Is This a Restaurant or a Private Cottage?

Chicago eatery takes its lifestyle concept to the East Coast.

Home décor touches can go a long way in making restaurant patrons feel comfortable, but hammocks on the patio? That's taking lifestyle marketing to a whole new level, and it's just the kind of concept that a Florida shopping center is happy to [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Starwood Expands Pop-up Contest

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

Program to find the next retail stars now counts 20 shopping centers.

What began as a fun contest at a handful of properties last year has turned into a clever leasing strategy for Starwood Retail Partners. Back then, the company introduced a "Battle of the Pop-ups" contest that gave four budding entrepreneurs a c[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Big Push Forward

Development News, Shopping Center Business

This Kiwi center’s facelift is about more than keeping up appearances.

Eighteen months is a long time to get through a shopping center upgrade. However, when your customers' tastes become a little posher, some inspired by foreign retail brands, you don't have much of a choice but to comply. Merivale Mall in cent[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Reserved Parking: Trucks and Foodies

Food & Beverage, Shopping Center Business

Rockland center sets the stage for its new food court unveiling.

Rockland center (Montreal, Canada) is playing the indoor/outdoor marketing game these days. It's a strategy that's meant to drive destination shoppers and passers-by to its property and then move them inside. The lure: fresh food. Rockland is[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Is Why Brands Still Need Malls

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

The number of lifestyle brands is growing, and so is demand for high-traffic space.

If tired traditional retail stores are abandoning their shopping center posts, there seem to be no shortage of lifestyle brands eager to step in and pick up the slack. The reason is simple: Health, fitness, and wellness offers are best sold thro[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

What’s Next: The Pureplay Leasing Chase

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

If you want to beef up your tenant roster, look for candidates online.

While some store chains are kicking the bucket in very high-profile fashion, others endure by repositioning themselves as the frontier towns of omnichannel retailing. It's only logical then that forward-looking shopping center teams should hop o[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Woolworths Coming to Melbourne Square

Leasing, Leasing Deals

The supermarket will open its first Southbank location in late 2020.

Malaysia's OSK Property is about to give residents of Southbank (Melbourne, Australia), their first full-line supermarket when Woolworths opens at Melbourne Square. The deal was announced today and it gets the company closer to its goal of turni[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Have You Ever Spent Time in a Sweets Hotel?

Pop-Up Stores, Visual Merchandising

Spring pop-up installation will offer a mix of art and retail merchandise.

International Museum Day is coming on May 18 and that has given a pair of Dallas entrepreneurs an idea for how to at once satisfy consumers' cravings for art, sweets, and experiential retailing. They'll do it with a themed pop-up. The Sweet T[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Mall Food Fair Has Space for Pop-ups

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

Just like in the other retail categories, incubating new F&B concepts is crucial.

When thinking of food court design, developers often have permanent spaces, seating, and waste disposal stations in mind. However, for his latest retail project, German designer Werner Aisslinger was also asked to include stalls dedicated to foo[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

A Dog’s Life Looks Good at Corbin Park

Leasing, Leasing Deals

Carson Development’s Kansas property has just welcomed one more tenant.

The leasing team at Corbin Park shopping center (Overland Park, USA) can check another unit off its list. Dogtopia will open its first Kansas City Metro location this weekend in a deal that Block & Company, Inc. Realtors helped to facilitate. An[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...