Enough with the Self-loathing Already

Cairns Central advocates for a little more shopper self-love.

For consumers who'd forgotten that today's retail world was all about them, Cairns Central's marketing team is there to remind them. Next week, the Aussie shopping center will host a Self-Love Festival whose programming is focused on self-accept[...] Read More...

Playing the Big Kid Game

Entertainment, Special Events

Fashion isn’t the only retail category fit for age-defying marketing pitches.

If you want to generate more traffic for your center's children's play areas and destination stores, try hosting adult events there. It's a way to not only tap into a growing leisure trend, but also increase productivity. Families might accou[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

These Numbers Look Scary Good

Marketing Research, Special Events

The NRF’s Halloween forecast will want to make your marketing team pick out its pumpkins.

American retailers are headed for a very healthy ramp-up to the holiday season, and it will start five weeks from now. The National Retail Federation (NRF) has just released its Halloween forecast and shoppers intend to splurge once again. Accor[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Calling All VR Gaming Stars

Entertainment, Special Events

The Fantasmapod pops up at The Mall.

Not every shopping center can attract a state-of-the-art gaming operator but no matter because that's what pop-ups are for, right? Take The Mall. It hosted a VR Roadshow this summer, bringing The Fantasmapod to different UK properties to offer v[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Robins in the Hood

Entertainment, Special Events

Shoppers and art lovers are hitting the trail in search of unique sculptures.

Summer strolls and art jaunts have taken on mythical proportions for an exhibit that is attracting visitors to 33 different city locations. Just think of a forest, a sheriff, and a famously rebellious green-hooded man. Welcome to Nottingham, [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

One Heck of a Ride

Entertainment, Special Events

This workout-cum-party is coming this month to Bikini Berlin.

The pleasure principle is being applied to its fullest at Bikini Berlin, which is hosting rooftop rides on its terrace. These are the kind that makes you sweat like any other hardcore workout, but in an environment that is more akin to a nightcl[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Most Wanted: Multimedia Cultural Events

Entertainment, Special Events

A step into the past is capturing the imagination of mall shoppers in Denmark.

Wandering buffalos and cowboys becoming legends of the Wild West seem slightly out of step with this Digital Age, but that might just be one of the reasons why a Danish retail center is turning back time with its latest exhibit. Bruuns Galler[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Watch Out for the Beasts

Entertainment, Special Events

Stockland Riverton gives its retailers a traffic and sales boost with a dino exhibit.

Stockland Riverton in Australia went full Jurassic last month when it presented Dino World, an exhibition that attracted 8,000 visitors over the school holidays. They came to get up close to animated dinosaurs that moved and roared as they walke[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Gamers Tackle the Laser Maze

Entertainment, Special Events

intu Uxbridge gets digital as it presents its summer of family club fun.

Table tennis and live concerts are nice ways for parents and their children to spend time together during a shopping outing, but for those who prefer somewhat edgier activities, intu Uxbridge (UK) now has the Laser Maze. Launched this past Monda[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

They’re Engaged: That’s Your Cue

Entertainment, Special Events

As the official love story begins, so does your center’s marketing planning.

Keeping a cool head while planning a wedding takes willpower and a lot of support—retailers, bridal magazine publishers, and producers of rom-com flicks tapped into that a long time ago. If done mindfully, setting up wedding headquarters can p[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...