The Development Buck Stops Here

As one UK regeneration project shows, CSR has to be part of the plan from the get-go.

Resilient cities and their retail destinations require much more to plan than blueprints, funding, and functional design. They also require a deep understanding of community building and consumer psychology. The sooner a redevelopment project's [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

In the Pipeline: The Next Melbourne Central

Development News, Shopping Center Business

The GPT Group has a bold new mixed-use redevelopment plan and a timber tower is just the beginning.

There will be a lot for visitors to take in when The GPT Group tackles the biggest redevelopment that its Melbourne Central property has seen in the past two decades. The spoiler alert: Those shoppers won't be stepping into a typical mixed-use c[...] 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...

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...

The Local Angle Playbook

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Promoting assets beyond retail is an integral part of the center’s branding strategy.

Two years after it broke ground on its A$440m (US$314m) redevelopment, Sunshine Plaza (Maroochydore, Australia) is now a month away from hosting its big reopening and unveil the 100-plus additional stores that have turned it into a super-regiona[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Tricky Business of Landmark Revival

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Canadian developer takes on an ambitious placemaking project with high community stakes.

Spot Amazon on a tenant roster and you know the associated building will break new ground in some form or another. The name dropping is only part of the story, though, for a Western Canadian regeneration project that's just as much about communi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Independent Traders Unite in London

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Community-based makers and merchants are at the heart of this market project.

There is more to independent manufacturers and merchants than artisanal knickknacks. A curated community of traders is about to prove it when it debuts in London's new creative neighborhood. The aim: To offer consumers a mash-up of old-school em[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

High Hopes for New Mall Entertainment Venue

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Thrills and possible shrills await adventure seekers at this coastal mall.

Entertainment, like F&B, is accounting for an increasing share of the mall's GLA. As we close this decade of retail disruption, don't be surprised to see more than cinemas and gaming halls on directories. With shoppers craving active and thrilli[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...