Mall Operators Turning to Retail Incubators to Fill Empty Space

Mall operators are taking a page from the playbook of their office counterparts and setting up retail incubators in some of the space left vacant by departed department and apparel store retailers.

Offering retail and technology startups a shared space to test their concepts before live shoppers, the new retail incubators also provide mall operators with an opportunity to find tenants with the potential for growth - and a diverse variety of new retailers giving shoppers a new reason to visit the mall...    ...more

RSK: It is time to look at Malls not so much as retail outlets but as mixed-use developments with loads of parking. This is a good example...