Law Enforcers Hit the Mall Floor

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...

The Security Bells Are Ringing

Mall Security, Property Management, Shopping Center Business

The Broadwalk Centre arms its shoppers with simple security bells

The Broawalk Shopping Centre is on a mission to fight pickpocketing in its area, and one of its strategies is a bag bell program that it runs in partnership with the Metropolitan Police. The Edgeware, UK, mall hands out free bells at its custome[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Guns, Guards and Alarms: Securing Your Mall During the Holidays

Mall Security, Shopping Center Business

Adequate security training for mall staff and tenants, better emergency procedures among necessary steps to keep shoppers safe.

As movie character Forrest Gump famously said, “Stupid is as stupid does.” This slow-witted man’s wise words might as well apply to security. You can’t just turn it on and off at will. However, it’s also generally not considered wise p[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

On Park Duty

Customer Service, Mall Security, Parking, Services

Public/private partnership has mall volunteers pull shift at their local park for special events in exchange for help with security and parking.

Malls usually count on partner organizations to stretch their promotional budgets and support their events, but Tysons Corner Center is seeing its relationship with Fairfax County Parks & Recreation from a different angle. Volunteers from the[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Halloween: A time to Fear, less.

Community Room, Mall Security

Examining the shopping center industry’s response after the 9/11 attacks. Many centers chose to forego Halloween celebrations, while most others proceeded with caution.

It's hard to think about Halloween 2001 without remembering the effect that September 11th had on the haunted eve's marketing industry. After the horrific attack, rumor was rampant that the next terrorism target would be the malls of suburban Am[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Whistle for Safety

Customer Service, Mall Security, Property Management, Services, Shopping Center Business

Giveaway whistles help keep Mayfair Shopping Centre’s parking lot safe.

Shopping centers' parking lots are often tempting areas for criminals, particularly at night. Taking precautions is the best defense. That's why Marketing Director Michele Paget of Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria, BC gave out high-powered wh[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...