All Systems Go for this Mega Project

Development News, Shopping Center Business

This center is attempting to take shoppertainment to a whole new level.

There's more blurring of the retail lines in store for one Canadian property that's about to break new ground in the entertainment realm with a C$52m (US$39.9m) destination project. Les Galeries de la Capitale in Quebec City is approximately [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Truth or Daring: Pacific Place Weighs In

Development News, Shopping Center Business

American mall shows its artistic side in a new cultural program.

With a multi-million dollar redevelopment underway, Pacific Place (Seattle, USA) is focused on delivering an enhanced retailer roster and a refreshed setting. Its marketing staff is also busy crafting what will likely become an important part of[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

AMP Tackles the Next BTC Phase

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Developer closes property’s Garden Lane as it readies for Stage 3.

Things are moving along at Botany Town Centre (BTC – Auckland, New Zealand). AMP Capital Shopping Centres has entered Phase 3 of the open-air property's redevelopment, which is estimated at NZ$78 million (US$53 million) and due for completion [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Style Class in Session

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

Dormify pops into the mall to ease college-bound students’ BTS angst.

Summer has just begun in America, but one consultancy has already set the back-to-school clock for young adults planning to head off to college in the fall. A Dormify crew is running a pop-up Style Studio at Westfield Montgomery (Bethesda, Maryl[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

What’s Next: Robot Tenants

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

One of this mall’s newest retailers is a humanoid.

Advances in high-tech manufacturing, frictionless payments, and the Internet of Things are forcing mall-leasing teams to re-think their retail rosters. Not only is the merchandise mix featuring more digital options, but so are the tenants themse[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

This Complex Will Cater Directly to Millennials

Development News, Shopping Center Business

K11 Art Mall’s developer plans to open K11 Musea in late 2019.

Adrian Cheng is at it again. The Hong Kong-based executive vice-chair of New World Development Company and founder of the K11 Group has a new mega project on the go: K11 MUSEA, a museum-retail complex in the heart of the city to anchor the US$2.[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

One Down and a Few More to Go

Development News, Shopping Center Business

The majority of Bayfair’s new stores will open before this holiday season.

The new Countdown supermarket at Bayfair Shopping Centre now has a roof and that has given the New Zealand mall’s management team and other project stakeholders a reason to shout. This is the first significant milestone for what will be an NZ$[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Little Shopping Wonders

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Youthful exploration is at the core of this Asian center’s revamped experience.

Lighting that acts as an art installation, flooring that resembles a catwalk, and access to brands without the confines of traditional stores: Welcome to Singapore shopping reimagined. Over the past couple of weeks, Paragon has been pulling a[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Arena Centar Reaches First Milestone

Development News, Shopping Center Business

The Croatian center is now focused on further expanding its space and retail roster.

Intersport and Stradivarius have swung open their doors at Arena Centar (Zagreb, Croatia), officially marking the end of the first phase of the center's expansion and refurbishment. The city's largest shopping destination has added 2,000 sq. m. [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Still Open for Business

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

Some brick-and-mortar stores might be closing, but innovative concepts are waiting in the queue.

"Out with the old" is the recurring line heard on the High Street, but "in with the new" is the true story, with pop-up related businesses beginning to mature from one-off retailing indulgences into more complex multi-platform models. The KIN[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...