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None of the entries to date capture the spirit of our principal involvement in the shopping center business. Examples that designers should consider in enhancing their entries include the Shop Small Business logo developed by American Express for their neighborhood shopping program or a collection of symbols that describe the types of businesses our centers contain: sales of food, apparel, tools, etc.
We require a logo that is eye-catching and explanatory. It must work on our web site, on rental signs at properties and in all of our communications.
Try this link for inspiration, but note that these emphasize neighborhood shops and not a shopping center:
https://www.google.com/search?q=shop+small+logo&hl=en&rlz=1C1AFAB_enUS526&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=gwlPUZjdFIj49gTy1YH4DA&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1270&bih=712 Perhaps something with a shopping cart like shown here in the Fast Shop design:
https://www.google.com/search?q=shopping+center+logo+design&hl=en&rlz=1C1AFAB_enUS526&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=GgtPUYKbJImS9QTF74DgDA&ved=0CFYQsAQ&biw=1270&bih=712#imgrc=jyuGYcruOhn4vM%3A%3B_G_EyGXpHypDZM%3Bhttps%253A%252F%252Fforrst-live.s3.amazonaws.com%252Fposts%252Fsnaps%252F110268%252Fmega.jpg%253F1317009066%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fforrst.com%252Fposts%252FFast_Shop_Logo_Template-vGJ%3B600%3B600 If you scroll way down on the above link after you add More Images there is a logo for an e-shoppingcenters.com (I cannot find that anything was developed with that company or image) which shows a big "e" in a shopping cart. I think you could do something very creative with the "ACR" logo in the cart and still have our full company name and the 'Building Value' tag line.
A slightly different direction is shown in several of the logos at this link. I like the shopping bag, for example, in the Easy Pickers logo. Also, they include several stylized variations on the shopping cart idea.
http://www.logodesignconsultant.com/logo_design_gallery/shopping-logo.html Thank you for your efforts..............Rick