Doughnuts Anyone?

Dufferin Mall hosted a festival dedicated to the new hip treat.

It took Dufferin Mall just a few minutes to sell out tickets to its inaugural Doughnut Festival, a Canadian first. Held on June 25 in partnership with Toronto Life magazine, the event brought together more than a dozen of the finest bakeries in [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The GWP That Keeps on Giving

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Melbourne’s GPO has found the perfect on-site/off-site sales incentive.

Everyone's got to eat. It's the simple truth behind the latest GWP that Melbourne's GPO in Australia is using to encourage shoppers to wine and dine at one of the Postal Lane restaurants. When they do, the center will reward them with the promis[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Plate Expectations Draw Shoppers In

Food & Beverage, Special Events

Aussie mall sends its patrons on a path of discovery with a pop-up F&B program.

Over the past 20 years, Tasting Australia has given food lovers an annual festival celebrating its region's full gamut of culinary trailblazers, from paddock to plate. For the first time this spring, it's bringing the event to the mall with pop-[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Village Market Turns into Happy Hour Hangout

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Mall says it can produce R&R-seeking shoppers’ best alibi.

Food is never just food to the French. It's an event, even if it takes place in a shopping center. From that notion, Les Docks Village's marketers took the next logical step: actually create a recurring F&B event that could turn its fresh food m[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

It’s Game Marketing Time!

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Specialty shopping center offers a fresh take on Super Bowl fare.

Who says watching the Super Bowl automatically means sitting and chowing down on fast/fun food? Uh, a lot of people. According to the National Retail Federation, 188.5 million Americans from coast to coast are expected to tune into the broadcast[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Strand Debuts Beachfront Dining

Food & Beverage

Coolangatta destination’s new precinct opened its doors just in time for the New Year.

Sarah Clasen finally has the collection of eateries to promote The Strand at Coolangatta as a real foodie’s hangout. The center recently announced the final set of tenants and celebrated the completion of its new dining precinct. “From ou[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Could Your Shoppers Use An Eating Code?

Dining Guides, Food & Beverage

This mall initiative helped consumers tell good food options from less healthy ones.

Mall food court patrons are used to studying menus for new dishes and combo deals. For a six-week stretch, though, one Australian center and its local municipal partner had them scanning for nutritional values, too. Last November 14 though De[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Want Bounce-Back Shoppers? Feed Them.

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Mall partners with its F&B retailers to keep tills ringing past the holidays.

The New Year does come with a certain shopper fatigue, so why not take a chore or two off your mall customers' list? One Canadian center is doing that all month long with an à la carte menu that will keep foodies well fed (without grocery shopp[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

It’s a Food Garden Date

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Aussie shopping center tells its customers to come on in and eat up.

With a name like Garden City, it is not too surprising that this Australian center's marketers are keen on hosting shoppers outdoors. It's late spring in that part of the world, so they've come up with the perfect pop-up event for the season. [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Shoppers Get their Passports to Flavor

Celebrity Chefs, Food & Beverage

Richmond Centre uses food to celebrate its community’s cultural diversity.

The City of Richmond, Canada, is known for its cultural diversity. Last month, the West Coast community came together to celebrate with its own signature event, the Richmond World Festival. Held on the Saturday of the Labor Day weekend to maximi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...