Industry Headlines: September 15
- Westfield meets East London: Europe’s largest mega mall with 300 shops, a cinema and a casino lands in Stratford: The Olympic centre is officially open. (The Daily Mail)
- Shoppers Entangled In War On Terrorism: The Mall of America has come under scrutiny for its security practices. (NPR)
- Wal-Mart brings back layaway for holiday shoppers: Holiday layaway has been growing in popularity again since 2008. (Business Week)
- Retailers remember 9/11 through charity and volunteering: A somber weekend has passed as people across America reflect on the events of ten years ago. (Retail’s BIG Blog)
- Overseas retailers attracted to Australia: With several high profile retailers finding great success in Australia, more are likely to make the move as well. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- How did Westfield shopping malls survive the recession?: Westfield is one of a handful of developers who came out of the recession quite strong. Here’s a look at some of the factors of its success. (Sign On San Diego)
- Outlet Malls a Big Hit for Back-to-School Shoppers: One segment of the retail world found this year’s back to school particularly successful. (ABC)
- Power outage doesn’t stop Western Conference: ICSC members had an unexpected challenge to deal with when most of San Diego lost power in the midst of the Western Conference. (SCT News)
- Designers, celebrities woo shoppers around world: The value of Fashion’s Night Out is questioned by some, but this year was quite a party. (Reuters)
- Style a big hit in the suburb shopping centres: Australia’s suburbs are seeing a major fashion revitalization. (Herald Sun)
- Pop-up stores appear with the seasons, holidays: Trendy pop-ups may be fading as vacancies fill, but some will never disappear. (Sun Sentinal)
- Retailers are starting the holidays even earlier this year: It feels like this is true every year, doesn’t it? (USA Today)
- Target Builds ‘Missoni Mall,’ 25-Foot Doll for Latest Pop-Up Store: Missoni for Target has already been an amazing success. Here’s one of the ways Target has made it huge. (BizBash)
- California passes ICSC-backed Amazon sales tax law: Online retailers doing business in California will find themselves on even ground with their brick and mortar competition when it comes to taxes. (SCT News)
- Wal-Mart to Announce Women-Friendly Plans: The retailer is using its clout to help women advance. (New York Times, tiered subscription)
- Consumer confidence returning: Australian shoppers are getting their nerve back. (Inside Retailing)
