Yearly Archives: 2019

On the rooftop

It has been known for some time that the Signa Group wants to open a KaDeWe on Mariahilfer Straße, one of Vienna’s most popular shopping miles. A furniture store has to move to realize this plan. The Austrian real estate … Continue reading

Good Sign for the Spanish Retail Real Estate Market

By Alfonso Brunet Spain continues to register good economic indicators and is once again one of the main drivers of the euro zone. The latest published forecasts indicate GDP growth of 2.3% by 2019 and 1.9% by 2020. These positive … Continue reading

IMMOFINANZ opens repositioned VIVO! Bratislava

The VIVO! Bratislava now has 170 specialty shops on 36,000 sq m of rentable space, with many new tenants adding to the shopping experience for the entire family. The food retailer Lidl and the fashion retailer LPP Group have joined … Continue reading

Encouraging the customer to return

Actually, 83% of Atrium’s portfolio is in the two strongest economies in Central Europe, Poland and the Czech Republic, with the majority–over 50%–in Warsaw and Prague. This adds to a substantial development of entertainment and leisure areas in the malls, … Continue reading

Ashford Designer Outlet Extension officially opens to the public in Kent

The extension, designed by Chapman Taylor’s London studio alongside Applied Landscape Design, and delivered by our Bristol studio in conjunction with Main Contractor McLaren, adds 46 retail, leisure and F&B units to the 80 already operating, as well as a … Continue reading

Multi wins centre management contract for Trier Galerie in Germany

“The takeover of the management of the Trier Galerie is particularly significant for Multi. It is one of the most renowned shopping centres in Germany’s oldest city, and close to the borders of Luxembourg, France and Belgium. Our goal is … Continue reading

Opening of Hilltown Karsiyaka Shopping Center in Izmir

Ronesans opened the Hilltown Karsiyaka Shopping Center in Izmir in Turkey. The hybrid project is partly closed, and partly open air. Different pergolas cover the open streets and create a welcoming and attractive public space. Various gardens with playgrounds and … Continue reading

Gretna Gateway Outlet Village is set to be transformed into Caledonia Park

Designed by Urban Edge Architecture, RPMI Railpen’s plans include installing timber façade treatments to the units, adding canopies and enhancing the public realm.  The investment will complement the line-up of world-class brands, which includes Polo Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, and … Continue reading

Stylish hounds strut their stuff for charity on the Strutz catwalk

Hosted by Love My Human, with additional support from Knight Frank as well as numerous local and international pet brands, the event proved to be a huge success, with front row seating selling out in record time and a significant … Continue reading

Deka Immobilien acquires part of the “Forum” in Rotterdam

The building will be added to the property portfolio of the open-ended real estate fund WestInvest InterSelect. The acquisition is part of the “Forum” project in the city centre. Including a core-renovated building, the project provides around 30,000 m² of … Continue reading

Hammerson plc announced the appointment of Méka Brunel as a Non-Executive Director

Méka is the Chief Executive of Gecina, the Euronext listed Paris-based real estate investment trust which owns a circa €19.9bn portfolio of French office and residential assets. Méka has built a long and successful career within the real estate industry. … Continue reading

The launch of „It’s All About Stories“

It was a good reason to celebrate on September 6, 2019 at the shopping center Limbecker Platz Essen in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia: ECE and the pop-up store specialist Pop Up My Brand (PUMB), a Vertikom Group company, opened a store … Continue reading

“We Continuously Reinvent Ourselves”

ACROSS: With its more than 1,700 retailers operating at 29 locations in six Central European countries, SES has generated a 2.6 percent increase in sales revenues. Are you and your shop partners satisfied with the sales growth, and what figures … Continue reading

Why Not the Gray Belt?

By Simon Blore In many countries, acres of under-utilized surface parking and sites of empty or struggling retail park sheds can be found on the edges of towns and cities. In the UK alone, there are more than 1,500 edge-of-town … Continue reading

Barcelona Cruise Port Terminals A & B Redesigned

Barcelona Cruise Port is one of many successful cruise ports worldwide, operating under the world’s largest cruise port operator, Global Ports Holding. With 17 ports in 9 countries, from Asia to the Caribbean, Global Ports Holding has a hefty influence … Continue reading

IPH to manage 27,000 sq m new retail space in Munich’s Freiham urban development

The two main investors, ISARIA and Rosa-Alscher, have mandated IPH Handelsimmobilien, one of Germany’s leading independent managers for retail properties, with lease management, property management as well as developing a coherent retail strategy. Construction is expected to finish in 2020, … Continue reading

Launch of Designer Outlet Cotswolds

Developer Robert Hitchins Ltd and outlet operating company ROS Retail Outlet Shopping have unveiled plans for Designer Outlet Cotswolds to be built at junction 9 of the M5 motorway in Gloucestershire in the southwest of England. The 18,100-square-meter outlet village … Continue reading

News from Portugal and Sweden

On October 24, 2019, VIA Outlets will have a good reason to celebrate. The expansion of Hede Fashion Outlet, near Gothenburg in Sweden, will finally be opened. Work on the project started roughly a year ago, and the total investment … Continue reading

Two Fashion Outlets on the Upswing

An original “Endemol Wipe Out Park” is being built in Parndorf, Burgenland, which is sure to excite older children. In addition, new food & beverage concepts, such as “Kajahu”, which offers social-media gastronomy, “Daheim (translated “At home”), which offers home-style … Continue reading

Focusing on the driving forces of retail & lifestyle

ACROSS: New Nivy is currently the largest construction site in the European Union, transforming a former industrial brownfield into a modern city center. Not only is the size of the project exceptional, but the mix of functions it will offer … Continue reading