More Cheap Chic Fashion Lands in Dallas

Retailer Roundup, Shopping Center Business

Texas mixed-use, open-air center welcomes its catchment’s first F21 Red, Forever 21’s aggressively priced concept store.

The Shops at Park Lane has beaten its competitors in getting the first F21 Red store in Dallas. It’s a good catch for a center that sells consumers on what it calls smart luxury. The 19,603sq.ft. two-level Forever 21 concept store opened recen[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Sandra de Jenken Takes Up ICSC Post

Appointments, People on the Move

The former French government executive and event organizer will make the move from Paris to Queen Anne’s Gate in London.

Sandra de Jenken is the new managing director of ICSC Europe, edging out other candidates to take over the portfolio from Mike Morrissey, the council’s executive VP and chief global officer. A seasoned executive whose background includes worki[...] 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...

Diana Jan Joins The Shops at Tanforan

Appointments, People on the Move

The ICSC-accredited certified marketing director and academic will focus on both increasing productivity and reinforcing the California center’s community ties.

The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno, California, has a new marketing director: Diana Jan. A faculty member of the Academy of Art University's School of Fashion in San Francisco, she brings more than 15 years of retail and shopping center marketin[...] Read More...

The Grove Helps Bring Qatar Airways to LA Residents

Pop-Up Stores, Shopping Center Business

Image credits: Qatar Airways

Airline creates a portable Business Class experience so shoppers can get comfortable.

Qatar Airways is opening up service to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in January, so last weekend it hit The Grove to get to know the locals. The three-day Discover Qatar Airways event brought airline amenities to the busy center, wi[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Things that Make Shoppers Go, “Wow”

Marketing Research, Shopping Center Business

Reteam Group believes it’s found the way to map consumers’ desires and make your retail property more compelling with its Mind16 placemaking optimizer.

“The mind is a strange and wonderful thing. I’m not sure it’ll ever be able to figure itself out.” That famous quote from Daniel Mainwaring’s Invasion of the Body Snatchers sci-fi flick likely resonates with most retail marketers. What[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Conahan Joins Carl M. Freeman Board

Appointments, People on the Move

Maryland-based real estate developer adds to the leadership team just as it’s about to grow its third-party management portfolio.

The Carl M. Freeman Companies has appointed Elizabeth “Dibbie” Conahan to its board of directors, where she will join Michelle D. Freeman, Brian Cullen, Richard L. Perlmutter, and Thomas O. Bowersox. The current president of Volta Place LLC [...] Read More...

What’s Next: The New Brooklyn

Shopping Center Business, What's Next Market Focus

New York City’s most populous borough is no longer a bedroom community. Zoning changes and high Manhattan prices have created a hot real estate market.

Geoff Bailey is one of those energetic executives who don’t feel the need to hide their enthusiasm for real estate. That’s probably because through the walls of buildings of all sizes and purposes, the retail specialist for The Shopping Cent[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

MAPIC Announces Crowdsourced Sessions

Shopping Center Business

Image credits: MAPIC

Voters choose sessions on shopping center and high street innovation.

Though MAPIC is less than a month away, the conference's team has just now finalized two of its session topics and speakers. It might seem a little last minute, but that's because MAPIC has begun relying on the wisdom of the crowd. The confer[...] Read More...

Eco-Safe Digester Eats Food Court Waste

Property Management, Shopping Center Business, Sustainability

Advertorial Feature: Shopping centers can improve their operational and environmental impact by using data-driven, food waste disposal solution.

Due to the complex nature of mall operations, shopping center owners face a number of challenges when trying to make their properties more efficient while adhering to their CSR mandates. Since tenants command much of the mall’s operational nee[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...