Shopping Center Weekly

Last Call for Purple Apple Mentors

Here’s an absolute last second reminder of a certain important deadline: the last call for Purple Apple Mentors is Friday, February 3rd. If you’re reading this on release, that’s tomorrow. Yikes.

If you’re planning to enter the BCSC Purple Apple Marketing Awards this year, you can’t go wrong with signing up. The mentors have all completed a two year term as a Purple Apple judge, so they have the inside scoop on what makes a submission great.

Of course, to take advantage, you need to have your submission ready to go. If you’ve got that ready, just email a word document version of it to Purple Apple Mentors with the subject “Purple Apple Submission Mentor” and they’ll get in touch.

If you’re not quite to that point yet, there are plenty of resources that can give you a leg up. You can check out the video presentations on the Purple Apple site once you’ve registered, read the top tips blog, and follow those involved on Twitter. Your entry is sure to impress if you take advantage of all that assistance.

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On the Move: Bruce Johnson and Lisa Palmer

Soon the torch will be passed at Regency Centers: Bruce Johnson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will retire at the end of this year. When he does, Lisa Palmer, Senior Vice President of Capital Markets, will succeed him Chief Financial Officer.

Martin “Hap” Stein, Jr., Regency Centers chairman and chief executive officer, expressed his confidence in Palmer. “While it is always difficult to eventually lose a talented partner and good friend, we are particularly fortunate to have an exceptional executive to succeed Bruce. Lisa is not only a gifted financial professional; she also knows the shopping center business and is ingrained with Regency’s special culture,” said Stein. “In her 15 years with Regency, Lisa has amassed impressive skills from her key roles in capital markets, investor relations, and with our institutional partners.”

As he says, Palmer will be well-prepared for her new role. She has been with Regency since 1996 and has served as its Senior Vice President for the last nine years. In that time she’s led the capital markets and investor relations team, and she’s had primary responsibility for the co-investment partner program since its inception.

Congratulations on the upcoming advancement, Lisa, and all the best to Bruce in his retirement.

Have you recently made a change, or welcomed a new team member? Let us know all about it and you could be featured in our next On the Move.

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Industry Headlines: February 2

Capital Shopping Centres deal sparks backlash: A big move into new territories has CSC investors nervous. (Telegraph)
How Brands Can Manage Facebook Comment Overload Most of us should be so lucky as to have this problem, but as your brand grows online, so do certain troubles. (Mashable)
NRF’s 101st Annual Convention draws record 25,500 attendees: Not bad at all. Did you attend? How was it? (Home Textiles)
Mall Mixologists: It’s more than possible to blow minds with unique retailers and restaurants. (Houston Press)
Survey finds heartening level of consumer spending for Valentine’s Day: Over $17 billion, apparently. Good news for everyone, romantic or not. (Chicago Tribune)
Consumers Expected to Spend $11 Billion on Super Bowl: Another retail holiday that’s expected to do quite well. (Fox)
Smaller Australian malls struggling to fill retail space: While the big players are mostly riding out the difficult economic conditions, smaller malls are having a rougher time. (Reuters)
Where You Might Not Shop In 2012: Discount retailers seem like the horse to back this year. (Forbes)
AP Interview: JC Penney CEO tries to transform Penney, borrows from Apple’s playbook: An in-depth look into Ron Johnson’s big plans. (Star Tribune)