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Solving the Shopping Mall ‘Identity Crisis’ with Community Data and Careful Curation

Retail TouchPoints

The mall was designed to be a Xanadu of sorts, but the combination of retail, quality restaurants and food halls and high-end experiences is what makes it a lucrative destination for tenants. Remodel is all about diversifying the mixed-use environment and the different type of occupiers, and diversifying revenue streams.

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WhatsApp launches test of in-app business directory

Inside Retail

Facebook’s messaging service WhatsApp on Wednesday launched a new feature to make it possible to search for businesses within its app for the first time, the company told Reuters. Idema said previously businesses were promoting their WhatsApp numbers on packaging or websites or using Facebook ads to bring users into chats on WhatsApp.

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3 Warning Signs of a Bad CEO

Retail TouchPoints

I cannot think of a time when some type of business wasn’t on my mind. And with 40 years in the business of working across a broad array of industries with clients in operational and financial distress, I’ve come across plenty of bad CEOs. Business reviews and business failures are full of examples of this.

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An outdoor park and walking track: Inside Aeon’s latest mall in Cambodia

Inside Retail

Most are at pains to differentiate their projects from that so-20 th century concept where people came to buy stuff and occasionally plonked themselves down in a food court to refuel. So the creative types in the mall marketing departments put their thinking caps on and started linking the names of new malls with gimmicky descriptors.

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The Future of the Mall: Why Developers are Rethinking Everything from Tenant Mix to Events and ‘Adjacencies’

Retail TouchPoints

The company has 28 DTC brands spanning its portfolio and also focuses on having 10% to 15% of its tenant mix be local businesses. “We Northwood Retail courts digitally native DTC brands in order to stay ahead of the curve. Technology-based and digitally native brands have an ecosystem around them. Photo credit: Northwood Retail.

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How to Sell at a Farmers Market

Small Biz Trends

A farmers market is a place where farmers and other food producers sell their products directly to consumers. Type of products you sell: As we mentioned above, some farmer’s markets only allow vendors to sell products that they’ve produced themselves. Have a Business Plan. READ MORE: How to Write a Business Plan.

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Do You Need Small Business Liability Insurance?

Small Biz Trends

Oh, absolutely business owners do. If you’re operating a small business, you’re interacting at some level with a customer and this means protecting yourself with insurance. Although the cost varies by type of operation, the business insurance benefits far outweigh the cost.