Everything’s Coming Up Roses

Paper artist Zoe Bradley creates another stunning installation at Chatswood Chase.

Picture this: a stack of paper big enough to make 12,152 curled petals and 392 paper roses. Now imagine doing the work by hand and turning these elements into a designer gown and matching hat. That’s the challenge that London-based paper artis[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Centers Launch Shopping Ferry Service

Customer Service, Services

Initiative is part of the greater Hello Sydney! tourism program.

Any shopping center that promotes itself as a destination has to be concerned with matters of accessibility. Visitors to Birkenhead Point Outlet Centre and Harbourside in Sydney, Australia, are spoilt for choice in that regard. Both centers offe[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Urbery, Unilever Run #DoughToDoor Service

Facebook, Social Media Campaigns

Peckish customers can order their frozen treats via Facebook Messenger.

It's three o'clock in the afternoon. You need a little pick-me-up treat to help you through the rest of your workday. A walk to the neighborhood cafe? Tempting. Using Facebook for curbside ice cream delivery? Better. That's the consumer pattern [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Oakridge Calling All Mahjong Masters

Community Relations, Community Room

Mall board game sessions to lead up to Canadian Mahjong Championships.

Oakridge is well know in the Vancouver (Canada) market as a destination for discerning shoppers with a taste for luxury. The Ivanhoé Cambridge center, however, also considers culture and community to be among the pillars of its brand positionin[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Outlet Parks Get Cash Injection

Outlet Center Watch, Shopping Center Business

Northern Ireland properties to be revitalized to become more competitive.

It's been roughly one month since Tristan Capital Partners and The Lotus Group bought two of Northern Ireland's biggest retail parks: The Outlet in Banbridge and Junction One in Antrim. The investors had announced that they would jointly pump in[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Steve Emery Joins Madison Marquette

Appointments, People on the Move

New GM brings 38 of real estate management to the post.

Madison Marquette has appointed a new general manager to oversee both its Bellevue Connection and Bay Vista properties on America's West Coast. A real estate management and brokerage specialist with 38 years of market experience, Steve Emery wor[...] Read More...

Quartier DIX30 Joins Peace Movement

Community Relations, Community Room

Artist Catherine Juneau gave this Canadian center a place to foster mindfulness.

It's an honorable quest to think of others, but to do so you need the head space. That's usually tough to find when you're standing smack in the middle of a shopping center, while numerous retailers are vying for your attention. So when Quarter [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

These Parking Stalls Are Reserved for Dogs

Amenities, Customer Service

The amenity is part of Bayfair shopping center’s community service mandate.

Dogs welcome. It's an inviting proposition for shoppers who don't want to leave their furry friends alone at home while they scour the stores. But what happens when they need to step into a fashion boutique to try on some clothes or a pair of sh[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Destiny USA Selling Itself as Fun Central

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

The American center’s branding strategy mirrors that of a tourist attraction.

If you visit Destiny USA's homepage and feel like you've landed on an amusement park's website, then the super-regional shopping and entertainment complex's marketing strategy is working. This six-story lakeside property in Syracuse, New York, h[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Food at Heart of Belmont Redevelopment

Development News, Shopping Center Business

A new dining precinct should open at the center by spring 2017.

Belmont Forum has cleared one more hurdle in its bid the reintroduce itself to Australian shoppers as an enhanced destination worth their time and money. The Perron Group got City Council's green light for a major multi-phase redevelopment of th[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...