Monthly Archives: February 2021

Concourse Shopping Centre reveals “transformative” entertainment plans

If planning is approved by West Lancashire Council, WonderWorld will be located on the second floor, above the main shopping level at the shopping centre and will include: jungle-themed adventure golf, ten pin bowling, large ninja-style inflatable, soft play area … Continue reading

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Lidl Danmark achieves EDGE green building certification for 119 stores

EDGE was created by IFC, part of the World Bank, to help property owners and developers build and operate green buildings in a fast and affordable way. It is supported by free software that encourages solutions to reduce energy, water … Continue reading

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Asda opens second in-store Covid vaccination centre in Watford, UK

The supermarket has partnered with the NHS to transform the George clothing section of its Watford store into a separate and secure vaccination centre with the capacity to deliver over 1,000 vaccines per week – and more if supply allows – … Continue reading

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Madison Avenue Taps Coniq to Design Unique Shopper Loyalty Program

Coniq announced that the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) has selected its innovative real-time customer engagement solution, IQ Connect, to provide a new loyalty-driven shopping experience designed to increase store visits, reward transactions, boost sales and entice thousands of visitors to New … Continue reading

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A new treat at Quarree in Hamburg Wandsbek

L’Quán owner Daniel Boi Lam is the second tenant (along with French bistro La Parisienne) to be convinced and excited by the new Quarree’s expanded gastro area. “The Quarree is an exciting place. Everything here is currently on the move … Continue reading

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Peek & Cloppenburg opens new concept store in Sofia Ring Mall

The new store in Sofia Ring Mall will be introducing the new Peek & Cloppenburg floor space concept, which is clearly divided into men’s and women’s floors. The new arrangement is also intended to provide optimal orientation for customers and … Continue reading

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Man is a social animal–Covid-19 won’t change that

Never before has a crisis left such a huge mark on the retail real estate industry as the one caused by Covid-19 is doing right now. Many apocalyptic scenarios are being rolled out. But the key question is: Will consumers … Continue reading

Network of real estate experts launches in Denmark

“ULI is a highly respected and truly unique network of international real estate professionals and is a key connector for those involved in the industry,” said Jesper Bo Hansen, who has been involved in developing ULI’s activities in Denmark from … Continue reading

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If you can’t beat them, join them

Placemaking Column by Caroline von Westerholt The looming threat of possible vacancies within the retail sector, could be countered if we abandoned our rigid structures, our holding on to old real estate valuation patterns, and our immobile way of thinking. … Continue reading

Forget White Walkers, 600,000 extra visitors per annum are coming for The Boulevard

An outlet shopping scheme close to the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland is set to benefit from swathes of visitors when a world-renowned £24m tourist attraction opens later this year.  The Game of Thrones Studio Tour at … Continue reading

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Flurry of retail investment in Central London sees £475m of transactions complete in Q4 2020

Activity in Q4 2020 accounted for 55% of all central London retail investment transactions in 2020, which totalled £860m, a decrease of 25% compared to 2019 as a result of the pandemic. This flurry of activity in the final quarter … Continue reading

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Commerz Real reports strong leasing activities in 2020

Thus in 2020 areas of approx. 350,000 square metres were leased across all product groups, 150,000 more than in the previous year. The number of leases was 513, which is 127 more than in 2019. In addition, in the first … Continue reading

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Only for a short time (until 17.02.2021): Read the latest issue FOR FREE! Just enter the subscription code: across121 Redeem your subscription code up to and including February 17, 2021 and enjoy the new ePaper for free for ten days after … Continue reading

Citycon is supporting its communities by establishing vaccination services in several of its centres

Citycon is working with local health authorities throughout the Nordic region to co-operate in establishing vaccination services in its necessity-based community centres. Agreements have already been made with the municipalities to open vaccination centres at Stovner in Norway, and IsoKristiina in … Continue reading

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Together: Christmasworld and Paperworld Trends 2021/22 strike a chord with the times

Three joint trend statements show the coming themes, colours, materials, inspirations and styles that will accompany our new everyday life – whether in the home office or the office. They provide the international decor and stationery trade with valuable orientation … Continue reading

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SES opens retail park in Kaposvár, Hungary

S-PARK KAPOSVÁR is a supraregional supply center featuring strong anchor stores, including the only INTERSPAR market of the Hungarian district city, located in the southwest of the country. The addition of S-PARK KAPOSVÁR increases SES’s property portfolio to a total of 30 … Continue reading

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Polish Perspectives

The Covid-19 pandemic has left hardly any business or industry in Poland untouched and retail real estate industry has also been affected. The last twelve months were marked by three lockdowns that helped change the shopping habits of Poles, lower … Continue reading

The Impact of COVID-19 on European Shopping Center Design

By Mike Wilson-MacCormack Many people refer to the “new normal” when talking about our adjustment to the impacts of Covid-19. However, when it comes to retail design, it is not so much about “new”, but more an acceleration of pre-existing … Continue reading

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CBRE: Colin Waddell Appointed Managing Director of Nordic Region

Colin was previously Managing Director of CBRE’s Finland and Norway businesses. In his new role, Colin will oversee CBRE’s entire Nordic operations which comprise established businesses in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Also announced today is the appointment of Siri Tulikoura as … Continue reading

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Redevco Germany welcomes a new tenant in retail park near Hanau

The tenant has leased two retail spaces of approx. 2,400 sqm in total on a long-term basis from January this year. Fritz Frank operates more than 40 specialist shops in the shoe and sports fashion sectors (e. g. Frank Schuh … Continue reading

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