Art Meets Tech on Le Plateau Mont-Royal

Community Relations, Community Room, Décor Themes, Design Studio, Sustainability

This outdoor public art piece morphs with the weather forecast.

If residents living near the pedestrian-only section of Mont-Royal Avenue in Montreal, Canada, claim that a low cloud has been hovering above their local square, Place des Fleurs-de-Macadam, they're not imagining things. Anyone who pauses there[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Shoppers Bin & Win at Stockland Townsville

Community Relations, Community Room, Sustainability

There are vouchers up for grabs for online gamers who know how to properly sort their household waste.

The road to sustainability is paved with good intentions, but how much do consumers really know about the right steps to take to develop greener habits? Shoppers at Stockland Townsville (Aitkenvale, Australia) are finding that out for themselve[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Ikea Debuts Its CSR-minded Circular Hub

Community Room, Retailer Roundup, Sustainability

At the retailer’s new sustainability department, one person’s abandoned furniture is another one’s bargain find.

Old Ikea furniture deserves a second life. That’s a powerful statement coming from a retail giant that has made its fortunes outfitting customers’ homes. The company’s Australian arm has unveiled its new concept: Circular Hub, where pre-l[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Simon Says, It’s Time for a Fashion Clean-up

Charity Partnerships, Community Relations, Community Room, Sustainability

Simon and Give Back Box give shoppers a feel-good incentive to declutter their closets.

How much stuff is simply too much? Simon's marketers would never be clumsy enough to engage shoppers in that discussion, especially when it could have the adverse effect of slowing down traffic to the developer's malls. Waste, however, is fair [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Mall Display Could Create Social Buzz

Charity Partnerships, Community Relations, Community Room, Fundraisers, Sustainability

HSC finds multiple uses for an information display ahead of the Halifax Pride Festival.

While Alvéole's honeybees are hard at work in hives set up on Halifax Shopping Centre's (HSC) rooftop, the Canadian mall's marketers are creating a buzz of their own with a special indoor display that informs visitors of the sustainability pro[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Eco-minded Cardboard City Emerges at SMP

Community Room, Sustainability

Teaching artists show the next generation of makers how to turn basic materials into unique pieces.

Cardboard is usually what you use to protect and store things—from the mundane to valuable objects. At Santa Monica Place's new pop-up creative space, however, it's the envionmentally sustainable material of choice that would-be crafters and [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Ivanhoe Cambridge Breaks Ground on Haleco

Community Room, Development News, Shopping Center Business, Sustainability

The mixed-use project’s partners are aiming for LEED Platinum certification with a design focused on energy efficiency.

Come Summer 2024, the first units should be up for rent at Haleco, the mixed-use development for which Ivanhoé Cambridge, together with the City of Montreal (Canada) and Cogir Real Estate, will totally transform a site nestled between Old Mont[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

What’s Next: Benchmarking CRE Wellness

Community Room, Marketing Research, Property Management, Shopping Center Business, Sustainability

QuadReal and CfAD mined the data that backs a CSR-minded approach to property development and management.

Ignorance is no longer a defense for property owners and operators when it comes to the impact of built environments on tenants' health outcomes and their experience of the spaces. They've got the tools and methodology to get at the data if the[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

CF Backs CSR Positioning with New Investment

Community Relations, Community Room, Sustainability

Cadillac Fairview to support Indigenous students with funding for education and career development.

Cadillac Fairview (CF) is marking this Indigenous History Month with a significant CSR investment. The Canadian developer has announced that it will set aside C$125,000 (US$99,643) to back scholarship and award programs to benefit Indigenous st[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Need Materials? Try the Recycling Bin

Community Room, Sustainability

New York City organizations, including a mall, offer a new take on couture fashion.

There's nothing glamorous about blue bin diving, but it can give inspired designers an endless source of raw materials for their creations. It's more an eco-conscious stance than a proven business model, but Brooklyn residents who are intereste[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...