- Times Square Development Site Trades for $430 Million: An office building makes way for retail space and some absolutely massive signage. (CoStar Group)
- Mobile phones ‘driving high street sales': Mobile shoppers and online shoppers are definitely not synonymous. (Telegraph)
- Holiday Price-Matching Could Backfire for Retailers: The new fight against showroom may end up confusing and angering shoppers. (Wall Street Journal)
- Shopkick Adds Digital Catalogs, Saved Product Lists And More To Location-Based Shopping App: Shopkick grows up with new partnerships, new features and new tech. (TechCrunch)
- Toys ‘R Us Pays It Forward, When ‘Layaway Santas’ Pay It Off: Inspired by last year’s good samaritans, the retailer offers to extend that goodwill. (CNBC)
- Isis, The Mobile Wallet Created By Verizon, AT&T, And T-Mobile, Finally Hits Test Markets: Mobile payments are getting closer to prime time. (Fast Company)
- Mall owners order facelifts to attract more foreign merchants: Canadian centers have felt the lure of Target and Nordstrom, and endeavor to make themselves more appealing. (The Globe and Mail)
- Totally green: IKEA pledges to switch to 100% renewable energy by 2020: The retailer has made great strides in its environmental policies. (RT)
- 20 Major Retailers Launch Passbook-Enabled Coupons Via Digital Offers Giant Coupons.com: Apple’s Passbook is turning into more than just a place to stash loyalty cards. Speaking of which, does your center’s loyalty card have Passbook integration yet? (TechCrunch)
- Macy’s rolls out 13 new brands targeting ‘millennials’: The retailer plans to bring in millennials with both new and existing brands. (Internet Retailer)
- U.S. Retail Brands Can Still Look to Black Friday Bounce – Accenture: Shoppers have been saving up and are ready to spend. (BrandChannel)
- Local Retail Thrives After Projects Improved Transit, Biking, Walking: Improvements to transit and pedestrian plazas have made a huge difference for retailers in NYC. (Streets Blog)
- Shopping centre shake-up in Westfield, AMP Capital deal: The details aren’t out, but there are likely big changes coming to the joint venture. (Sydney Morning Herald)
