Bal Harbour Shops Event Funds Research

Florida center will try to top its over $31-million fundraising record to help find a cure for paralysis.

What does a $45,000 Chopard "Happy Diamonds" watch have to do with medical researchers' quest for a cure for paralysis? You need plenty of cash for both, and Bal Harbour Shops is set on finding some. It enticed VIP guests to bid on that watch, a[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Unselfie Campaign Brings Shoppers Out for Giving Tuesday

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The Mall Camberley raises funds for charity in a post-Black Friday event.

Following Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, some shoppers and retailers take a small break from the unfettered capitalism of the season to celebrate another important day of the week: Giving Tuesday. It's a global day of g[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Aldo Co-hosts Walkathon for HIV/AIDS

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The footwear and accessories brand creator and operator joins the Farha Foundation to rally the community in support of the cause.

Montrealers are always up for anything that mixes arts and culture with massive outdoor public gatherings. The Aldo Group (Aldo) and the Farha Foundation paired up to give them more of what they loved yesterday with the 23^rd edition of Ça March[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Hanging out at the Skype Shack

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Overgate’s Skype Shack provides high-tech experience for the visiting children

Overgate reinvented a Christmas ritual in Dundee, UK, last year. Instead of a familiar grotto, the shopping center erected a Skype Shack where visiting children and a couple of friendly elves could communicate with Santa via mobile devices and S[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Before Twitter, There Were Pigeons

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The Chantry honored the other messaging birds to commemorate the 100th anniversary of WWI

The are some golden rules to bridging generation gaps. Among them are finding a relatable way for people of different ages to communicate, and focusing on a common interest. The Chantry in Andover, UK, applied them both last year when it hosted [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Opera Star Makes Cancer Appeal through Mall’s Big Screen

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José Carreras shows up to sing for CentrO customers in digital flash-mob performance, as part of a campaign that raised nearly $110 million.

Knock, knock. Who’s there? José Carreras, the world-renowned opera singer who a couple of months ago knocked on the giant Video-Wall in Germany’s CentrO shopping center. That got the attention of shoppers who were sitting in or walking arou[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Tanger’s Pink Pass or How to Be a Stylish Philanthropist For Just Ten Bucks

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$10 mobile passes turn into donations to local breast cancer beneficiaries and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Who says good deeds can only be accomplished painstakingly or require loads of money, for that matter? Tanger Outlets is proving just the opposite with its latest PinkSTYLE campaign. The developer is selling $10 mobile passes that give shoppers [...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Sweet Dreams

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Snuggled Up, Dayton Mall host fundraiser on-site and online to give bedding to children in need during the holiday season. Visual merchandising support includes rubber bin Christmas tree.

Trisha Baxter will never forget the day she found out that several students in her classroom were sleeping on cold floors. That was back in 2010. The Snuggled Up charity that the Ohio (USA) teacher subsequently founded has since provided bedding[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Bentall Kennedy’s Friendly Feud

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Shopping centers battled each other to raise awareness and donations for food banks across Canada.

One delegation temporarily went MIA at a recent ICSC Canadian Convention. Members of Bentall Kennedy’s retail division all slipped out during the 2012 event and took to the streets of Toronto to fundraise for The Daily Bread Food Bank. Split i[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...

Woodgrove Centre Links Up CSR Initiatives

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Green drive keeps recyclables out of the landfills, and supports the breast cancer cause in an original and active way.

Woodgrove Centre might boost its recycling numbers while helping to raise funds for the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation (NDHF). This month, the Canadian center will host the Nanaimo Wave Babes Dragon Boat team for a daylong recycling driv[...] Tactics Subscribers Read More...