NEW YORK, NY (August 10, 2016)— Officially opening its retail doors for the first time on August 16th, Westfield World Trade Center will rewrite many of the traditional rules of retail shopping centers by introducing superb cross-platform brand marketing opportunities along with sponsorships by three key premier partners. Once upon a time, shopping centers generated income virtually entirely from the rent paid by tenants representing traditional retail categories— apparel, lifestyle, home and beauty, technology, and food. For Westfield, that business model is clearly evolving into one that is more nuanced, more nimble, more digitally savvy, and clearly, more cognizant of the potential afforded by corporate sponsorships. For that reason, at its World Trade Center location, Westfield is not only opening shops for leading retail brands such as Apple, H&M, Hugo Boss, Kate Spade and Sephora — but is now offering category-exclusive sponsorships for some of the world’s most influential consumer, financial services, and automotive brands — including Pepsi Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Ford Motor Company. […]