Target Helps Kids Get Active and Save Lives

Charity Partnerships, Technology Lab, Technology News

Partnership with UNICEF leads to unique wearable tech for kids.

Wearable technology is still in its infancy, so it's no surprise when a company comes out with a new toy that's less than entirely useful. Take DrumPants, for example: pants that are also drums (or are they drums that are also pants?). But Ta[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Eco-Safe Digester Eats Food Court Waste

Property Management, Shopping Center Business, Sustainability

Advertorial Feature: Shopping centers can improve their operational and environmental impact by using data-driven, food waste disposal solution.

Due to the complex nature of mall operations, shopping center owners face a number of challenges when trying to make their properties more efficient while adhering to their CSR mandates. Since tenants command much of the mall’s operational nee[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Mail Champlain Cultural Weekends Celebrate Local Artists

Community Relations, Community Room

Image credits: Mail Champlain

Province-wide event inspires a series of artistic weekends.

Last month, Quebec, Canada held its annual cultural festival, Les Journées de la Culture ("Culture Days"). For three days, venues around the province held cultural events, giving locals and tourists the opportunity to meet with artists, view th[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

intu Hands Out Bags for Life

Community Room, Sustainability

Image credits: intu Uxbridge

Branded canvas bags help shoppers through a controversial time.

Earlier this week, England introduced a plastic bag fee. Large shops now have to charge 5p ($0.08 USD) for every single-use plastic bag used, a measure similar to those in place in the rest of the U.K. The move has been controversial, and som[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

PTC Celebrates Fall Bounty

Community Relations, Community Room

While several shopping centers are dressed for Pink October, this Canadian mall is getting a jump on Halloween.

Pickering Town Centre’s (PTC) weekly Farmers’ Market is drawing to a close for the year, so the Canadian mall will celebrate another successful season tomorrow with its fifth annual Halloween Harvest Festival. Shoppers will find 26 different[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Wild West Club for Kids Opens at Bower Place

Community Room, Mall Clubs

Canadian center embraces its Red Deer, Alberta, roots with a new themed club for children ages seven through 14.

LEGO bricks did not exist in the Old West, but children don’t tend to get hung up on details like that. Late last month, they happily participated in a LEGO-themed launch for the new Wild West Club for Kids at Canada’s Bower Place. Over the [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Aldo Co-hosts Walkathon for HIV/AIDS

Community Room, Fundraisers

The footwear and accessories brand creator and operator joins the Farha Foundation to rally the community in support of the cause.

Montrealers are always up for anything that mixes arts and culture with massive outdoor public gatherings. The Aldo Group (Aldo) and the Farha Foundation paired up to give them more of what they loved yesterday with the 23^rd edition of Ça March[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

BOMA BEST Platinum for Eglinton Square

Community Room, Sustainability

The Toronto center is the latest among Bentall Kennedy-managed properties to reach the highest Canadian industry standard for sustainability.

The Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP team in charge of managing Eglinton Square is feeling particularly good about its work these days. After more than three years of focused efforts, the Toronto shopping center has received the Building Owners and M[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

SouthBay Pavilion Gets Kids and Teens Reading

Community Relations, Community Room

California shopping center marks World Literacy Day with a special event that built on last year’s inaugural book-focused gathering.

Long Beach, California, is a hotbed of tourism. It’s also one of the ten most illiterate cities in America. In nearby Carson, SouthBay Pavilion is doing what it can to help turn things around in the region. Earlier this month, the shopping cen[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

H&M Circles Back to Sustainability

Community Room, Sustainability

New lines and new competitions showcase the retailer’s dedication to closing the fashion loop.

Fast fashion retailers like H&M have developed a reputation for waste, and not without cause. According to the brand's own numbers, H&M sells over 600 million items each year, many of which end up adding to the millions of tons of textile waste [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...