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Sowing Seeds of Hope

Charity Partnerships, Community Room

The Salvation Army finds an ally in a Las Vegas Valley center.

Don't let the moniker fool you. "Help for the Hopeless" isn't about supporting a culture of hand-outs, but about laying a pathway for victims of human trafficking to reclaim their own lives. It's just the kind of initiative that fits a Vegas lif[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

New Horizon Mall Opens Doors for Local Retailers

Leasing, Leasing Deals

The Alberta shopping center is showing creativity in attracting new business.

Consumers aren't the only ones who like BOGO offers. It turns out that retailers like them, too, and they're proving to be tough to resist for entrepreneurs looking to set up shop in the business-friendly Rocky View County in Balzac, Canada. For[...] 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...

Stockland Celebrates Moms in All Their Diversity

Community Relations, Community Room

Mandy Nolan, the host of the Mamamia podcast, is among the six writers who contributed to The Letter Project.

If you're a female parent who lives in Australia, then the Stockland team will be thinking of you this upcoming Mother's Day. This past Tuesday, it launched "The Letter Project: To All Those Who Mum" together with a group of local writers and We[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Need Ambient Music? Try Birdsongs

Amenities, Customer Service

One of the latest compilations to appear on Spotify is a 10-track collaboration between a retail developer, naturalist, and music producer.

There was a time when a tweet only meant one thing: The chirping of a little bird. That's the outdoor auditory experience that a retail developer is offering shoppers this month with a sound strategy that's less focused on the pop charts and mor[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Art at the Forefront

Fox Valley Mall reveals which artist will create an installation live on its upper floor.

On the eve of its redevelopment, Fox Valley Mall is drawing community attention through public art. In early June, painter JB Snyder will produce a 1,200sq.ft. mural that will span the full height and width of the former Sears storefront. It wil[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Mall Steps into the Big League

Entertainment, Grand Openings

Developer completes $440m redevelopment project on Australia’s Sunshine Coast.

The grand reopening of a shopping center after more than two years of construction can make a retail development team feel like it's arrived. Throw in some new-to-market deals with the likes of Sephora and Lululemon to create a more comprehensiv[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

In Search of Balance and Community

Community Relations, Community Room

Québec mall offers cancer patients a dedicated wellness session.

Inner peace and wellness aren't the first things that come to mind when thinking of a mall, but Cominar's Centre Commercial Rivière-du-Loup runs a program that could make the association more natural. Every week, the Canadian center hosts RD[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Kids Take Up the Green Cause

Community Room, Sustainability

South African mall puts the fun in recycling.

If Recyclaville sounds to you like a fanciful creation, you're partially right. It doesn't exist—yet. It's what a primary school student imagined for her ideal future, and it was just the kind of creativity that a South African shopping center[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Okay. Enough Said

Aritzia makes a bold statement with its line of minimalist totes.

There's no detaining a worker on a Friday evening when she walks out the door with a large tote bag that literally says, "Out of Office." Aritzia calls it the South Beach Carryall, part of the Canadian retailer's in-house Auxiliary brand of hand[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

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