Daily Archives: December 6, 2021

400th Primark store opens in Italy

The retailer now amounts to 70, 000 employees at 400 outlets across 14 countries. The name ‘Primark’ comes from the Italian word ‘Prima’, which means ‘first’. Founder Arthur Ryan loved the Italian language and wanted the business to make its … Continue reading

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Altera appoints Thijs Guinee as Performance and Valuation Analyst

Thijs Guinee (33) joins Altera from MVGM, where he was head of research for the past five years. His previous employers include Colliers International.  Guinee has nine years of experience in analyzing trends and developments in the real estate market. … Continue reading

Shopping 4.0 at new “Innovation Space” in Hamburg

Since Black Friday, _blaenk’s “Innovation Space” has been open, directly in the entrance area of the Vodafone flagship store. On about 15 sq m, a selected lifestyle brand is presented regularly, addressing local but also megatrends.  The first brand to … Continue reading

Half Price joins Westgate Shopping City with first store in Croatia

The retail chain, so far present in four European countries (Poland, Austria, Hungary, and The Czech Republic) has now opened its first store in Croatia. They offer limited branded items with high discounts. Half Price’s store at Westgate covers more … Continue reading

Savills and SRS join forces for strategic alliance

Mark Ridley, Global CEO of Savills comments, “Aligning our Worldwide platform, comprising over 600 offices across 70 countries with dedicated expertise across all retail sectors, allows us to provide comprehensive advice to our clients across the Global Retail markets.“ SRS has … Continue reading

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Quarree Wandsbek upgrades exterior facade with 3D LED video walls

The smaller, three-sided screen on the left side of the shopping center’s facade, the so-called cube, has a total area of 27 sq m. Above the main entrance, an extensive three-dimensional digital LED surface–called the tower–extends over a total area … Continue reading

Elephant Park joined by four east Asian brands

Wanyoo was founded in 1998 and now has over 1,300 locations across four continents. The new Elephant Park site will be the brand’s fourth in the UK, covering 178 sq m and seating up to 45 players. Having signed for … Continue reading

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