Yearly Archives: 2019

ECE and Pop up My Brand Present New Store Concept

The focus of the new format “It’s All About Stories,” a mixture of a pop-up and concept store, is on changing themes and settings, in which six to eight brands can showcase themselves and their products for two months each. … Continue reading

Redevco acquires One Tower Bridge F&B units for £70 million

Andrew Vaughan, CEO Redevco, said: “Redevco is constantly on the lookout for opportunities aligned with changing consumer spending patterns and a growing focus on leisure such as mixed-use and F&B-led investments. London ranks as a leading global destination in this … Continue reading

Klépierre appoints Lily Desnoes as Chief Human Resources Officer

Lily Desnoes has spent a large part of her professional career within LVMH. A graduate of French business school ESCP in 1996, she began her career in international marketing, first as a product manager and then as a group leader … Continue reading

Global Retail Attractiveness Index Second Quarter 2019

There is currently no shortage of apocalyptic scenarios when it comes to the “bricks and mortar” retail sector. A weaker economy and increasing signs of a cyclical downturn are providing ammunition for the prophets of doom rather than arguments for … Continue reading

Novapierre Allemagne SCPI buys 11,800 sq m retail warehouse center in Velbert

The complex of several buildings at Friedrichstrasse 303-311 includes an Aldi supermarket built in 2015, a MediaMarkt home electronics warehouse, a medical centre and other retail buildings. Standing on a 23,200 sq m site, it provides a total lettable area … Continue reading

KERB launches Seven Dials Market

Street food pioneers KERB are set to open the doors to their first-ever permanent home following the transformation of a historic warehouse in the heart of London’s West End. Occupying 24,000 square foot, Seven Dials Market is the new all-day … Continue reading

Gazit Globe enters into an agreement to sell 6% of Atrium’s shares

This transaction is in continuance to Gazit’s announcement from July 23, where it announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued shares it does not currently own of its subsidiary Atrium European Real … Continue reading

Newbie takes first steps out of London with centre:mk opening

Joint owners of centre:mk, Hermes Investment Management and AustralianSuper, have announced that Swedish lifestyle brand for children, Newbie, has opened its first permanent store outside of London with the centre, whilst also selecting centre:mk for the first stop of its … Continue reading

Summer Success at London Designer Outlet

London Designer Outlet (LDO) at Wembley Park, the capital’s leading fashion and lifestyle outlet center, has further maintained its consistent track record extending back to its opening in October 2013. LDO has now achieved 22 consecutive quarters of year-on-year growth … Continue reading

Jens Degner resigns as Director Global Business Development at Gebr. Heinemann

Jens Degner joined Gebr. Heinemann in 2004 as Director Global Business Development. His accomplishments within these past 15 years have a lasting impact on the organisation: “Jens Degner has built up, developed and significantly shaped our Business Development department and … Continue reading

Triple signing at Elephant Park

The new restaurants, one new concept and two established local operators, have joined the £2.3 billion regeneration project being delivered by Lendlease and Southwark Council in the heart of the capital. Traditional Ethiopian restaurant, Beza, are evolving their existing concept … Continue reading

Wereldhave statement on media reports about Hudson’s Bay

Hudson’s Bay is a tenant at one of Wereldhave’s properties, situated in the inner city of Tilburg. Hudson’s Bay represents 1.2% of Wereldhave’s gross rental income (as per 30 June 2019) and is the 10th largest tenant.   Werelhave has … Continue reading

Leasinvest Real Estate acquires two retail parcs near Shopping City Süd in Vösendorf

This shopping complex has a total area of 235,000 sq m with 330 shops and a footfall of approximately 20 million a year. Shopping City Süd is located in the South of Vienna and serves about 1,080,000 inhabitants. Via the … Continue reading

Shaping Real Estate Trends with Mixed-use Solutions

By Jorge Morgadinho Adapting existing projects in a manner that welcomes different tenants and attracts multiple users is an important aspect of active asset management, but real estate owners have the greatest amount of flexibility in shaping a range of … Continue reading

Immofinanz expands Stop Shop portfolio to 90 locations

Immofinanz is driving the steady growth of its Stop Shop retail park brand with a next step that includes the expansion of the portfolio to 90 locations. Two projects in Poland (Siedlce) and Serbia (Sremska Mitrovica) with roughly 21,000 sq … Continue reading

Metro Properties sells and leases back prime Central European portfolio of Cash & Carry stores

The portfolio has been acquired by FLE GmbH, Vienna, subsidiary of French LFPI Group, investing on behalf of an AIF regulated fund. The transaction was finalized in August 2019, with a total volume exceeding € 250 million. Metro and Makro … Continue reading

PRÔM creates new look for Designer Outlet Warszawa, Gdańsk and Sosnowiec

Fashion, humour and positive energy are the ingredients of the upcoming advertising campaigns for the Designer Outlet Warszawa in Piaseczno, Designer Outlet Gdańsk and Designer Outlet Sosnowiec. The premium outlet centers offer more than 100 polish and international fashion and … Continue reading

ACROSS Magazine is now also available as an E-Paper!

Enjoy “ACROSS – The European Retail Real Estate Magazine” on your tablet or smartphone – however and whenever you want to. You always want to be up to date on the latest developments in the retail real estate industry? You … Continue reading

AliExpress and D.Phone choose intu for their first physical store in Europe

The store, a collaboration between AliExpress and D.Phone opened on August 25. AliExpress is a global retail online marketplace under the Alibaba Group, and D.Phone is a major Chinese retailer of mobile phones and accessories. D.Phone serves as a strategic … Continue reading

Relationship-Centricity through Digitalization

By Shannon Quilty Having built my shopping center career in developed and developing markets, I have experienced disruptions of all kinds in our industry. Though this serves as one of the more challenging times, I believe that this is an … Continue reading