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...

Moomins Arrive in Mexico

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Mall Galerías Guadalajara chosen as the site of the first Moomin Shop in the Americas.

The Moomins are beloved around the world, but until now, the famed children's characters haven't been as available to shoppers in North America as they have to those in Europe. This month, the first Moomin Shop in the Americas opened in the Gale[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

University Village Gets Its Own Amazon

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Image credits: Amazon

The online retail giant makes an aggressive move into brick-and-mortar retail.

Seattle's University Village just earned a unique distinction: it's the new home of the world's first Amazon Books store. Amazon - that beloved online retail behemoth - got its start as the first major online bookstore. Before it shook up the[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

JLL Crowdfunds New Dining Options

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

JLL helps crowdfunding platform for the food and beverage business go national.

EquityEats, a new crowdfunding platform for the food and beverage business, has recently joined forces with JLL. It's like Kickstarter for the restaurant investment crowd. While Kickstarter has been the launching point for documentaries, vi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

American Dream Announces New Brands

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Image credits: American Dream

The center, due to open in 2017, welcomes two new brands that will delight children and the young at heart.

Xanadu is coming along. Just a few years ago, the site of the future New Jersey dream mall sat empty and undeveloped. Now dubbed American Dream, it's so close to reality that two major experiential brands have signed on—Sea Life and Legoland D[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Leasing Team Appointed for White City

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

The major West London regeneration project spans 145 acres, and will be a truly multi-purpose hub with new residential units, offices, retail, leisure, and a research and innovation center.

Stanhope Plc and Mitsui Fudosan UK Ltd. have taken another important step in the redevelopment of White City Place and Television Centre in West London. The partners have retained Bruce Gillingham Pollard (BGP) and Restaurant Property to handle [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Walk In, Roll Out

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

Skatecycle Action makes first foray into direct-to-customer retailing with Aventura Mall booth.

Skateboarders and trial riders are often thought of as seekers of dusty, back alley shop retail experiences. Alon Karpman of Brooklyn Workshop (BW) knows better. The attorney-turned-entrepreneur launched his Freerider Skatecycle (a self-propelle[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Leased At Last

Leasing, Shopping Center Business

After its cinema tenant pulled out, and a new multiplex opened nearby, Wyoming Valley Mall knew it would have to look elsewhere to fill its vacancy. As luck would have it, KISS Theatre Company was looking for a new location.

It’s fitting that KISS Theatre Company’s first performance at America’s Wyoming Valley Mall (WVM) last January was of The Wizard of Oz. The sold-out show marked the end of a three-year tenant search that must have made every member of the [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The BFF Challenge

Leasing, Shopping Center Business, Social Media Campaigns, Technology Lab

To entice Forever 21 into leasing, Lime Ridge Mall challenged youth to show displays of friendship at the mall and answer a survey regarding the store.

Last October 14, Canada’s Lime Ridge Mall offered shoppers a challenge: to display their friendships in public for a chance to instantly win a gift card. The mall was really on a mission to impress Forever 21 executives during their mall tour,[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

The Prefab Factor

Leasing, Shopping Center Business, Style Lounge, Sustainability

Melbourne Central experiments with an alternative, eco-friendly temporary retail concept.

When Lulamae decided to use Melbourne Central’s mall environment to promote its fashion brand to Australian holiday shoppers, it had one major requirement: its boutique had to remain on the high street. Breathe Architecture made that seemingly[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...