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Community Relations, Community Room
This is one way to build stronger community ties in a virtual world.
There are just a couple of weeks left before Junior Achievement of Arizona and Republic Media cap nominations for this year's 18 Under 18 Awards. The program, which Simon's Arizona Mills is backing and helping to promote, will recognize student[...]
A pop-up event moves shoppers to buy local and from brick-and-mortar stores.
When Rebecca Bird does her tenant rounds at Edmonton Green shopping center in London (UK), it's like taking a stroll through the community. As the retail manager, finding creative ways to support merchants and service providers has been a top p[...]
Community Room, Retailer Roundup, Shopping Center Business
This simple online campaign could breathe new life into brick-and-mortar placemaking.
Relations between mall operators and their retailers have become increasingly tense over the past few months, with both groups so focused on their own survival through the pandemic that they've lost partial sight of each other's perspective. On[...]
Community Relations, Community Room, Entertainment
The shopping center has moved much of its programming to the Web to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on its placemaking efforts.
An indoor community parade? Out of the question this holiday season. Westshore Town Centre (Westshore – Victoria, Canada) had to cancel its annual event due to COVID-19 concerns, but it still honored its tradition of facilitating local connec[...]
Charity Partnerships, Community Room
A CSR initiative allows a UK center to make good use of its new guest lounge.
While some charities and community groups are taking their appeals to the Web to make up for lower High Street traffic counts, The Salvation Army is present on all fronts this year, including the mall, to seek support for what will be a challen[...]
Community Room, Dining Guides, Sustainability
Takeaway food does taste much better without all the waste.
The tightening of communities has been a welcome COVID-19 side effect. However, sustainability is one CSR mandate that has taken a hit during the pandemic, with packaging from online purchase orders and takeaway food containers piling up. K11 M[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...
A national program aims to make eight charitable organizations’ wishes come true.
After the retail frenzy of (a usually brick-and-mortar) Black Friday comes Cyber Monday, followed by the mindful Giving Tuesday. The tradition has conditioned shoppers and the benevolent kind to behave in predictable ways, helping businesses to[...]
An Aussie center’s CSR initiatives helps the local community end 2020 on a positive note.
The year 2020 has tested the resilience of the world's citizenry, but the CSR team at one Westfield shopping center still believes that there are plenty of reasons to feel grateful. This month, it is giving shoppers a platform to express their [...]
Community Room, Design Studio, Visual Merchandising
Local creatives get valuable exposure as in-line retail space morphs into pop-up studios.
Consumers' growing interest in how things are made has been a boon for the theater of retail. The orchestrated chaos of open professional kitchens, live painting sessions—they want to see it all. So, for Fashion Week, Emporium Melbourne is da[...]
Apps, Community Relations, Community Room, Technology Lab
European mega mall helps sports club members check in and check out safely despite COVID-19.
The restrictions are getting tighter for public facilities and clubs of all sorts across Europe, but a retail center's tech team has figured out a way to loosen the COVID-19 pandemic's grip on their operations: A free mobile app and QR code che[...]