Monthly Archives: April 2020

Let’s talk about the people

By Carmen Trepat In the Chinese language, the word “crisis” is made up of two characters, one represents “danger” and the other “opportunity”. Danger versus opportunity. This is what we are all going through, fear and uncertainty. We are looking … Continue reading

Protection proceedings for department store chain: “Benko sustained the biggest damages”

On Wednesday, the German retail giant with more than 28,000 employees had to apply for insolvency protection proceedings. These proceedings will allow the group to terminate lease agreements quickly, but also makes it easier to get rid of employees, according … Continue reading

Ukraine: On the collective letter to the authorities from the developers of malls

This letter combines two essential areas–preventing the spread of the coronavirus, and taking measures to revive business for the sake of the economic well-being of the state after the quarantine is over. Shopping and entertainment centers and businesses represented in … Continue reading

Croatian Coordination of non-food retail and shopping centers

The Croatian Employers Association is a social partner to the Government of Croatia and the only representative of the Association of Croatian Business Entities.  The primary goal is to support the initiatives of business sectors which are currently struggling due … Continue reading

Thomas Dries will support SIGNA in the banking & capital markets area

Thomas Dries has been active in the banking area with a focus on real estate for almost 30 years. Most recently he was Deputy Head of Real Estate Finance at the Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba), where he was responsible for the … Continue reading

Australia: Retailers and shopping centres unite in call for retail leasing industry code of conduct

The National Retail Association (NRA), Australian Retailers Association (ARA), the Pharmacy Guild of Australia (PGA) and the Shopping Centre Council of Australia (SCCA) have announced their shared commitment to ensuring business continuity in response to a common set of principles … Continue reading

Albchrome, Spar Albania and “Fundjava Ndryshe” support families in need in Bulqiza

This is the reason why AlbChrome and Spar Albania, both companies part of BALFIN Group, decided handing out food packages to 100 families. This initiative was implemented in collaboration with the NGO “Fundjava Ndryshe”, which also identified the families in … Continue reading