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These Mall Shoppers Can Now Hire Nannies

Community Room, Mall Clubs

New flexible service available at play area or on the go.

Play areas have always been touted as havens for parents who need a break while their children use up energy to their heart's content. One retail company has now come up with another option for visitors who want to keep their little ones in tow [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Five Days of Mindful Shopping

Charity Partnerships, Community Room

Botany Town Center and The Salvation Army partner to keep those in need warm.

It's getting cold in New Zealand, real cold. That's not only a trigger for those who need an excuse to go shopping for a few new seasonal styles, but also for community advocates who are mindful of what hardships the change in weather brings to [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Youngsters to Design Coffee Cup Sleeves

Community Room, Sustainability

Competition is another facet of The Broadwalk Centre’s “Love Your World” recycling campaign.

UK commuters like their java, drinking eight million takeaway coffees every day. Unfortunately, with that habit comes a bad side effect: they only recycle 400 of those cups; the rest goes into the landfill. At The Broadwalk Centre in Edgeware (L[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

A Bookish Plan

Microlibrary project features a facade made of upcycled ice-cream buckets.

Bookworms are known to bemoan technology's encroachment on their favorite pastime. It is increasingly harder to maintain traditional bookstores and libraries, especially in remote areas. Despite the challenges, one organization has made it its m[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

intu Potteries Releases Autism Friendly Guide

Community Relations, Community Room

The 34-page guide helps customers get familiar with the center before they arrive.

A busy shopping center can be taxing on the nerves, especially if you are a visitor for whom under or over-stimulation of the senses is an overwhelming experience. That's why intu Potteries has created and published an autism-friendly guide, as [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

New Center Supports Budding Wordsmiths

Charity Partnerships, Community Room

San Francisco hub bridges gap for under-resourced young students.

It isn't too often that creative teams like people labeling their projects as weird, but one San Francisco firm is okay with it. It has, after all, dreamed up a most unusual space for a center that caters to children who have a lot of ideas and [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Here’s Looking at You, Shoppers

Community Relations, Community Room

The Mall Walthamstow joins efforts to give artists some public workspace.

A giant face, seemingly pressed against a wall, is hard to miss for people walking by The Mall Walthamstow. The UK center commissioned the 13ft. long mural from Woskerski, an up-and-coming street artist based in London, as its contribution to Wo[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Leasing Model Isn’t About the Money

Community Relations, Community Room

Shopping outlet center offers community groups prime space for free.

The name already gave it away. When Dixie Outlet Mall opened the doors to The Living Room, it was clear that it wanted to strengthen its position as a location of choice for the community to gather. Why else would a commercial property re-purpos[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Mirvac Rallies the Well-Heeled for Charity

Charity Partnerships, Community Room

Aussie developer on a mission to support children and youths in need.

There's a new amenity popping up at Mirvac shopping centers across Australia: a giant shoebox donation point. The Share My Shoes drive managed to generate plenty of donations of pre-loved shoes last year, and the developer hopes to double them t[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Team Spirit at the Alhambra

Community Room, Fundraisers

Barnsley shopping center joins UK-wide One Great Day fundraising efforts.

Steph Higham, Aaron Powell, and Dan Hinchcliffe are usually seen roaming around the Alhambra shopping center, but they recently stepped out of their comfort zone and leaped 15,000 ft. from a plane at Hibalstow Airfield. It was one of the high p[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

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