Industry Headlines: August 5th

Mom inventors get their other babies to market: Forget the craft fair, working with national chains is the new way to market your home creations. (LA Times, US)
Pop-up shops: why centres need them: If you’re not in on the pop-up trend, here’s some reasons to consider it. (Inside Retailing, AU)
Market researchers get new tool in iPad: The novelty of the iPad encourages shoppers to stop and chat with researchers. (USA Today)
Centro Receives $2.3B Debt Extension and $659M of New Financing: Centro’s outlook keeps looking better. (Retail Traffic, US)
Reaping social-media rewards: Canadian retailers use tools like Foursquare to build loyalty. (Canadian Business)
Retail Leasing Continues to Strengthen, But Investment Activity Remains Sluggish: US retail leasing is up – is your mall feeling the improvement? (CoStar Group, US)
Simon Property Group profit hits $152M: A surprisingly good 2nd quarter leads Simon to plan for redevelopments. (The Indianapolis Star, US)
Japan Tests Gender-Aware Billboards: Targeted advertising is nothing new in digital marketing, but this is a big step to getting it off the screen and into the real world. (Marketing Vox, US)
Eastern European Malls Use Dinosaurs, Spas to Lure Shoppers: Adaptability is still quite necessary for survival in the shopping center world. (Bloomberg, US)

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