This Is Not Your Average Buffet

A popular Taiwanese eatery has just made its first foray into the Thai market.

You've got food emporiums on one end of the trendy culinary spectrum and small-footprint boutique eateries on the other, and smack in the middle is a Taiwanese market leader that hopes its concept is exportable. Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CP[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Boxpark London Calling

Career Search, People on the Move

The container mall specialist is looking for new talent for its centres.

Boxpark, the award-winning retail development company fusing the concepts of modern street food, leisure, and independent retailers, is dedicated to creating unique shopping and dining experiences at three London sites in Shoreditch, East Croydo[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Graham Bialek Joins Primaris Management

Appointments, People on the Move

The shopping center professional and MBA candidate has a property accounting background.

Primaris Management Inc. has welcome a new member to its management team with the appointment of Graham Bialek as Property Manager for two of its Winnipeg (Canada) properties: Grant Park Shopping Centre and Garden City Square/Annex. Bialek [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Tricky Business of Landmark Revival

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Canadian developer takes on an ambitious placemaking project with high community stakes.

Spot Amazon on a tenant roster and you know the associated building will break new ground in some form or another. The name dropping is only part of the story, though, for a Western Canadian regeneration project that's just as much about communi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

East Asian Fare Arrives at Festival Place

Leasing, Leasing Deals, Shopping Center Business

Two new eateries are now open for business at the Basingstoke center.

Festival Place (Basingstoke, UK) is casting its marketing net a little wider and hoping to snatch new shoppers from the North Hampshire catchment with new dining options: The Sushi Maki, an award-winning independent Japanese restaurant, and Koko[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

What’s Next: Leasing by the Minute

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Renting a specific and permanent workspace is no longer a prerequisite in this gig economy.

A decade ago, the idea of leasing prime in-line space to a budding entrepreneur for just one weekend would have been considered risky at best. Now pop-ups are part of shopping centers' commercial leasing plans. The same is happening on the offic[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Independent Traders Unite in London

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Community-based makers and merchants are at the heart of this market project.

There is more to independent manufacturers and merchants than artisanal knickknacks. A curated community of traders is about to prove it when it debuts in London's new creative neighborhood. The aim: To offer consumers a mash-up of old-school em[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

High Hopes for New Mall Entertainment Venue

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Thrills and possible shrills await adventure seekers at this coastal mall.

Entertainment, like F&B, is accounting for an increasing share of the mall's GLA. As we close this decade of retail disruption, don't be surprised to see more than cinemas and gaming halls on directories. With shoppers craving active and thrilli[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Sherry McNeil to Head CFA

Appointments, People on the Move

The industry veteran brings a mix of consulting and executive leadership experience to the job.

The Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) has appointment Sherry McNeil to President & CEO. A long-standing CFA board member, she brings more than 20 years of franchise experience working with both franchisors and franchisees in a variety of [...] Read More...

Law Enforcers Hit the Mall Floor

Mall Security, Property Management

Crime prevention in shopping centers starts with customers.

As more retail businesses get entangled in the Web, cybercrime is a growing concern for shopping center security teams. However, it doesn't mean that the latter can afford to be less attentive to an omnipresent risk in high-traffic places: human[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

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