Tourism at the Heart of Harbour Town Expansion

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Updated dining precinct and 27 new retailers part of the 20 million AUD expansion.

Have money, will travel to shop. That's becoming increasingly synonymous with Chinese consumers looking to spend their discretionary income, and shopping centers such as Harbour Town on Australia's Gold Coast are beginning to feel the impact of [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Celebrity Charity Shop Pops Up in Uxbridge

Charity Partnerships, Community Room

Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) raised money at the UK mall to help prevent premature deaths due to undiagnosed conditions.

Pixie Lott has more fashions in her closet than the average gal. As a singer and actress, the 25-year-old Brit is used to frequent wardrobe changes. Last month, she cleared a few of her clothing and accessories out and donated them to intu Uxbri[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Taraunga Mall to Offer E-Vehicle Fast Charger

Community Room, Sustainability

Bayfair shopping partnered with Powerco and Charget Net NZ on the user-pay system.

Offering free services is one way to encourage shoppers to develop environmentally friendly habits. You need to think beyond that, though, if you want to fully join the green economy. That's what Bayfair shopping center in Taraunga, New Zealand,[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Menlyn Park Adds Concierge Ambassadors

Development News, Shopping Center Business

The South African mall hired the 12-member team in an effort to mitigate the impact of a major redevelopment on its brand experience.

Menlyn Park has plans, some very big ones. The South African shopping center is in the midst of a redevelopment that will add 50,000 sq. m. (approx. 538,195 sq. ft.) of retail and a Central Park F&B court to its existing space, not to mention a [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Harvey Nichols Pushes Hard for Mother’s Day

Advertising Creative Design, Design Studio

UK department store wants customers to get creative this year to spoil mom.

Irreverent, funny, cheeky—the marketers at Harvey Nichols have been called a lot of things. Chances are, people will find a few more adjectives to talk about them again this spring because they've just come out with a campaign to promote Mothe[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Belstaff Releases Falling Up Campaign Film

Advertising Creative Design, Design Studio

Short part of UK label’s ongoing collaboration with brand ambassador, Liv Tyler.

Amelia Earhart made no apologies about pushing the boundaries of physics and society. The spirit of the American pioneer aviatrix and author is at the heart of UK fashion label Belstaff's new campaign film, Falling Up. The short that celebrates [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Bal Harbour Shops Event Funds Research

Community Room, Fundraisers

Florida center will try to top its over $31-million fundraising record to help find a cure for paralysis.

What does a $45,000 Chopard "Happy Diamonds" watch have to do with medical researchers' quest for a cure for paralysis? You need plenty of cash for both, and Bal Harbour Shops is set on finding some. It enticed VIP guests to bid on that watch, a[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

German Mall Welcomes Art-Focused Pop-Ups

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

Bikini Berlin adds new twist to its eclectic mix of temporary retail box tenants.

From the get-go, Bikini Berlin has striven on experimentation. Now Germany's pop-up shopping center is testing out a new retail mix, adding pop-up tenants with a bent for modern art, interior design and fashion. Earlier this month, Pop Up Fash[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Vicinity Centres Relaunch Aussie Hoops Program

Community Room, Mall Clubs

Children’s basketball fever is about to spread to shopping centers across Australia.

We can already picture the headlines during the 2032 Olympic Summer Games: "Melbourne Basketball Star Learned to Play Thanks to Local Mall." If Vicinity Centres has its way, this may very well become reality. The retail asset manager has teamed [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

ICSC to Host SPREE Europe Conference

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Confirmed speakers include Prof. Maggie Atkinson of the KidZania education UK think tank; and Dimple Lalwani, founder of the Social Belly on-demand foodie community.

While you are putting the final touches to your mall's Easter and Earth Day programs, commercial real estate "philosophers" are reflecting on topics like "How Food is Changing the Space of Specialty Retail" and "Buy Local, Think Social." They'll[...] Read More...