Green Is Beaugrenelle’s Idea of Parisian Chic

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The French center’s designs on delivering the department store of the 21^st Century means environmental and social sustainability are integral to everything its management team does.

A Parisian retail destination that’s steps from the Eiffel Tower with view to the Seine River is bound to have a certain cachet. Beaugrenelle certainly does with its up-market 15th arrondissement location, chic boutique roster and contemporary[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Sustainable Fashion Day Coming to Prague

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Image credits: Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week

Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week will give catwalk show lovers a dose of reality as they look for inspiration for their next spring wardrobe.

Seasoned fashion designers and budding stylists are putting the finishing touches to their Spring/Summer 2016 collections ahead of the Mercedes-Benz Prague Fashion Week, to be held August 31 through September 6 in the Czech Republic. As they pre[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Eglinton Square OPS Team Gets Creative

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DIY operations manager brings solar power to redesigned mall charging stations for electronic devices.

Good things can happen when you allow people to step out of their job boxes. That’s how, this past spring, Hector Valenzuela found out that he had talents beyond acting as Eglinton Square’s operations manager. He became a sustainability do-i[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

21 Million People’s Junk Becomes their Treasure

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Mercado de Trueque could prove become one of the City of Mexico’s best tactics to prevent 12 million tonnes of trash from ending up in the landfill each year, allowing people to swap their junk for fresh local produce

You don’t need to actually make it onto the Hoarders reality show to be guilty of junk piling. Just ask the 21 million residents of Mexico City. They produce 12 million tonnes of solid trash annually and only recycle 12 percent of it. But the [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Odd Couple No More

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K11 Eco Home is among the projects that developers are using to explore the integration of architecture and nature.

If you’re a retail real estate building professional looking for a roommate, a naturist might not be your first choice. But New World Developments (NWD) will do its best to change your mind with its K11 Mall concept, which it created as an eng[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Sit Back and Relax

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An eco-friendly playground is at the core of Malibu Country Mart’s Green Initiative Program as it works towards LEED certification.

You won’t find too many stressed-out moms and dads on Malibu Country Mart’s playground. Parents there are pretty laid back and let their kids roll around in the grass and touch whatever equipment they want, and possibly even eat the grass. T[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

In the Land of the Rising Sun

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Starting in Osaka and heading for Tokyo, ICSC study tour found Japan’s malls aggressively ramping up eco-initiatives.

Last December’s ICSC study tour of Japan’s leading malls covered a lot of ground. On the outlets front, the group visited MOP Iruma and MOP Jazz Dream Nagashima, two of 10 centers in Mistui Outlet Park’s (MOP) extensive Japanese outlet net[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

On Its Way

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Australian center sets aggressive recycling targets for its 350 retailers and 12.4 million annual visitors.

By this time next year, Knox Shopping Centre (Knox) should be close to reaching its goal of a 50-percent recycling rate. It’s an ambitious one given that just this past March, that rate was 16 percent. But Knox, Australia’s third largest cen[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

DDR Gets Off the Grid

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DDR pulls the plug on electrical directories at The Shops at Midtown Miami, and opts for solar-powered ones instead.

The mall concept might have been created to suit the needs of car-dependent suburban dwellers, but if you’re in Midtown Miami, Florida, you’ll be chasing shoppers on foot. As the regional GM for DDR, Lenor Ryan knows that pattern well and th[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Green Buzz

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How would you like to have honeybees as specialty tenants? If you’re unsure then the marketing team from one UK center might be able to chime in with a tip or two.

Last year, Warrington's Golden Square partnered with the British Beekeepers’ Association (BBA) to help reverse a downward trend in the local bee population. They looked at possible locations to house a colony and settled on the center’s roof[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...