Monthly Archives: October 2019

Retail Parks in Germany and Austria

Beckhaus Center, Bielefeld, Germany 4.800 sq m useful area The modern retail park on Beckhausstraße offers 4,800 sq m of rental space and 193 parking spaces and is fully let. The two anchor tenants are Rewe and Aldi, who together … Continue reading

Where Are Retail Parks Heading?

While, quite some time ago, retail parks were rather unpopular, they have since developed into a highly successful asset class – including in Austria and Germany. They can be found on the outskirts of both large and small towns, in … Continue reading

wagamama to double its footprint at London Designer Outlet

In a move that will virtually double its presence at London Designer Outlet, the capital’s leading fashion and lifestyle outlet centre, wagamama is to expand its restaurant by 92 per cent to 4,600 sq ft.  The decision to upsize reflects the restaurant’s … Continue reading

Lola Bañón, new CEO of Carrefour Property Spain

Lola Bañón has been appointed the new CEO of Carrefour Property Spain, a real estate subsidiary of the Carrefour Group. Bañón succeeds Justo Martín, who held the position since the inception of Carrefour Property, to become the first woman to … Continue reading

H&M recently opened in Belarus

The first people to enter the store lined up as early as the day before with the first customer arriving at 2pm spending over 20 hours in line waiting for the store to open. The customer received a gift card worth … Continue reading

About a Reinvention

By Francisco Cavaleiro de Ferreira The world is changing at a rate that is much faster than we can imagine. The same is true of many companies all over the world. Every day, hundreds of companies do their best to … Continue reading

Multi’s Forum Gdansk wins two Retail Awards 2019

The center was presented with a gold award in the category ‘New Shopping Centre’ and received a silver award for its opening campaign. The PRCH Retail Awards’ jury said it appreciated Forum Gdańsk’s cooperation with the Gdańsk city council and … Continue reading

Cineplexx expands in Romania

Cineplexx International entered the Romanian market last April, when the company acquired the “Grand Cinema & More” multiplex with 2,700 seats in Bucharest’s Băneasa Shopping City. The operation of the cinema will continue uninterrupted under the same brand name – … Continue reading

Vans unveils European debut for its new concept store in Covent Garden

Comprising two floors and spanning 4,359 sq ft the concept store stocks a premium selection of footwear, apparel and accessories, including Vault by Vans and their latest collaboration with designer Vivienne Westwood; the Boutique champions their Vans’ “Off The Wall” … Continue reading

French Shopping Centers at a Turning Point

By Gontran Thüring This year, France is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its shopping centers. It was, indeed, in 1969 that Parly 2, in the greater Paris area, and Cap 3000, on the Riviera, opened their doors to the public. … Continue reading

Peter Dimulkas is appointed Vice President, Marketing at Citycon

Peter Dimulkas has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and sales in leading, global roles. Among other things, he has successfully developed and implemented commercial strategies for several well-known brands such as Coca Cola, Absolut Vodka and Electrolux. … Continue reading

Westfield London Launched the First AI-Powered Store

Westfield London launched the UK’s first “The Trending Store”, an AI-powered fashion boutique of the future. It was open from 3 to 7 July 2019, stocking fashion-forward looks based on what was trending across social media in real time. As … Continue reading

Alexa Responds at Romaest

Romaest in Rome is, by its own account, the first retail destination in the country to use Amazon’s Alexa technology. The shopping center, which consists of 98,000 sq m of GLA and 210 stores, is managed by Savills. The aim … Continue reading

EXPO REAL 2019 and real estate – strong showing by both

Despite all the talk about a possible downturn, the international real estate sector is expecting 2019 to be another successful year. And it has turned out in even greater numbers at this year´s EXPO REAL, to push ahead with future … Continue reading

Tangible Innovation: Cooperation with FACC Introduces Autonomous “Air Taxi” at SES Shopping Center

The cooperation includes an exclusive exhibition, which is due to begin on 10 October, after which it will be featured at other selected SES centers throughout Austria. FACC and SES are thereby making innovation accessible to a broad public in … Continue reading

Redevco strengthens board with appointment of Manolito van Ardenne as CFO

Pan-European real estate investment manager Redevco announced the appointment of Manolito van Ardenne to the Board in the position of CFO, effective November 1st, 2019. Van Ardenne succeeds Marcel Eggenkamp who left Redevco as of mid-August. Van Ardenne started his … Continue reading

Seven Dials marks 2019 World Mental Health Day with launch of third artist’s artist project

The artwork is the third and final installation for Seven Dials’ The Artist’s Artist Project, an initiative which sees an ongoing series of free public artworks exhibited on a dedicated billboard in the unique retail and dining destination in the … Continue reading

Elo Shopping Centre to get Finland’s first roof mounted solar power plant over 1 MW

Finland’s first roof mounted solar power plant with capacity exceeding 1 megawatt is currently being built on the roof of Sponda’s Elo Shopping Centre in Ylöjärvi. The project will be completed in November 2019. Helen Ltd is responsible for the … Continue reading

Hines is developing “Ireland’s Future of Retail” – Flagship Development Cherrywood Town Centre

Hines, the international real estate firm, is developing a new retail destination in south Dublin’s which is focused on answering the question on everyone’s lips – what is the future of retail? Their latest development project – Cherrywood Town Centre … Continue reading

Chapman Taylor constructs Europe’s largest green wall at Ashford Designer Outlet

Officially opening in November 2019, the 9,300 sq m extension to the existing Ashford Designer Outlet complex, designed for McArthurGlen by Chapman Taylor’s London studio (alongside Applied Landscape Design) and delivered by Chapman Taylor’s Bristol studio, will add 46 retail, leisure … Continue reading