Monthly Archives: March 2019

Transforming Shopping Centers into Omnichannel Platforms

By Philipp Sepehr The current developments in the retail industry, as a whole, and the continuing growth of e-commerce, in particular, pose major challenges to brick-and-mortar retail. These changes also confront shopping centers by questioning their future as retail locations. … Continue reading

Equilis Europe is continuing with its expansion in Europe

Olivier Beguin, CEO Equilis Europe: “We are proud to consolidate our expansion in Europe. After 12 years of development, a presence in 7 countries, we plan to open a new office in Germany in 2019. Our way of approaching each … Continue reading

JURASSIC INVASION – LIVERPOOL ONE TO LAUNCH THE CITY’S FIRST AUGMENTED REALITY CONCEPT

As part of this interactive game, visitors will have the chance to chase Raptors, follow Apatosauruses and hide from the mighty T.Rex, as part of a new Dinosaurs Unleashed augmented reality app – a first for the city. In addition, … Continue reading

Minsk As a Virtual Trailblazer

The increasing importance of leisure facilities at shopping centers is well known. Virtual entertainment still remains a niche. A shopping mall located in the capital of Belarus is currently making headway in this area. On December 21, 2018, Teleport, which … Continue reading

Quadoro Acquires Mixed-Use Building in Finland

The building was constructed in 1975 and has 10,180 m² of rentable space spread over 4 storeys as well as a lower level. There are retail stores on the ground floor and lower level and a fitness studio, a clinic … Continue reading

Grand Central to debut first Herman Ze German site outside of London

Herman Ze German serves authentic German sausages carefully sourced from its trusted family butcher in the Black Forest, and since launching in 2008, it has established itself as the authority on indulgent German wurst. The brand currently has four sites … Continue reading

THE SOFA AND CHAIR COMPANY TAKES A SEAT ON THE KING’S ROAD

Designed in collaboration with leading fabric houses including Designers Guild, Romo and Jason D’Souza, the pop-up is titled ‘Partners’ and coincides with London Design Week. The partners have contributed bespoke furniture pieces to showcase a selection of luxury household rooms … Continue reading

Good Mood and Exciting Perspective

For three years now, the German Council of Shopping Centers has questioned its members at the end of each year about the mood in the industry over the past year as well as the mood regarding the new year that … Continue reading

Inditex net sales rise 3%, 7% in local currencies, topping €26 billion for the first time

The chairman and CEO of Inditex, Pablo Isla, noted “our investments in both logistics and stores in order to leverage the integrated platform, as well as our continued focus on prime locations, has enabled Inditex to offer customers a consistent … Continue reading

Primark opens at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings

Priory Meadow is a community shopping centre located in the heart of Hastings, in close proximity to Hastings railway station, with 290,000 sq ft of retail space and a 1,000-space car park, which is the main parking provision for the … Continue reading

PROJECTS & OPENINGS INTERNATIONAL

TAIWAN Taipei Twin Towers MVRDV’s plan for the Taipei Twin Towers, designed as part of a consortium led by Nan Hai Development, has been selected to revitalize the central station area of Taiwan’s Capital. The design is characterized by a … Continue reading

Green Light for Downtown Grantham Designer Outlet

The decision paves the way for a scheme that will create more than 1,700 new jobs. Located on land surrounding the existing Downtown store, the plans include a 220,425 sq ft designer outlet centre comprising 107 shops, which will be … Continue reading

PEOPLE IN THE EUROPEAN RETAIL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

British Land Darren Richards British Land recently announced senior leadership changes, with Tim Roberts and Charlie Maudsley stepping down as Executive Directors and Board Members, effective March 31, 2019. Both will remain with British Land for a period of time … Continue reading

Taking a closer look at the retail market of a relatively young capital

Astana has been Kazakhstan’s capital for almost 22 years now. When the country – after all, it is the world’s ninth biggest country – became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the town and its region assumed its … Continue reading

SHELLEY SANDZER SECURE A SLICE OF GREENWICH FOR FRANCO MANCA

Starting out with their first site in Brixton Market, Franco Manca has developed a rich portfolio of restaurants across the capital and regionally, facilitated by the team at Shelley Sandzer. With dough made daily, the brand has remained true to … Continue reading

TOUS opened new shops at Arkády Pankrác in Prague and Olympia in Pilsen

Tomáš Beránek, Head of High Street Retail and Tenant and Representation at CBRE, says: “Congratulations to the jewellery brand TOUS for opening another two shops in Prague and Pilsen. I’m happy to see the initial plans are realised and that … Continue reading

British Land: Board Changes

Upon his retirement John will be succeeded as Chairman by Tim Score. Tim has been an independent non-executive director of British Land and Chair of the Audit Committee since 2014. He was previously the Chief Financial Officer of ARM Holdings … Continue reading

Catella: The UK model – Food courts as the key to repositioning German shopping centres

The idea is to make shopping more of an experience and a true leisure activity. According to findings by Catella Research, this focus on the food and beverage segment could also be a solution to the troubles currently faced by … Continue reading

Number of visitors to IMMOFINANZ’s STOP SHOP and VIVO! retail properties rises substantially to over 142 million

“These outstanding frequency and revenue indicators confirm the success of our customer-oriented brand policy for the retail sector. The 142 million visitors recorded in 2018 represent nearly the total population of four of our core markets: Austria, Germany, Poland and … Continue reading

PRIMARK LAUNCHES ITS FIRST RANGE OF JEANS MADE WITH 100% SUSTAINABLE COTTON

The launch of its first sustainable cotton jeans is an important step as Primark moves towards using sustainably sourced cotton across its product ranges. This range follows the introduction of sustainably sourced cotton into one of Primark’s most popular product … Continue reading