The Atrium Mall’s Quick Stops

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions

Great State Fare Cards keep hungry shoppers coming back to Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center. Why not? Doing so saves them 10 percent at any time, any day.

Shoppers popping in and out of the Atrium Mall at Chicago’s James R. Thompson Center don’t need to worry about carrying cash to pay for snacks or lunch. There’s the Great State Fare Card for that. It comes with a 10-percent discount on all[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Trinity Kitchen Dishes Out Street Food

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions

UK center lifts new street vendors into its indoor market monthly in spectacle that serves both PR and retail sales purposes.

A seemingly random night in Leeds, UK quickly turns into a manifesto for the British fresh food movement. It’s Swap Out Sunday on Bond Street. An operations crew in hard hats and reflective gear move horse boxes, trucks and other street food v[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Food Court Wars Rage in U.S. Shopping Malls

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions

Three-day battles give mall visitors a chance to try eateries that could become permanent tenants in the future, and ensures up-and-coming retailers crucial financial backing.

There are food wars brewing on American shores, and malls are the chosen battlefields. The Food Network and executive producer chef Gordon Ramsay are sparking weekly face-offs between two teams of would-be entrepreneurs vying for a spot in a mal[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Emporia Keeps It Fresh & Interactive

Dining Guides, Food & Beverage

Author Margareta Schildt Langren pens Swedish center’s food-focused online content.

What’s for dinner? Emporia shoppers don’t need to worry about drawing a blank on that dreaded question. The Swedish center’s resident food expert, Margareta Schildt Langren, is there to provide answers. With 17 years of experience as a fre[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Your Table Is Ready!

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions

Canada’s Yorkdale introduces restaurant-style service at its Dine On 3 F&B destination.

You won’t hear that too often when arriving at a food court. Still, Yorkdale center is giving this kind of restaurant-style service a go at its Dine On 3 destination. Shoppers are able to make reservations by calling the concierge line, eve[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Eating It Up

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

Foodology sounds too “out there” for you? We bet you’d change your mind if it could help you make over $630,000 in sales in one month, like it did for the Exchange Tower.

Ever had a palate reading? It’s about figuring out which type of cuisine suits your tastes most— like a version of astrology, but applied to food. The managers at Toronto’s Exchange Tower came up with the idea, called it food-ology and int[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Dinner Dollars

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

Broadway Shopping Centre gave diners a 1-in-6 chance to win back the cost of their meal. Those who didn’t win were still treated to tasty consolation prizes.

The prospect of winning free food is one way to get shoppers into a mall. It’s what Australia’s Broadway Shopping Centre did recently, when it ran its “Win Back Your Dinner Dollars” promotion. From August 29 through September 11, cust[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Deals 2 Share

Food & Beverage, Food Court Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

How are you communicating your meal deals to shoppers? The CORE sends registered shoppers a Food E-lert text message with a new offer each day, which can be redeemed by showing staff at the participating eatery.

The CORE’s Food E-lert program could save shoppers a lot of money and time. The Canadian shopping center, which includes TD Square and Holt Renfrew, is encouraging its customers to text the word “foodie” to its program number to sign up to[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Meet The Chef

Celebrity Chefs, Food & Beverage

Watergardens finds its own celebrity chef to front its campaigns and promote its fresh food category, garnering local publicity.

Aussies love their food. They love their celebrity chefs, too. At Watergardens, the latest one to step into the spotlight is Amanda Payet, a local resident with a passion for cooking and an infectious personality. She became a sensation with cus[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Dash In, Dash Out

Food & Beverage, Sales Promotions & More

Curbside-To-Go parking stalls keeps take-out line-ups moving a little quicker at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Come evening rush hour, everyone is in a panic to run errands, pick up the kids or do whatever else busy people do. Throw in a desperate grocery run and things can quickly get out of hand. Good thing the marketing team at Boston’s historical F[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...