QLD Mall Reaches Sustainability Milestone

Community Room, Shopping Center Business, Sustainability

The property’s new 5-star rating denotes Australian excellence and is one step away from world leadership status.

Adaptability is the golden rule when it comes to sustainability and it's been Scott Mosely's focus ever since Sunshine Plaza (Maroochydore, Australia) embarked on its major redevelopment. Now the managing director, Investment Management, for Le[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

H&M Adds Second-hand to Retail Strategy

Retailer Roundup, Shopping Center Business

After slowing down its fast-fashion cadence, the Swedish chain’s Canadian arm is about to launch its new Rewear brand.

By this time next week, Canadian consumers will have access to a new online platform to buy and sell pre-loved fashions and it's coming from an unexpected source: H&M. Created to promote circularity and sustainability, Rewear will not only feat[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Art Champion Gives Vacant GLA a Purpose

Community Relations, Community Room, Shopping Center Business

Emerging visual artists find temporary workshops, gain exposure in 22 downtown Montreal commercial buildings.

It's easy to glamorize commercial real estate innovation and view it as the domain of a privileged set. The COVID pandemic, however, has handed everyone in the sector a dose of reality, leaving many retailers unable to keep the lights on and pr[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Here’s What You Should Read Next

Marketing Research, Shopping Center Business

Evolving consumer habits make revisiting branding strategies a must and a new book is full of handy tips.

It's been a while since we've added titles to our digital "shelf." With a change in seasons and the holidays looming in both hemispheres, we figured this was as good a time as any to revive the editorial section and share our latest find for ma[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Retail Baptism by Pop-up

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

A California mall is feeding its tenant pipeline with an active pop-up program.

The basement-tycoon-to-retail-giant story is a beloved one that captures consumer and media attention, but it's a dream that few entrepreneurs will realize. A more realistic path will take the business-minded through a series of testing grounds[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

ICSC Rebrands, Looks to the Future

Shopping Center Business, What's Next Market Focus

Innovating commerce and serving communities are the overarching goals for a refocused ICSC.

ICSC, a name synonymous with commercial real estate investment, development, and operation for the past 65 years, took one more important step toward realizing its 2025 strategy. Built on three pillars, namely to advance industry narrative, gro[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

313@somerset Seeks Concepts for New Venue

Development News, Shopping Center Business

The top creative will get an opportunity to see his/her vision realized live at the Singapore mall.

One visual artist will get a major career boost when 313@Somerset chooses the winner of its summer creative competition. The Singapore shopping center and owner Lendlease have issued a call for entries to find works that can best represent and [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Who’s Buying the VS Rebrand?

Advertising Creative Design, Design Studio, Retailer Roundup

The New Moon creative agency’s Brenda Martinez wonders if it isn’t simply too little too late for the once lingerie powerhouse.

It feels like Victoria's Secret has been falling out of favor for years, first gradually and then suddenly. The decline was precipitated by former exec Ed Razek's transphobic and body-shaming remarks and the subsequent cancellation of the VS Fa[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Brookfield Properties Casts a Wider Tenant Net

Community Relations, Retailer Roundup, Shopping Center Business

Knowledge sharing program points to a more diverse future in retail.

Corporate social responsibility begins with intent and it needs action, especially funding, for its vision to be realized. Brookfield Properties is pumping US$25 million over five years into a mentorship program targeted at aspiring black- and [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

London’s Oxford Circus Set for Major Overhaul

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Westminster and The Crown Estate hope that the revamped district will become London’s “front door to the world.”

New York City has its Times Square, Vegas ist famous Strip, and soon Oxford Street could become such a beacon for London (UK). The City of Westminster and The Crown Estate want to transform the street district into two new pedestrian-friendly p[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...