On Nature’s Path at Hyperdome

Australian center puts exotic birds and their habitat in the spotlight.

Hyperdome briefly swapped its shop directory for an aviary map last weekend to help guide visitors through its native bird show. Common areas morphed into pop-up habitats for parrots, cockatoos, owls, and a host of exotic species, which speciali[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Hillcrest to Produce Its Own #HelloHoney

Community Room, Sustainability

Two beehives will soon be buzzing with activity on the center’s rooftop.

Hillcrest has joined the ranks of shopping centers using their rooftops as key elements in their sustainability programs. The Canadian property has partnered with the Alvéole urban beekeeping organization with plans to install two beehives on i[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Hildreds Closes the Waste Loop

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UK center partners with F&B tenant to tackle food waste.

The Hildreds shopping center's environment is about to get a lot more visually pleasing. The Skegness, UK, mall's team recently got busy putting together hanging baskets that should be bursting with color all summer long. More than ornamental fl[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Mirvac Retail Bags Heritage Award

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The Australian National Trust singles out the property group’s urban regeneration efforts in Sydney.

Nothing gets foodies salivating like the thought of stepping into an emporium entirely dedicated to feeding their passion. In that regard, Tramsheds Herald Park is a rising star on Australia's culinary scene. From paddock-to-plate eateries and p[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Veggies in the Mall Hood

Community Room, Sustainability

Workshops allow kids to tap into their creativity while enhancing their food literacy.

While some children were hunting for chocolate eggs at their local shopping center this past Easter, young visitors at The Mall Walthamstow were being initiated to the ways of the Secret Seed Society. The UK-based organization, which works on ur[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Green Matters on Display

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Mall sets up children’s storytelling hub inside a giant inflatable peach.

A couple of weeks ago, a big inflatable peach popped up in a UK shopping center. It proved to be the perfect venue to host a series of children's events, while drawing visitor's attention to the sustainability cause, just one week before Earth D[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Cadillac Fairview Launches EV Program

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Canadian developer to deploy EV chargers in its centers, plans national rollout.

By the end of this year, 45 networked electric vehicle (EV) chargers will pop up in Cadillac Fairview (CF) shopping centers across Canada, and the sustainability program will eventually cover 15 properties come 2018. CF is doing this in partners[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Mall Cafe Gets Youths off the Street

Customer Service, Sustainability

Melbourne business has grown from street food cart to multipronged social enterprise.

At first glance, Streat looks like a lot of designer coffee bars. The raw materials, the chalkboard menu, the passionate baristas—all the elements are there to make it a hipster foodie hangout. However, besides offering that premium experience[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Economist Links Content to Pop-up Cart

Community Room, Sustainability

UK magazine is giving readers an opportunity to turn their daily caffeine habit into a good environmental deed.

If there is a major event happening somewhere in the world, The Economist will likely dispatch an editorial team to cover it. But on the issue of sustainable consumption, the British global affairs magazine has decided to expand its role from ob[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Malls Get Creative for Earth Hour

Community Room, Sustainability

Global sustainabiliy initiative inspired teams to do more than switch off property lights.

Shoppers will have to wait another month before their local centers turn into rally points for environmental awareness and general sustainability causes on Earth Day (April 22). They recently got a chance to get in the right mindset, though, whe[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...