Gold Coast Looks to the Future with Chinatown Development

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Southport International District concept is at the heart of the area’s public-private city revitalization plans.

Chinese migrants first landed in Australia’s Gold Coast back in the late 1800s, but there’s never been a formal Chinatown in the city until now. Already fueled by a knowledge economy that has drawn international students to local language sc[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Avaricum Now Open in the Heart of Bourges

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Development an example of the viable convergence of urban, architectural, commercial, and environmental interests.

The word "Avaricum" harks back to a time when the ancient fortified town of Gaul was the field of fierce battles between the Roman legions and resisting Gauls. Today, Avaricum still refers to a hub of activity in what is now Bourges, France, but[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

UCM, Town of Newmarket Welcome Summer with Partnership

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

Public/private deal sees a recreation information center pop up at the Ontario mall.

Fashion and food seem to inspire the greatest number of ephemeral stores, but not at Upper Canada Mall (UCM). The Ontario center just hosted a month-long Recreation Pop Up Shop in partnership with the Town of Newmarket to get local families prep[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Square One Wraps Up SQ1 Concept Store Event

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

The pop-up boutique’s mission: highlighting some of Canada’s most innovative fashion designers.

Leslie Fremar doesn’t come out for just any retail event. Yet the celebrity stylist, whose client list includes the likes of Hollywood’s Julianne Moore and Reese Witherspoon, did agree to not only help launch Square One Shopping Centre’s l[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Behold the Supermarket of the Future

Retailer Roundup, Shopping Center Business

Pop-up coupons that are beamed down to shoppers’ smartphones as they walk through a store are among forthcoming innovations.

The 2015 World Expo opened in Milan in early May with a focus on food and the global advancement of food technology. Its theme: "Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life.” One of the six-month event’s features is a supermarket of the future as im[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

IKEA Centres Russia Is All Set to Invest $2 billion on Major Development Plan

Development News, Shopping Center Business

New retail mix strategy will see F&B and entertainment tenants become MEGA mall co-anchors.

Back in 2002, when IKEA Centres Russia opened its first MEGA mall at Teply Stan in Moscow, having a food court and ice rink at the heart of the property was a breakthrough for the country’s industry. Today, the F&B category is still key in wha[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Manchester Arndale Lays Out Its Retail Plan

Retailer Roundup, Shopping Center Business

X-Factor star Rylan Clark added a touch of glam to event that was meant to inform retailers and get them on board to support the UK center’s yearlong marketing and PR program.

Manchester Arndale pulled out all the stops to increase its chances of packing the house at its recent event. The UK shopping center brought in celebrity presenter Rylan Clark of X-Factor fame to act as emcee. His task wasn’t to woo shoppers, [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Avaricum’s New Retailer Support Scheme: Job Dating

People on the Move, Shopping Center Business

Ten minutes is all that potential associates have to make an impression on the retailers who set up shop at the Avaricum center.

The Avaricum open-air center has just opened its doors in the heart of Bourges, France, and its retailers need staff. It’s trying job dating. Yes, it is yet another incarnation of speed dating. However, this time local residents looking for[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Marketing Segmentation: Be Careful…And Sensitive

Shopping Center Business

Age, sex, occupation—are you really still relying on that to profile your shoppers? That type of over-simplified segmentation might actually steer you in the wrong direction.

Differentiation is an important concept in marketing. So too are segmentation and categorization. However, each can have a limited and, in some instances, limiting role to play. Like most things, the initial principles and applications are being[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Balancing Act: The Rise of E-Commerce Creates Need for Shift In Center Design, Retail Mix

Shopping Center Business

Consumer’s adoption of e-commerce tools means some retailers need less space for on-site inventory storage and transactional functions, while mall developers allocate more square footage to F&B, leisure offering.

Shopping centers are changing. I’m not talking about adding a few new boutiques or the latest food-court dining craze. Rather, shopping centers are reassessing the very reason why they exist and reinventing themselves in ways that we never cou[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...