Oakridge Calling All Mahjong Masters

Mall board game sessions to lead up to Canadian Mahjong Championships.

Oakridge is well know in the Vancouver (Canada) market as a destination for discerning shoppers with a taste for luxury. The Ivanhoé Cambridge center, however, also considers culture and community to be among the pillars of its brand positionin[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Outlet Parks Get Cash Injection

Outlet Center Watch, Shopping Center Business

Northern Ireland properties to be revitalized to become more competitive.

It's been roughly one month since Tristan Capital Partners and The Lotus Group bought two of Northern Ireland's biggest retail parks: The Outlet in Banbridge and Junction One in Antrim. The investors had announced that they would jointly pump in[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Steve Emery Joins Madison Marquette

Appointments, People on the Move

New GM brings 38 of real estate management to the post.

Madison Marquette has appointed a new general manager to oversee both its Bellevue Connection and Bay Vista properties on America's West Coast. A real estate management and brokerage specialist with 38 years of market experience, Steve Emery wor[...] Read More...

Quartier DIX30 Joins Peace Movement

Community Relations, Community Room

Artist Catherine Juneau gave this Canadian center a place to foster mindfulness.

It's an honorable quest to think of others, but to do so you need the head space. That's usually tough to find when you're standing smack in the middle of a shopping center, while numerous retailers are vying for your attention. So when Quarter [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

These Parking Stalls Are Reserved for Dogs

Amenities, Customer Service

The amenity is part of Bayfair shopping center’s community service mandate.

Dogs welcome. It's an inviting proposition for shoppers who don't want to leave their furry friends alone at home while they scour the stores. But what happens when they need to step into a fashion boutique to try on some clothes or a pair of sh[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Destiny USA Selling Itself as Fun Central

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

The American center’s branding strategy mirrors that of a tourist attraction.

If you visit Destiny USA's homepage and feel like you've landed on an amusement park's website, then the super-regional shopping and entertainment complex's marketing strategy is working. This six-story lakeside property in Syracuse, New York, h[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Food at Heart of Belmont Redevelopment

Development News, Shopping Center Business

A new dining precinct should open at the center by spring 2017.

Belmont Forum has cleared one more hurdle in its bid the reintroduce itself to Australian shoppers as an enhanced destination worth their time and money. The Perron Group got City Council's green light for a major multi-phase redevelopment of th[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Designjunction on Display at King’s Cross

Entertainment, Special Events

The international fair opens today as part of the London Design Festival.

Eight giant Monopoly-style houses have popped up on the grounds of Granary Square in London's King's Cross district, and they'll be home to both conceptual installations and live activities over the next few days. They're creative director Micha[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Ruggieri New NAR Forum Chair

Appointments, People on the Move

New appointee has more than 40 years of commercial and investment sales experience.

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has appointed a new chair for its Commercial Leadership Forum. Alex Ruggieri, senior investment advisor at SVN International Corp. (SVN), will assume the function officially in November, at the end of t[...] Read More...

BCSC Reveals Its New Brand: Revo

Shopping Center Business

Property council sharpens its focus to face the new realities of the retail marketplace.

It's not easy to re-brand a high-profile organization that has been around for decades. Today, BCSC is making that leap and reintroducing itself as Revo at its national conference in Manchester. The British retail property council says the move [...] Read More...