The Canadian shopping centre: innovating to evolve amid flux and disruption
Retail Insider the magazine, Volume two Issue 1
....The Canadian shopping centre is ultimately going back to its roots as a community gathering place. Back when the first shopping centre was introduced, it wasn’t just a mall where people consumed goods. It contained food and beverage purveyors, entertainment, medical and a number of other different offerings and uses. And that’s where today’s centre is going, rediscovering its purpose as a hub within the communities that they serve. But this is a concept and philosophy that’s going to require perpetual reinvestment from the landlord. And, it’s also going to require greater collaboration between landlords and their retail tenants. It’s a partnership....
