Yearly Archives: 2020

Debenhams appoints Abigail Comber as Chief Marketing Officer

Abigail has spent the majority of her career at British Airways (BA); her most recent roles being Head of Customer Experience and Global Head of Brands and Marketing. In a 24 year career at BA, her portfolio included Brand Strategy, … Continue reading

Newsec Property Asset Management Hires COO with solid Industry Background

Rikard comes from a role as Head of Property at the Swedish company Hemsö. Rikard has a solid industry background from some of the regional market leaders and experience from running complex change projects. “We are on an exciting path … Continue reading

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield unveiled the ‘Westfield How We Shop: The Next Decade’ Report

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield recently unveiled the ‘Westfield How We Shop: The Next Decade’, its biggest retail trends report to date, which predicts 2025 will be the experience tipping point in retail when more than half of retail space in stores will be … Continue reading

ECE founds subsidiary in China

ECE has been active in this field in China since 2013, and has worked on a total of 29 projects in eleven cities since then, 15 of which are currently underway. The main responsibilities of the international team of experts … Continue reading

Altera appoints Ellen Tak-Zwetheul as member of the management team

Ellen Tak succeeds Mr Kees van der Meulen who, at his own request, has transferred his management responsibilities and continues to work at Altera as Research Manager. Ellen Tak has more than 10 years experience within the real estate industry. … Continue reading

Origo Shopping Centre earns BREEAM Certificates with excellent evaluation

In both cases, the emphasis is on high energy efficiency, work climate and sustainability standards which will allow the developer, SIA Linstow Centre Management (LCM) to provide employees and visitors with a healthier and more pleasant environment, as well as … Continue reading

redos Group appoints Timo Singer as Head of Portfolio Management

In this capacity, he will be in charge of portfolio and asset optimisation for the company’s shopping centre investments as well as its fund management business. Timo Singer brings many years of experience at various international companies, including specifically in … Continue reading

Projects & Openings Europe

FINLAND Mall of Tripla October 17, 2019 marked the opening of YIT’s major project, which is comprised of Mall of Tripla, a parking garage, and Pasila station in Helsinki. Mall of Tripla, built to be the heart of the complex as … Continue reading

EPP nominates Tomasz Trzósło as new CEO

The appointment is subject to approval by the general meeting of shareholders. Tomasz Trzósło is expected to join EPP from JLL where he serves as the Managing Director for Poland and Central Europe. He held various senior leadership positions in … Continue reading

Clear Channel UK partners with Hammerson

As of June 2020, Clear Channel will be offering new advertising opportunities across Hammerson malls as part of its Malls Live network, that will grow to almost 700 screens across 57 leading UK malls. The partnership will see Clear Channel … Continue reading

Cushman & Wakefield Poland appoints new Head of Retail Agency

As Head of Retail Agency, Beata Kokeli will lead a team of specialists who draw on their in-depth local and global retail market expertise to deliver integrated advisory services on development, tenant acquisition, strategic marketing and risk management in shopping … Continue reading

M1 Adana Shopping Centre recognized with the Sign of the City Award 2019

METRO PROPERTIES is honored that the M1 Adana Shopping Centre has been awarded with the most prestigious award of the Turkish Real Estate sector. The award recognizes excellence and maintains high standards in the property industry worldwide. In November 2018 … Continue reading

Walter Seib the new chairman of the FoodService Institute Netherlands

Over the past six years, Paul, founder of ‘La Place’, grew the FSIN from more than 100 companies to its current position as an association of 200 companies. Uniquely organised with a board of nine industry-based policy makers, the knowledge … Continue reading

Kennedy Wilson completes $81 Million sale of ten-property Spanish retail portfolio

The sales generated approximately $33 million of net cash proceeds to Kennedy Wilson, which the company expects to recycle into other European investment opportunities and to fund existing development projects. The combined sales will result in approximately $10 million of gains … Continue reading

Patrizia hires new Head of Asset Management South-West Europe

Patrizia announces it has appointed Alberto González de las Heras as its new Head of Asset Management South-West Europe. Based at the Patrizia Madrid office, González de las Heras now oversees the asset management for France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, … Continue reading

People in the European Retail Real Estate Industry

Holger Hosang Allianz Real Estate Credit: Allianz Real Estate Allianz Real Estate has appointed Holger Hosang as Director Germany. Hosang has assumed this role in addition to his previously existing role as Head of Asset Management North & Central Europe … Continue reading

Liverpool One celebrates christmas succes & record year

The outstanding Christmas results mark the end of a record year of performance at the destination, with sales up 2.5% during 2019. Footfall figures also bucked trends in 2019, with a total of 29 million visitors to Liverpool ONE throughout … Continue reading

Capital & Regional strengthens leasing team with new appointment

Jocelyn joins the company as Leasing Executive, with over 14 years’ experience in the commercial property sector with roles at Queensberry as Senior Leasing Manager and as an Associate Director at GCW in the Shopping Centre Team. In her new … Continue reading

ICON Outlet bucks festive period trend with significant footfall and spend growth

Across all stores there was particularly strong like-for-like performance growth over the Christmas period, with beauty up 71%, accessories up 52%, footwear up 39% and fashion increasing by 33%.  In addition, Boxing Day far exceeded expectations, bucking the national trend … Continue reading

Outlook 2020

Is one on the horizon or not? When the CEOs of major international corporations dare to scrutinize the current state of the world economy, that is arguably the only prevailing question that is asked. “A recession lies ahead,” predicts Robert … Continue reading