The Queen of Shoes Effect

Retailer Roundup, Shopping Center Business

Sarah Jessica Parker’s SJP brand makes a big entrance into a new market.

If people know you just by your initials, chances are you're a big deal. That happens to be the case for actress and style guru, Sarah Jessica Parker, who has gained a massive following ever since taking her starring role in the now-defunct cult[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Shoppertainment on the Fringe in Melbourne

Development News, Shopping Center Business

The tables are now set at GPT Group’s new dining, entertainment, and art precinct.

It's not what (or who) you know, it's where you go. The GPT Group and its marketers have used the notion to position a new Melbourne CBD destination, which they promise shoppers will be worthy of their time, money, and social posts. The ELLA [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

On Track: Pike & Rose Is LEED Gold

Development News, Sustainability

FRIT stays the sustainability course in developing its community-anchored project in Maryland.

Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRIT) has achieved Gold LEED certification for the latest stage of its Pike & Rose mixed-use development in North Bethesda, USA. The 24-acre project has several significant eco-mindful elements, including a solar[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

MetroNational’s MCM Redevelopment a Go

Development News, Shopping Center Business

The year ahead will be one of planning and consultation to establish a blueprint for a revamped super-regional destination.

MetroNational took an important step toward launching its Memorial City Mall redevelopment in Texas, hiring Trademark Property Company as lead planner for the project. The 1.7 million-sq.ft. super-regional center's south mall will get a complete[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

New Horizon Mall Opens Doors for Local Retailers

Leasing, Leasing Deals

The Alberta shopping center is showing creativity in attracting new business.

Consumers aren't the only ones who like BOGO offers. It turns out that retailers like them, too, and they're proving to be tough to resist for entrepreneurs looking to set up shop in the business-friendly Rocky View County in Balzac, Canada. For[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Business in the Front, Party in the Back

Development News, Sustainability

This revamped market street park proves that going natural isn’t the only way to go green.

From the time it opened 15 years ago, Market Street in The Woodlands, Texas, has always been about meeting multiple shopping needs—from fashion to dining to entertainment. With the recent revitalization of its main gathering area, dubbed Centr[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

What Happens in The Lobby? A Lot

Retailer Roundup

This destination makes the most of retail tech with a “Beyond Shopping” proposition.

ICSC called it a TED Talk on steroids, and its "Mixing It Up! – Game Changers" session provided a few head-turners, including The Lobby, AMF Fastigheter's retail destination in Stockholm, Sweden. Annelie Gullström, a digital strategist and th[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Budding Retailers Get Schooled at City 2

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

Instead of hoping for good retail staff, this Belgian mall is helping to train them.

Three months isn't enough to learn all the tricks of the retail trade, but for a dozen young adults who've been selected for an internship in Belgium's first-ever mall-based teaching concept store, it's a dream start in the industry. Earlier [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

What’s Next: Online Retailer Pop-ups

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

This retail tour proves pure-players need brick-and-mortar sites, too.

Whatever you do, don't call Allcovered's temporary boutiques pop-up shops—even if they are. The Canadian online retailer is taking its made-to-measure fashion concept on the road and into shopping centers across the province of Quebec, with po[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Kambri: Too Cool for Just School

Leasing Deals, Shopping Center Business

More than student hangouts, Kambri’s The Lane and The Lawn precincts hope to create a true community hub, long after the buzz of their opening will have subsided.

Now that a critical mass of retailers has signed on, Kambri (Canberra, Australia) is officially throwing its hat into the ring of placemaking-focused commercial development. Located in the heart of the Australian National University (ANU) campus[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...