Pyramid Adds Education to Its Leasing Roster

F&B is one of the retail categories that lends itself well to innovative concepts.

Bar Rustic by Cafarelli Concepts! recently opened at the Kingston Collection and it brought more than its New England-inspired surf and turf fare, and a lively bar atmosphere to the Massachusetts (USA) mall. It also holds a little gem within its[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

One More F&B Deal for Minnetonka Project

Leasing Deals, Shopping Center Business

Paster Properties welcomes tenant in line with city’s healthy living vision.

The City of Minnetonka (MN, USA) has a long-term plan to raise its livability index, and it just got a boost from Paster Properties. The developer and manager of neighborhood shopping centers has signed Greenfield Natural Kitchen to open a 2,600[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Mid-America Secures Leases for 84South

Development News, Leasing

The Cobalt Partners has broken ground on its 48-acre site in Wisconsin.

Now that Cobalt Partners, LLC's 84South project is on the way, retailers are coming on board for the $160 million development's first phase. Mid-America Real Estate-Winsconsin has secured leases from Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, Ross, Ulta, Stein[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Starbucks Headed to Veranda Shopping Centre

Leasing Deals, Shopping Center Business

Deal moves Romanian center to near 85-percent retail occupancy.

Andrei Pogonaru can check one more thing off his list. The developer from Prodplast Imobiliare is about to welcome Starbucks to Veranda, the 65,000 sq.m. mall (just under 700,000 sq.ft.) that will open in Bucharest, Romania, in the last quarter [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Grant Park Revives Old Target Site

Leasing Deals, Shopping Center Business

The former department store’s space has been transformed into sports and fitness central.

GoodLife Fitness is planning to launch two retail concepts side by side at Canada's Grant Park Shopping Centre. In early 2017, the operator will open a 25,000 sq.ft. GoofLife Fitness co-ed club and a 12,000 sq.ft. Fit4Less by GoodLife, its low-c[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Harbour Town Set to Wrap Up $20m Expansion

Leasing, Leasing Deals

Australia’s largest outlet shopping center is keen to lure more locals and tourists.

Twenty-five new outlet stores are now calling Harbour Town home. Located on Australia's Gold Coast, the center launched its North Western mall on May 27th, signalling the near completion of a $20 million (14.7 million USD) expansion. Among the b[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Atrium Opens at Greenwood Plaza

Leasing, Leasing Deals

North Sydney center makes the leap from operating a food court to running a destination dining precinct.

The dust has settled and now Greenwood Plaza can welcome patrons to The Atrium, a dining destination that has replaced its old food court. The North Sydney, Australia, center held its official launch on May 2 with the re-introduction of five loc[...] Read More...

ICSC to Host SPREE Europe Conference

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Confirmed speakers include Prof. Maggie Atkinson of the KidZania education UK think tank; and Dimple Lalwani, founder of the Social Belly on-demand foodie community.

While you are putting the final touches to your mall's Easter and Earth Day programs, commercial real estate "philosophers" are reflecting on topics like "How Food is Changing the Space of Specialty Retail" and "Buy Local, Think Social." They'll[...] Read More...

Moomins Arrive in Mexico

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Mall Galerías Guadalajara chosen as the site of the first Moomin Shop in the Americas.

The Moomins are beloved around the world, but until now, the famed children's characters haven't been as available to shoppers in North America as they have to those in Europe. This month, the first Moomin Shop in the Americas opened in the Gale[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

University Village Gets Its Own Amazon

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Image credits: Amazon

The online retail giant makes an aggressive move into brick-and-mortar retail.

Seattle's University Village just earned a unique distinction: it's the new home of the world's first Amazon Books store. Amazon - that beloved online retail behemoth - got its start as the first major online bookstore. Before it shook up the[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...