Retail news: mall and brand expansion

<div>Chatswood Chase, owned by CFS Retail Property Trust Group in Sydney, is the first centre in the country to make application for a Green Star Performance rating.</div> <div> <br /> </div>

Online shopping has taken off and consumers prefer it over visiting brick and mortar retail stores.

The Dubai Mall now has an official Emirates Airline merchandise store, including a public flight simulator for the A380.

The shares of teen retailers have not been performing well enough for the previous twelve months.

To provide the stores in their actual shopping centres additional sale opportunities, Immochan, the real estate branch of Auchan, is planning to develop a virtual shopping centre.

Prada’s hopes for a good 2013 were dashed.

Whiteley shopping centre has won the crown as one of the best centres in Europe.

Abu Dhabi is planning to construct 778,000m² of retail space.

Ukraine sanction fears have prompted real estate investors to put their deals on hold.  This has opened an opportunity for domestic investors.

Hamleys first contracted wdl to do a complete remodelling of their world-renowned toy store during 2000. 

Westfield Garden State Plaza, New Jersey, has made the decision to install "digital storefronts" to promote a new section of the centre

<span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.200000762939453px;">Britain's economy is being bolstered by consumers due to a strengthening in the housing market, pay increases & bonuses, subsiding inflation, and the low interest rates. </span>