BY NEIL HOCKIN Being a geographically small country with strong transport links, consumers are prepared to travel to regionally dominant destinations where they are able to enjoy a full retail experience. This, combined with increasing competition from the internet, has … Continue reading
At a grand, official meeting on September 18 in Podgorica, Capital Investment (CI), in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG), officially opened The Capital Plaza. It is the largest mixed-use real estate development in Montenegro, occupying about 93,000 sq … Continue reading
BY JONATHAN DOUGHTY There are many indicators to point to the increased comfort that our customers, our “guests”, are feeling, but the most obvious and easy one to measure is their spend on foodservice in shopping centers. Typically this data … Continue reading
ACROSS: Shopkick is already on everyone’s lips in the US. What business model does it pursue? CYRIAC ROEDING: Shopkick is a shopping app that makes shopping rewarding, more enjoyable, and more personal. It does this by rewarding users with points … Continue reading
The downward movement of Ukraine’s macroeconomic situation in Ukraine in 2014 and the first half of 2015 did not help the performance of the retail real estate market. According to UTG, the result is that this segment was characterized by … Continue reading
Uplace Brussels blends more than 300 shops featuring 81,000 sq m of stores, cosmopolitan bars, and restaurants; 52,000 sq m of international prime office space; 19,500 sq m of recreation facilities such as a deluxe cinema and theater; a trendy, … Continue reading
BY JAVIER HORTELANO DE LA LASTRA During the last months, we have been observing how national and international investors’ confidence has come back to Spain. If we just look at real estate investment transactions, we can see that, in the … Continue reading
Developed by AIG Global Real Estate and managed by Taubman Asia, the IFC Mall counts fashion-conscious urban workers in their 20s to 40s as its main customers. This is no surprise: The abbreviation “IFC” stands for “International Finance Center.” This … Continue reading
Sachsen-Allee is an ECE center in Chemnitz. The city sees itself as the gateway to the Ore Mountains. Ore mountain Christmas decorations can be found everywhere in this area. First Christmas’s designers are plumping for grandeur. Chief designer Jule Beck: … Continue reading
People don’t travel to London just to visit Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, and the countless other attractions, but also to go on shopping sprees. This vacation combination is not new. A recent study by Savills reveals … Continue reading
ACROSS: What do tourists mean for Alexa in Berlin? OLIVER HANNA: Tourists are enormously important for our center as a target group. We are right on Alexanderplatz, a historic part of Berlin. It wasn’t always that way. I can still … Continue reading
ACROSS: You were appointed Chief Executive of BCSC in June. What have the first months in your new role looked like? JOHN COYNE: I have taken my first hundred days which will end with the BCSC Conference & Exhibition 2015 … Continue reading
ACROSS: Please briefly outline Immofinanz’s European retail portfolio (excluding Russia), for which you have been responsible since the end of July. NICOLAS FERNANDEZ DE RETANA: It is a very exciting portfolio with development opportunities. It consists of two product … Continue reading
BY MORITZ FELIX LÜCK This question drives investors, operators, and tenants of retail parks. In July, the GfK produced the first verifiable study on the development of e-commerce and its impact on the demand for retail space. Using comprehensive data … Continue reading
On August 28, a flagship project for downtown retail opened its doors. SES Spar European Shopping Centers Opened a modern shopping district with 22,000 sq m of rentable area in the heart of Ried im Innkreis (Upper Austria). It’s called … Continue reading
The case study is on a project called “The Plane.” After an exhaustive analysis of the shopping center with which theleisureway was working and its area of influence in this project, the company noticed a high population density of children … Continue reading
The Riviera Shopping & Entertainment Center will be located on the Moscow River embankment and one of the main highways of the city – the Third Transport Ring Road (TRR). The architecture, efficient layouts, and panoramic views of the river … Continue reading
BY DERK WELLING It has definitely become more important over the years, with many of my peers paying serious attention to making their assets more sustainable. I feel encouraged by that, but, at the same time, I am starting to … Continue reading
“We are pleased that construction has now started. The interest from tenants has been high and today more than half of the retail space is leased, including anchors such as H&M, Systembolaget, and Lindex, as well as a large Ica … Continue reading
After six years of intensive preparations, preparatory and underground work started on “The Circle” at Zurich Airport earlier this year. The completion of the first stage of the project, which is the largest building site in Switzerland, is planned for … Continue reading
