Yearly Archives: 2017

HMSHost International will open five locations in the city centre of Utrecht

HMSHost has developed five outstanding food & beverage concepts for the ‘Stadskamer’; a new building that is being constructed by Klépierre, the European specialist in shopping centre properties. An area entirely focused on eating and drinking. The wide range of … Continue reading

Record year 2016: 2.8 million visitors for the designer outlets Wolfsburg

After opening a Dean & David restaurant in January 2017, the center is fully let. “We have inquiries from many other top brands and will therefore have to change up our tenant portfolio this year to accommodate these new shops … Continue reading

Knight Frank will manage Dukat in Olsztyn, Poland

It is also another property of the Bergold Group which the owner decided to entrust under Knight Frank’s management. The Dukat shopping centre is a unique location on Olsztyn’s retail map. The building was designed by the architects Jerzy Sołtan … Continue reading

PURetail Fund sells a prime high-street retail portfolio in Linköping, Sweden

The portfolio includes three properties, for a total lettable area of 8.647 sq m, let to national and international brands and retailers. The Fund, managed by the joint venture between Aberdeen Asset Management and LF REP International, recorded a successful … Continue reading

EPP raises EUR 150 million in new capital issue

Capital will be used to previously announced acquisitions and for further M&A opportunities in retail segment within Poland. “This is a huge success confirming that investors fully trust in Echo Polska Properties’ strategy,” said Hadley Dean, EPP CEO, commenting on … Continue reading

BEST IN COMMERCIALISATION CELEBRATED AT THE REVO OPAL AWARDS

The Revo Opal Awards, in its fifth year, are the only awards programme to truly encompass and reflect the entire breadth and scope of commercialisation activity in shopping places. Over 200 guests attended the Breakfast Presentation, hosted by Joel Dormett, … Continue reading

Jumbo retains its position as the largest shopping centre in Finland by the volume of total sales

In 2016, the total sales at Jumbo reached EUR 413.7 million and the shopping centre was visited by almost 11.8 million customers. Jumbo has been the largest shopping centre in Finland by the volume of total sales since 2012. The … Continue reading

THOR EQUITIES ACQUIRES RETAIL SPACE IN PARIS FOR €15 MILLION

“Surrounded by premier brands such as Emporio Armani, Lancel and Louis Vuitton, this prime retail property is one of the most desirable assets on the Rue de Rennes in Paris,” said Joseph Sitt, CEO of Thor Equities. Situated on the … Continue reading

Capital & Regional announces further investment into The Mall Wood Green in London

It includes plans to create a new 17,000 sq ft retail unit, to be occupied by Aldi, and a new 70 space surface car park immediately adjacent to the new store. As part of these plans we will invest up to £1 … Continue reading

The Race for Space is Over

BY CHRIS IGWE We know that technology has had a dramatic effect on purchasing habits—and where customer engagement now increasingly happens has had a compounding effect. Many retailers have simply declared a moratorium on any expansion until they are better … Continue reading

PRADERA COMPLETES FIRST ACQUISITIONS FOR PRADERA EUROPEAN RETAIL PARKS FUND IN EUR 900 MILLION DEAL WITH IKEA CENTRES

The first acquisitions of the Fund are 17 assets in Germany, France and Poland. A further eight retail parks in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the Czech Republic and Switzerland are due to complete on August 31, 2017. David Fletcher, Chief Executive … Continue reading

NEINVER launches new international campaign for The Style Outlets with the slogan “Hunters, welcome”

Under the slogan “Hunters, welcome” – which will roll out with some local adaptations – the campaign is set in a space that is active, fresh and alive. It reflects the sense of motivation the consumer feels during his shopping … Continue reading

Hollywood Bowl signs up for multi-million pound intu Watford extension

It is the latest brand to sign up to the extension which will expand intu’s retail and leisure offer in the town centre by 400,000 sq ft, placing Watford alongside Edinburgh and Bristol in CACI’s top 20 national retail destinations … Continue reading

Redevco acquires large retail asset in Paris’ commune Boulogne Billancourt

The high street asset is excellently situated on the main retail street in one of the wealthiest cities in France. The purchase price is not being disclosed. The 2,720 sq m property, once a cinema, comprises two retail units. The … Continue reading

Projects & Openings International

  HONG KONG Des Voeux Road Central Benoy has lent its support to the pedestrianization of Des Voeux Road Central, with the campaign seeking to see the busy thoroughfare transformed into a pedestrian/tram green zone.  Running through the heart of … Continue reading

Rioja Developments and Buckminster work together

Rioja Developments and Buckminster are making plans together. They want to construct a Designer Outlet Village in Grantham. Grantham is a medium-sized city in English county of Lincolnshire. The project would house around 150 Shops—in addition to play areas, cafés, … Continue reading

Młociny at Shopping Center Forum – First time under the wings of EPP and Echo

In accordance with the contract Echo is responsible for the development, leasing and marketing process. The premiere of Młociny under wings of EPP and Echo will take place at the Shopping Center Forum fair. Galeria Młociny is a retail and … Continue reading

AMOUAGE OPENS SECOND ITALIAN STORE

Owned by the Omani Royal family, the perfume and accessories house chose Milan’s Artists’ quarter, Brera, as a showcase for its fine ranges of eclectic fragrances. Besides the Brera Academy of Fine Arts and Brera Art Gallery, Brera houses numerous … Continue reading

Ground-­breaking ceremony in the southern Überseequartier Hamburg

With around 400 apartments, office space, leisure and shopping facilities, a cruise terminal and three hotels, the southern Überseequartier will become a new vivid urban quarter, covering an area of 260,000 sq m by 2021. The official ground-­breaking ceremony of … Continue reading

Chapman Taylor’s £75m expansion for Princesshay is granted planning

The scheme forms an extension to the Princesshay retail led mixed-use development, designed by Chapman Taylor, Panter Hudspith and Wilkison Eyre that was opened in 2007. This development occupies the site of the current bus and coach station and extends … Continue reading