El Warner Joins Matthews REIS

The incoming director will be key in creating the firm’s new debt asset resolution team.

Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has appointed El Warner as its national director of shopping center business. Formerly at Colliers International, where he closed $1 billion in transactions over the last five years, Warner will join chai[...] Read More...

Kung Fu Panda Mall Promo Packs a Punch

Entertainment, Movie Theatre Premieres and Partnerships

intu malls and Robina Town Centre among retail destinations drawing crowds with theme events.

"Quit, don't quit... Noodles, don't noodles... You are too concerned about what was and what will be. There is a saying: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present." Wise words that Oog[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Mall of Sofia Hosts A Love Talk Show

Sales Promotions & More, Seasonal Giveaways

Bulgarian center recently had customers opening up about their romantic stories.

Show more interest in others than in yourself. That’s the first rule you’ll find on any dating tip sheet. The same goes for showing your mall shoppers some love on Valentine’s Day. At the Mall of Sofia in Bulgaria, it meant putting custome[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Burnside Village Seeks Next Fashion Illustrator

Advertising Creative Design, Design Studio

Design competition will generate creative for the Australian mall’s ad campaign.

Writers have their Moleskine notebooks, and fashion designers have their sketches as outlets for their creativity. Burnside Village is hoping to find a few gems among the latter this month as it hosts The Fashion Illustrative, a new outreach ini[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Santana Row Offers Rainy Day Rewards

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

Shoppers now have incentives to step away from their screens to go browse the stores.

Rain, wind, snow—those never used to get in the way of shopping. In this era of online retailing and mobile browsing, though, things are a little different. That's why Santana Row, which is nestled in California's Silicon Valley tech hub, figu[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Starbucks Offers Theater of Retail in Vegas

Décor Themes, Design Studio

Shop features step seating for up to 40 people right in the middle of the space.

Let's be honest. No matter how good a coffeehouse's java and baked goods are, they're not always enough to build customer loyalty. Add some ambiance and a setting that's conducive to people-watching, and now you've got a chance to create a habit[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Park Royal Gets A Peek at NY Fashion Week

Entertainment, Special Events

Canadian center’s good working relationship with Michael Kors team pays off.

The Michael Kors label has just made its grand entrance at this year's New York Fashion Week, but shoppers at one Canadian mall had already plenty to post on their social pages before all the catwalk guests had made it to their seats. You see, P[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Celebrity Chef New Stockland Ambassador

Celebrity Chefs, Food & Beverage

Miguel Maestre’s contributions will include monthly recipes inspired by the alphabet.

Stockland has upped the ante in F&B marketing. The Australian developer recruited celebrity TV chef Miguel Maestre to be its food ambassador and frontman for the “A to Z of Mmmm” campaign. Now it’s his role to inform and entice shoppers at[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

In Memoriam: Nina Budman of BudmanPR

Advertising Creative Design, Design Studio

One of Canada’s leading PR professionals in the fashion, design, retail, and development industries has passed away.

Nina Budman founded Budman and Associates over 25 years ago, providing clients with timely communications strategies and offering a wide range of public relations services. Formerly in television production, Nina was an expert in strategic commu[...] Read More...

Guinness World Records Seeks Mall Hosts

Entertainment, Special Events

Topping existing records and creating original ones both welcomed, organization says.

Guinness World Records has a turnkey GWR Live! customer engagement program, and it's ready to take it to your shopping center. The London-based organization is on the lookout for potential hosts all around the world, so we asked Paul O'Neill, it[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...