall Ride

Amenities, Customer Service

Rental operation provider adds a mobile twist to a familiar amenity.
Lisa Resnic wears two professional hats at Canada's Hillcrest Mall, handling both marketing and specialty leasing. This new dual role that Oxford Properties created proved its worth this past holiday season as she attracted shoppers with an amen[...] Tactics Subscribers 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...

Who Wants to Play Grocery Store Keeper?

Amenities, Customer Service, Pop-Up Stores

Swiss mall debuts a new partner “grocery store” that’s just for kids.
There's a new temporary tenant at Glatt shopping center in Switzerland: a Mini Migros grocery store that's sized and outfitted to give children a place to take charge of one of life's most common tasks. But let's face it, this play area is also [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Finally, A Mall Rest Area That Is Actually Restful

Amenities, Customer Service

Qwartz Centre offers chaise lounge equipped with an interactive music unit.
No matter how plush a mall’s common area seating is, relaxing is tough with the crowds buzzing about and pop music tracks blaring out of retail shops. Qwartz Centre has a solution for that: a futuristic-looking, pod-style chaise lounge equippe[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

New Bayfair Initiative Protects Pets from the Heat of Summer

Amenities, Customer Service

Image credits: Bayfair Shopping Centre

Centre hopes to keep dogs safely out of hot cars this summer.
There are a lot of things you shouldn't leave unattended in your vehicle while you shop: electronics, keys, other valuables, and - of course - helpless living creatures. Each summer brings with it a new campaign to raise awareness of just how da[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Celebrity Designers Create All-New Parents’ Room for Robina Town Centre

Amenities, Celebrity Appearances, Customer Service

Robina Town Centre sought out well-known designers Ayden and Jess for its latest family-friendly efforts.
Ayden and Jess Hogan are celebrity designers whose talents have been highlighted on Australia's The Block Triple Threat and Reno Rumble. They're also a married couple with two children, so they were a natural choice when Robina Town Centre went [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Mall Photobooth: A Relic No More

Amenities, Customer Service

Faneuil Hall Marketplace’s newly high-tech booth allows users to upload their photos to social media pages or e-mail them to friends.
For a while there, it looked like the typical mall instant photo booth was destined to become the stuff of memorabilia, like diner jukeboxes. But makers of the portable units are catching up to modern times. After jazzing up old booths with imag[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Looks Real, Feels Real

Amenities, Customer Service

The Boulevard opens synthetic ice rink to introduce  its culturally diverse clientele to one of Canada’s favorite pastimes.
You can’t fool Canadians when it comes to two of their favorite things: ice-skating and hockey. So The Boulevard didn’t even try. Instead, the Montreal shopping center asked former Montreal Canadiens hockey player Georges Laraque, a few expe[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...
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