Ivanhoé Cambridge Launches YouTube Series

Social Media Campaigns, Technology Lab

Global developer focuses on the human experience to position its real estate portfolio as more than an accumulation of building addresses on a map.

Shopping centers and mixed-use developments are living organisms, not just brick-and-mortar constructions. That’s the message that Ivanhoé Cambridge is striving to get across through a series of branding videos that it released a few days ago[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Southgate Centre Hosts (Almost) Authentic Van Gogh Exhibition

Entertainment, Special Events

New reproduction technology allows shoppers to get their hands on exact replicas of some of Vincent van Gogh’s masterpieces.

Without traveling to Amsterdam, one might never see Van Gogh's Landscape at Twilight or The Bedroom in all their visual glory. Next month, however, Southgate Centre shoppers will come as close as they can get without traveling around the world, [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Greenstone Gets First Hamleys in South Africa

Retailer Roundup, Shopping Center Business

Shopping center rolled out the red carpet to welcome the famed UK toy emporium during a VIP-studded launch event.

If you were browsing around the halls of Greenstone Shopping Centre on August 20, you probably would have thought that the circus had just come to town. The Jeppe Boys bag pipe band and its Grand Master, flanked by The Transformers, Kung Fu Pand[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Friars Walk Grand Opening Set for November

Development News, Shopping Center Business

Marketer Victoria Holloway to capitalize on pre-holiday timing and involve the local community to launch Queensberry Real Estate’s first retail project.

It’s been five years since Queensberry Real Estate (QRE) was formed, and the UK developer has now begun the countdown to the opening of its first retail and leisure center: Friars Walk in Newport. QRE has confirmed that it will launch the sche[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

H&M Circles Back to Sustainability

Community Room, Sustainability

New lines and new competitions showcase the retailer’s dedication to closing the fashion loop.

Fast fashion retailers like H&M have developed a reputation for waste, and not without cause. According to the brand's own numbers, H&M sells over 600 million items each year, many of which end up adding to the millions of tons of textile waste [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Green Is Beaugrenelle’s Idea of Parisian Chic

Community Room, Sustainability

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...

Celebrity Designers Create All-New Parents’ Room for Robina Town Centre

Amenities, Celebrity Appearances, Customer Service

Robina Town Centre sought out well-known designers Ayden and Jess for its latest family-friendly efforts.

Ayden and Jess Hogan are celebrity designers whose talents have been highlighted on Australia's The Block Triple Threat and Reno Rumble. They're also a married couple with two children, so they were a natural choice when Robina Town Centre went [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Melbourne’s GPO Celebrates Its City’s Finest

Community Relations, Community Room

The Australian center cherry picks local residents to profile in a way that connects shoppers to their own community.

Some property owners consider their commercial buildings as landmarks on the retail scene, and market them accordingly. ISPT sees Melbourne’s GPO more like an heirloom, a destination in the heart of the city’s central business district that [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

ICSC European Award Deadline Looms

ICSC European Shopping Centre Awards, Shopping Center Business

Shopping center council looks to increase number of program participants with new criteria for established properties, discount on multiple entries.

There were eleven properties shortlisted last year for the ICSC European Shopping Centre Awards, and the number could grow for the 2016 edition now that the global property council has made some changes to its program. For one, the Establishe[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

UCM Bags Are on the Move

Charity Partnerships, Community Room

Shoppers could win a brand new tote, backpack or traveling bag in this Canadian mall’s back-to-school promotion.

There are three distinctive bags making their way through Ontario’s Upper Canada Mall (UCM) stores, and they’re being stashed with lots of goodies. A Danier men’s weekend bag, RUDSAK women’s tote, and Herschel backpack for tweens are par[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...