Primark to Open at Redeveloped Marketgate

UK shopping center marks the end of its construction work with a time capsule.

Lynn Ison and the rest of Marketgate Shopping Centre's management team might not be around to see the effects of their latest community relations initiative. The center manager recently hosted the Mayor of Lancaster (UK), Cllr Robert Redfern, fo[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Palms Makes Enhanced Mobility a Priority

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The New Zealand center has achieved platinum rating for accessibility.

Be. Accessible has some ambitious plans to make New Zealand the most accessible country in the world for people with disabilities, and it's counting on businesses like The Palms Shopping Centre to bring this to fruition. The social change enterp[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Norwalk TS Gives Shoppers Artistic License

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Customers are invited to contribute to what will become a permanent installation.

There are two ways to deal with potential graffiti problems: sit tight and hope that they won't occur or hand over the paint cans to would-be grafters yourself. Norwalk Town Square has chosen the proactive approach and this coming July 30, it wi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Malls Turn their Attention to Seniors

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Oakridge, Castle Plaza among centers recognizing the value of the 55+ set.

Oakridge is one retail destination that can claim to grow with its shoppers. The Canadian upscale mall runs a Senior's Centre (OSC) whose more than 400 members, ages 55 and older, drop in regularly to socialize, take a fitness class, play games,[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Nestlé Unveils Its Past with Nest Pop-up

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Exhibit takes visitors on the brand’s successes and challenges over the past 150 years.

It's been 150 years since Henri Nestlé opened his first factory in Vevey at Lake Geneva, Switzerland, back in 1866. To mark this milestone, the brand went back to its birthplace to set up a 6,626 m2 (just over 71,322 sq.ft.) pop-up open house t[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Malls Get Their Game Face On

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Fans offered plenty of opportunities to celebrate this packed summer of sports.

As national teams from around the world wrap up their trials ahead the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games, brands and retail destinations are positioning themselves as the ideal partners for fans of the ultimate sporting event series. Brentwood To[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

150 Kids Spend the Night at The Mall

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Those attending this big sleepover event had fun, but also learned lifesaving skills.

Boy scouts, girl guides, and fire cadets got busy honing their already above-average life skills last weekend at The Mall Luton's Giant Sleepover event. More than 150 of them descended upon the UK shopping center to work alongside members of Bed[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Fathers Honored at NorthPark Center

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Texas mall hosts temporary exhibit celebrating 41st edition of annual awards.

When parents and their children visit NorthPark Center this coming weekend, they'll have one last chance to take in an exhibition that connects them to their community: the Father of the Year Awards photo gallery. Now celebrating its 41st editio[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Retailers See Homeless As Prime Customers

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A French shop owners’ association holds donation promotions and events.

At first glance, the icons that one can spot in the windows of shops lining the streets in and around the 11th arrondissement in Paris could be mistaken for tourist signs. A public phone, a water faucet and glass, a mobile, some speech bubbles�[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Public Artwork Has Over 3,500 Images

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Collaborative art project earned Royal Victoria Place a marketing award.

Royal Victoria Place's (RVP) owners are currently polling the community and dreaming up redevelopment plans that might bring a state-of-the-art rooftop cinema to the UK property. But when it recently came time to celebrate the center's 21st birt[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...