Mannequin Diners: Ideal Fashion Ambassadors?

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

The Inn at Little Washington gets creative as its sets to reopen its dining room safely.

If you think that dining next to a couple of mannequins is a bit creepy, consider the upside: You get to eat out. The Inn at Little Washington in Virginia (USA) will be testing that concept in its restaurant when it reopens on May 29. It's not [...] Read More...

Foodies on Screen Whet Shoppers’ Appetite

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Quartier DOX30’s marketers are proficient at speaking movie binge-watchers’ language.

What do Ratatouille, Julie & Julia, and Marie Antoinette have in common? These movies all feature main characters who are crazy about food—dreaming up recipes, perfecting their cooking techniques, and savoring every last decadent morsel. Seei[...] Read More...

What’s Next: Distance Dining for All

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Mediamatic ETEN’s eye-catching greenhouse dining pods are proving popular with foodies hungry for local fare.

Like it or not, this concept of lower density dining destinations might be the most attractive to consumers for a while. It isn't always easy to reconfigure food courts, dining halls, and patios, but a little ingenuity and out-of-the-box sourci[...] Read More...

Word on the High Street: Free Coffee on Offer

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

A word searching game is luring consumers out of their kitchens and into coffee shops.

Same old, same old—people need coffee. Where they are getting it right now is something that retailers and shopping centers can't leave to chance. If consumers are going to still grab their java to go instead of brewing it at home, there bett[...] Read More...

The Scenic Route to Dining at The Grove

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

This event takes inspiration from drive-ins, but traffic will be moving steadily.

Caruso is adapting fast to distance retailing, beginning with the services that are available to its centers' customers. At The Grove in Los Angeles, that's taking the form of a Curbside Concierge station.

Shoppers are able to browse online [...] Read More...

COVID-19 Sparks Small Biz Collaboration

Customer Service, Food & Beverage, Services

Wembley Park Market has a new service that encourages shoppers to help sustain independent businesses close to home.

A year after opening its doors north-west of London (UK), Wembley Park Market had to rethink its business model and figure out a way to continue to support local independent traders and merchants. The brainstorming led to the only logical place[...] Read More...

This Might Be the Perfect Pairing for Mall Food

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

A mall team sets the table and puts special events on the menu to make sure guests do show up.

Build it and they will come, or head to the competition, or order online for home delivery. That's the new reality for F&B destinations so one Aussie commercial real estate team came up with a few more incentives to drive its shopper traffic.

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What’s Next: Specialist Outdoor Markets

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Plant-based food isn’t a fad, but a segment that warrants its own outlets and consumer events.

Farm-to-table fare is a good point of differentiation for a mall-based seasonal food market, but it's no longer a breakthrough concept. If you really want to attract the attention of sustainability-conscious shoppers, you might want to consider[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Food Hacker Boosts Mall Market Business

Celebrity Chefs, Food & Beverage

Bob the Chef’s unconventional style has proven to be a perfect fit for Halles d’Anjou Mall & Market’s kid-focused culinary program.

You won't hear Bob the Chef bark any orders at his brigade. The self-described culinary anarchist and TV personality is known for breaking with conventions and having some fun in the kitchen to create his tasty dishes. That approach has been ke[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Stepping Up to the Plate

Food & Beverage, Leasing Deals

Aussie marketplace dishes out its own version of surf and turf with new power partnership that favors sustainable eats.

When dealing with chefs, it's usually prudent to stay out of the kitchen. However, nobody ever said anything about trying to collaborate in the front of the house. Australia's Mirvac Retail recently played matchmaker in a bid to keep up with co[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...