Industry Headlines: March 6, 2014
- The Best Ways to Maximize the Value of Your Seasonal Décor Using Social Media: A few handy tips as we head toward Easter. (Center Stage Productions)
- Simon Names Ordan CEO of Mall Spinoff Washington Prime Group: Mark Ordan will head up the new group, which will handle smaller enclosed malls and strip shopping centers. (Bloomberg Businessweek)
- McDonald’s Joins Throng of Marketers Experimenting With Snapchat: Snapchat hasn’t been particularly welcoming for brands, but since it introduced ‘stories’ this fall, marketers have been testing the waters. (Advertising Age)
- From 5th Ave. to Oxford St., retail’s global problem: Global retail has taken some of the fun out of retail tourism. (CNBC)
- The disabled are anything but, at Colombia’s Gran Estación mall: People with disabilities make up roughly half the workforce at this center. (ICSC)
- John Lewis looks to digital innovation as next big thing in retail: The retailer is launching a tech incubator dubbed “JLab.” (The Guardian)
- Metro Vancouver malls go al fresco: Urban shopping centers are doing all they can to shift to outdoor looks. (Vancouver Sun)
- RadioShack to Close Up to 1,100 U.S. Stores: Bad news from the retailer as it tries to reinvent itself. (The New York Times)
- J.C. Penney basking in post-Oscars glow: Another battered retailer is seeing signs of improvement. (USA Today)
- Literally the Best Thing Ever: Shopping-Spree Montages: A little retail nostalgia to brighten your day. (Rookie)
- Monet’s Next Big Exhibition Will Be In a Chinese Shopping Mall: K11’s art mall experiment is going beautifully. (Art Slant)
- Pennsylvania couple lose wedding venue, gets hitched at shopping mall: Harrisburg East Mall helps a couple say “I do.” (New York Daily News)
- Tanger Outlets CEO on Why the Internet Won’t Kill Shopping Malls: Retail shifts, but the mall endures. (The Motley Fool)
