When ACROSS was launched in 2008, the global economy was on its way down. Quite a few decision makers – even from within the European shopping center industry – desperately tried to turn a blind eye to this fact. That … Continue reading
10 YEARS ACROSS – EDITORIAL DEAR READER, When we presented the first print issue of ACROSS exactly 10 years ago, an epochal event shook the world economy. The US-investment bank Lehman Brothers went bankrupt with a deafening bang and … Continue reading
By Reinhard Winiwarter Numerous new projects came to a halt, were delayed, or shelved entirely. It took the industry years to recover from its shock-induced paralysis. In the first months of the Lehman-weekend we already predicted in our second issue … Continue reading
A decade is well worth celebrating. After all, it’s the Dubai Mall that turns 10 years old. It opened on November 4, 2008 and accommodated 600 shops at that time. After its final expansion stage, it now comprises 1,200 businesses. … Continue reading
Those who travel to Parndorf in Burgenland, Austria, can do one thing above all others: shop until they drop. That is by no means surprising: Over the last 20 years, the location has developed into a retail agglomeration of international … Continue reading
CREATING GREAT PLACES IN THE “TIME ECONOMY” Jonathan Doughty, Head of Foodservice at ECE, has recently become responsible for the company’s leisure and placemaking activities. “I have always said large parts of the foodservice industry are actually leisure, … Continue reading
City Mall Verviers / Verviers, Belgium Booth R7.M11 Strategically located at Belgium’s borders with Germany and the Netherlands, City Mall Verviers has an important cross-border catchment area, with excellent accessibility. It will breathe life into the heart of one … Continue reading
ACROSS: Asset management is a particular focus in the German business of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield: You manage 17 of your 26 centers for other owners. What do you expect from this positioning? What are your goals and how do you want to … Continue reading
By Thomas Maria Seikmann The main mistake involves positioning the property as a center to satisfy demand. While this still works for many retail properties, it does not work for outlets. Their character has long been that of sparkling reconstructed holiday … Continue reading
AmRest Ramanurup Sen Recently, Ramanurup Sen has been appointed Food Service President at AmRest. In his role, he will be a part of the Executive Team with the responsibility to lead all related aspects of the company’s supply chain management, … Continue reading
SPAIN Caleido Inmobiliaria Espacio has appointed UK retail and leisure agency Lunson Mitchenall to drive forward the next phase of retail and leisure leasing at Caleido in Madrid. The team will work alongside real estate consultancy firm Savills Aguirre … Continue reading
ACROSS: IKEA Centres was very active last year. Which retail properties were opened during that time? GERARD GROENER: We opened a number of centers over the last 12 months. In Portugal we opened a center in the city of Loulè … Continue reading
ACROSS: Please give us a brief overview of TconcepT. FRANK VAN DONGEN: TconcepT is an international concept design firm specialized in architecture, concepts, and placemaking across the globe. Our mission is to create strong, attractive places – places where people … Continue reading
TAWAIN Mitsui Outlet Park Taichung Port On October 1, 2018, Mitsui Fudosan Co. announced its plan to conduct the grand opening of Mitsui Outlet Park Taichung Port, central Taiwan’s largest outlet mall, on December 12, 2018, with certain stores scheduled … Continue reading
A major announcement was made last February: A joint venture between redos real estate and a real estate fund managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing consolidated Rhein-Ruhr Zentrum in Mülheim via three transactions. The three aforementioned transactions concerned the … Continue reading
By Tibor Tatár The renaissance of urban regeneration projects in CEE creates a demand for the next breed of shopping centers to satisfy the needs of all generations. For example, Futureal Group has just concluded a loan contract of EUR … Continue reading
By Patrick Delcol While negative statements are made in the press concerning the retail sector in general, we cannot ignore that this has, indeed, led to negative sentiment concerning the retail real estate market as a whole. As a consequence, … Continue reading
By Martin Perry Edinburgh is a destination like no other. It has all the fundamentals in place to deliver a large-scale regeneration project–home to one of Scotland’s five UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the Scottish residence of the Queen–it boasts … Continue reading
By Michelle Buxton However, the business world has taken a longer time to catch up. The real estate sector has finally woken up to the fact that they need to be looking at how technology can deliver efficiencies and support … Continue reading
umdasch The Store Makers is one of the leading shopfitting companies in Europe. With 20 branch locations in Europe and the Middle East, umdasch and its four operative divisions – Lifestyle Retail, Food Retail, Premium Retail, and Digital Retail – … Continue reading
