Retailist Magazine By: Spencer Jordan As the retail sector continues to evolve, so does the way guests experience shopping. It’s no longer about the transaction or the purchase itself. Today’s consumers, especially younger millennials and Gen Z, are more focused on how shopping makes them feel. The emotional connection and overall experience to a retail…

GlobeSt By: Natalie Dolce GlobeSt.com caught up with Spencer Jordan, Senior Vice President of Leasing at Columbus-based Steiner + Associates, who is among the industry leaders helping to shape what that future looks like, and she is not mincing words about what is working. “Experiential uses like dining, entertainment, wellness, and even social media engagement…

Shopping Center Business By: Yaromir Steiner One thing is very clear 25 years into operating Easton Town Center — it has been an immense pleasure and honor to create and maintain a destination that stands the test of time. We value our team, guests, tenants and partners who have helped make our town center possible….

Commerce + Communities Today By Ben Johnson A significant tenant rollover has yielded an opportunity for Easton Town Center to enhance its roster with a formal Fashion District. Retailers and restaurants will begin opening this year just as Columbus, Ohio’s population surges and the property celebrates its 25th anniversary. Read more at Commerce + Communities…

Jennifer Peterson is the chief executive of Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Easton launched the 2021 holiday season in style on November 19 with our Grand Illumination—a family-friendly, center-wide celebration that included live music, costumed characters, special holiday trees and the simultaneous illumination of more than 2 million lights throughout the whole property.

According to Gallup, just 13% of workers worldwide report being actively engaged at work.

Experience has long been a priority for shopping centers as a way to surprise, delight and engage guests.

In 2015, Campus Partners, the nonprofit real estate arm of The Ohio State University, approached Steiner + Associates to handle the exclusive leasing and management of an exciting, 9-acre redevelopment on 15th Avenue and High Street.

A 2019 McKinsey study on women in the workplace revealed that only 1 in 5 C-suite executives is a woman, and just 1 in 25 is a woman of color.