Monthly Archives: September 2020

Hammerson welcomes Folkster back to Dundrum Town Centre

The new Folkster pop-up store will open from October to March, with the official launch due to take place the second week of October 2020. Folkster, owned by Irish designer and buyer Blanaid Hennessy, is a small, family-run, Irish brand … Continue reading

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Chapman Taylor supporting on remodelling of La Marina de Finestrat shopping centre in Alicante

The area’s largest shopping centre, La Marina requires modernisation to equip it for a rapidly changing retail and leisure marketplace. The redesign will create a new kind of retail and leisure experience for people of all ages, opening up the … Continue reading

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Yovav Carmi appointed as President of the Management Board of GTC

Mr. Carmi has over 26 years of professional experience in finance and real estate and has worked for GTC for the last 19 years. The period with the company has given him an in-depth knowledge of GTC’s operations and activities … Continue reading

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The power of parking data

By Gary Lee Data, data, data. At the height of the pandemic, data was everywhere, with much of it showing downward trends across retail and other key sectors. Visitor analysis within retail was once restricted to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and footfall counters within the … Continue reading

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Preparing for a Challenging Fall

By Denis Cupic In the second half of January 2020, based on the reports coming out of China, we established a COVID-19 task force team, which I personally coordinated, “just in case” the pandemic reached European soil. By the time … Continue reading

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New Public Demand for Hygiene Standards

Following the example of Madrid and Stockholm, the shift towards better public toilets has continued, specifically at Knokke-Heist in Bruges, Belgium as well as at a second major real estate development in Stockholm. Concretely speaking, the Gallerian Shopping Center, which … Continue reading

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IKEA launches its seventh Life at Home Report

Across the globe, people have grown closer to their homes and as a result of the restrictive and lockdown measures, 2 in 5 people have made changes to their homes to better suit their needs. IKEA is calling this The … Continue reading

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NEPI Rockcastle: Portfolio fully operational

Most restrictions had already ended by mid-August, except for indoor food service tenants in Romania and cinemas in Romania, Croatia and Serbia. Romania ended the trading ban for indoor food service units on September 1, and all indoor restaurants, food … Continue reading

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Helpful Artificial Intelligence

By Carsten Kreutze Politicians have long acknowledged the fact that real estate can make a significant contribution to climate protection, and legislative regulation is being further strengthened. In the EU, buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption and 36% … Continue reading

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Kastner & Öhler opens biggest fashion house in western Austria

Austrian retail took a substantial hit due to the corona-related lockdown this spring. Now, however, there is a new and strong sign of life. With a 6,500-sq m sales area, 300 brands, more than 100.000 products, and a champagne bar, … Continue reading

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Shopping Centers set to embrace outdoor Christmas celebrations this year

It’s no secret that shopping centers and retail spaces need to be careful about visitor numbers this year. Too few, and the impact is economic. Too many, and centers might fall foul of safety regulations and putting the health of … Continue reading

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SES to install additional large-scale photovoltaic systems on top of shopping centers

SES is committed to sustainable construction and environmentally friendly and resource-saving operations for all of its properties. To that end, SES has adopted a clear energy policy and has made substantial investments in the use of environmentally friendly energy at … Continue reading

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Ingka Investments acquire Traemand – a kitchen service company

The acquisition of Traemand is part of accelerating Ingka Group’s retail transformation, where offering customers an accessible and affordable service is an important part. Traemand provides systems and digital tools that offer IKEA customers a more efficient kitchen buying process … Continue reading

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BNP Paribas REIM appoints Nehla Krir as Head of Sustainability and CSR

With her new position as Head of Sustainability and CSR, Nehla Krir, 34 years old, will support the ambitions of BNP Paribas REIM in the operational deployment and monitoring of its sustainability strategy on a pan-European level. She will be … Continue reading

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2020 International Business Awards® has recognized Sonae Sierra for COVID- 19 response

The Company was awarded for its “Coronavirus Pandemic – Rise-up and Reinvent retail real estate operations” programme, an innovative blueprint designed to help tenants across 69 shopping centres in 10 countries reopen their businesses in the light of the coronavirus … Continue reading

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Amsterdam The Style Outlets will open for business on 26 November

A joint project between NEINVER the pan-European company specialised in investment, development and management of property assets—the second-largest outlet operator in Europe and the largest in Spain and Poland—and one of the world’s largest investment managers Nuveen Real Estate, the … Continue reading

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Citycon’s rent collection continues strong in Q3/2020

“The continued strong collections on top of the 11% gain in sales for the same month clearly signal the strength of the portfolio even during this difficult period. The holistic approach selected in the Nordics to tackle COVID-19 outbreak has … Continue reading

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New experiential ‘Unit X’ concept launches in Seven Dials with debut international exhibition

The first of its kind, the new Unit X concept encompasses a 5,498 sq ft former horse stables site with an exclusive courtyard at 40 Earlham Street and marks the art collective’s homecoming to the West End destination, after working with Shaftesbury on … Continue reading

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Grand opening of Zamania entertainment park

The concept of the park combines unique design, entertainment component and developed internal infrastructure of the center. For a full-fledged family holiday in Zamania, there is a spacious play area, a family restaurant with 290 seats, 5 banquet rooms for parties and comfortable … Continue reading

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INREV appoints new Director of Research and Market Information

Pylypchuk, who joined on 1 September, replaces Henri Vuong, who is leaving INREV at the end of September after six years at the helm of the association’s research and market information team to take up a new global role based … Continue reading

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