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...

Your Store Product Mix: What’s New About It?

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

New additions to your product mix won’t do your store any good if shoppers don’t know where to find them.

Over the past few years, consumers have been afraid to spend their cash. When they have opened their wallets, they’ve consciously avoided the status buyer moniker. As a result, retailing has been more challenging. But a shift in consumer patte[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Cyber Stickups Discount Brand Engagement up to 85%

Loyalty Programs, Sales Promotions & More

A word of caution for retailers on how to avoid the kind of PR problems and consumer distrust risks that brands such as Neiman Marcus and Target have faced.

We figure that one in three Americans is pretty concerned about Cyber stickups because, as it turns out, the attack on personal and credit/ debit card information previously reported to have included 40 million consumers, is likely now closer to[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

A Shorter Holiday Season: The Alarm Bells Are Ringing

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

This year’s holiday shopping season, the period from Thanksgiving to Christmas, will be six days shorter than last year’s. That, coupled with an early start to Hanukkah, has malls and retailers moving up their marketing calendars.

A Q&A with Jane Lisy, Sr. VP of Marketing, Forest City

Tactics: How critical is the fact that the official holiday shopping season will be shorter this year?

Lisy: It is very critical. The general shopping public is always taken by surprise wh[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

January: Still an Afterthought?

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

John Stanley shares a few strategies on how to drive sales past the busy December holiday season.

As I write this article, I am seeing retailers getting ready for Christmas, one of the main selling months of the year. But, once Christmas is over, then what? In the northern hemisphere, retailers often hunker down, as there is a chance that ba[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Vogue Fashion Fever Hits Manchester Arndale

Sales Promotions, Sales Promotions & More

Giant red shoe installation and celebrity appearance among highlights of UK center’s style extravaganza.

Taking on Vogue Fashion’s Night Out is a blessing and a curse. It’s probably the biggest public forum for a shopping center claiming style credentials to either step into the big entertainment leagues or mess up royally. The UK’s Mancheste[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...