Shopping centres & retail portfolios

Specialty leasing for shopping centres.

Crenex helps property owners and operators manage casual and specialty leasing across kiosks, pop-up shops, brand activations and advertising spaces. Keep availability, enquiries, agreements and income connected for each centre and the wider portfolio.

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Crenex OS occupancy timeline
OccupancySpace availability across different inventory types

Shopping centre use cases

Give every commercial space a clear process.

Different formats bring different dates, uses and approval requirements. Crenex keeps those details with the space and booking so leasing, operations and finance can work from the same context.

Common-area retail

Kiosks & RMUs

Keep kiosk and retail merchandising unit availability, booking dates and permitted use together. Review requests against the space, then retain the agreed rate, documents and booking owner in one record.

Temporary units

Pop-up shops

Manage a brand’s proposed dates, location and commercial terms alongside the unit’s availability. Follow the request through the centre’s approvals and agreement process, with billing information connected to the booking.

Experiential spaces

Brand activations

Record the proposed activity, space, campaign dates and required documents. Coordinate the local review and keep operational details available to the teams responsible for the booking and on-site activity.

Media inventory

Advertising spaces

Organise advertising inventory by asset, location and format. Keep campaign windows, pricing and booking details together, using the categories and finance process configured for the portfolio.

Example programme

Plan a seasonal programme across one centre.

An illustrative example: a centre prepares a pop-up unit, a kiosk and a weekend activation for the same season. Each opportunity needs its own dates, terms and approvals, while the team needs a view of activity across the centre.

Spaces & datesRecord the unit, kiosk and activation area separately. Review their availability and booking periods in the occupancy view.
Terms & usesKeep each brand’s proposed use, rate and required documents with the relevant request.
Local reviewAssign responsibility and follow the approvals, agreement templates and operational checks configured for the centre.
Centre reportingReview bookings and income by asset, with transaction and income-category information available for the configured finance process.

Beyond shopping centres

Support the wider property portfolio.

The same inventory and booking structure can support other temporary-use opportunities. Space data, documents and review rules are configured around the deployment.

Retail portfolios

Retail parks & high street

Short-term units, brand takeovers, external areas and temporary occupancy.

Mixed-use

Precincts & destinations

Retail, events and public-realm opportunities across the same development.

Commercial

Offices & corporate assets

Lobby activations, flexible spaces and events with asset-specific approvals.

Other portfolios

Flexible occupancy & venues

Short-stay, venue and other temporary-use processes where inventory, booking dates and local requirements need to stay connected.

Multi-asset control

Local flexibility with a portfolio view.

Teams can work within their assets while leadership reviews activity and performance across the wider portfolio.

Asset teamsWork with local spaces, rules, dates and booking activity.
RegionsUse shared standards while retaining the structure required by each market.
LeadershipCompare demand, bookings and performance across assets.
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Crenex OS multi-asset performance view
PerformancePortfolio reporting across assets and regions

Fit check

When Crenex is worth considering.

The strongest fit is a repeatable non-standard leasing process that currently loses time or visibility between teams and systems.

Many spaces or assets

The portfolio is too complex for a reliable spreadsheet and shared inbox process.

Several teams involved

Leasing, operations, legal and finance need the same booking context.

Reporting is manual

Leadership cannot easily see activity, occupancy or income across the portfolio.

Portfolio questions

Find the fit for your centres.

01

Who is Crenex designed for?

Crenex supports property owners, operators and leasing teams managing short-term and specialty leasing. Asset, operations and finance teams share the booking context, while leadership can review activity across the portfolio.

02

Can one portfolio include different types of space?

Teams can structure properties, spaces and categories for kiosks, pop-up units, activation areas and advertising inventory. Each booking retains the dates, commercial terms and documents relevant to its use.

03

Can each centre use its own rules?

The deployment can reflect asset-specific space data, users, permissions, documents and approvals. Local teams work with their centre’s requirements while shared reporting provides a portfolio view.

04

How can brands enquire about available spaces?

Crenex Listing provides a branded catalogue for selected spaces and the information you choose to publish. Enquiries enter the leasing workflow for the team to review availability, use and commercial terms.