Industry Headlines: September 22
- Shopping centres ‘must get greener, quicker’: BCSC recognizes that green growth is slower than it needs to be. (Retail Gazette)
- Demure fashion trend pleases kids, parents: Longer hemlines and fewer tight items have made back-to-school happier for everyone. (The Tennessean)
- Online versus in-store: a false dichotomy in retail: Fully offline shoppers are few and far between. Winning the rest away from the Internet won’t work, but playing on brick and mortar’s strengths has potential. (Marketing Mag)
- NRF launches year-long advocacy campaign: The group is pushing the US government to recognize retail as a viable sector for job creation. (Retailing Today)
- Forget the Lipstick Indicator, It’s All About the Nails: When women reach for a luxury purchase, nail polish is at the top of their lists. (CNBC)
- Retailers ‘being gouged': The tone of negotiations in Australia are growing more and more hostile. (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Home Depot’s Social-Media Strategy Pays Off: Internal experts make the difference for Home Depot’s social plans. (Advertising Age)
- Mall Group Predicts Holiday Spending up 3 Percent: A second year of holiday increases is on the way. (ABC)
- TrendWatch: Shopping Centers Welcoming Medical Office Tenants: An aging population with increasing medical needs means medical in the mall makes sense. (GlobeSt)
- ‘Find My Car’ iPhone app finds anyone’s car: Though Westfield isn’t the first company to offer this sort of service, the portability of the app has made privacy proponents quite nervous. (The Register)
