Industry Headlines: October 22
- Property undergoes dramatic recovery: The UK Commercial Property Market grew substantially last month. (Financial Times, UK)
- Crowd control: How retailers prepare: A riot last week at the Burlington Coat Factory prompts retailers to evaluate security procedures (Retail’s Big Blog, US)
- “Toxic” tax casts pall over local UK malls: Landlords face prohibitive taxes on vacant retail space. (Reuters)
- When Silence Can Be Golden: Is it better to join the social media conversation, or to give them something worth talking about? (Adweek, US)
- Cardiff shopping centre to open half-empty: St. Davids opens short this week, but more retailers are on the way. (Telegraph, UK)
- Past ICSC Chairman Martin Cleary dies: The ICSC celebrates the career of an industry pioneer. (ICSC)
- Fashion sellers turn shopping into an event:Everyone’s looking for new ways to engage customers. (Los Angeles Times, US)
