Monthly Archives: March 2022

URW and Rituals Expand Partnership with Two New Flagship Stores

The store in Ruhr Park is three times the size of the one before, and it opened on March 9. At Westfield Centro, Rituals is increasing its new sale area to a comparable extent. The handover will take place in … Continue reading

Top 20 Store Openings to Watch in February 2022

Who influences the retail market? Who opens where? In a highly competitive sector, such as retail, knowing about the latest market trends and customer preferences is becoming increasingly important. Therefore, ACROSS Magazine and Shopingy Mall Analyser are jointly preparing a … Continue reading

People on the move

FRANCISCO GUTIÉRREZ Neinver Credit: Neinver Neinver has appointed Francisco Gutiérrez as its new Retail Director, a position that reports directly to Joan Rouras, the Group’s Leasing & Retail Director. As part of his new role, he will be responsible for … Continue reading

VIA Outlets Appoints Two New Board Directors

Jaap Tonckens, who joined the company as a Board Advisor in July last year, brings more than 25 years of experience from global real estate and finance sectors. He spent 11 years at URW, of which more than eight were … Continue reading

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Scallier’s Retail Park in Focsani Receives Breeam Excellent Certificate

Currently, in Romania, there are already two commercial facilities developed by Scallier with a total leasable area of ​​11,200 sq m (in Focsani and Rosiorii de Vede), and three more are under construction and will be put into service in … Continue reading

Flying Tiger Copenhagen moves into Manchester Arndale

The store is due to open in Autumn 2022 and will be one of 83 Flying Tiger locations across the UK. Each month, the brand launches an array of new products, from gifts and gadgets to homeware and stationery. The … Continue reading

BNP Paribas REIM Continues Restructuring European Teams

Jean-Maxime Jouis has been appointed Global Head of Fund Management & Private Investors of BNP Paribas REIM as well as Deputy General Manager of BNP Paribas REIM France. He joined the management board in 2019, his new responsibilities include overseeing … Continue reading

Regional Products, Creativity & Design in Obstkiste @ ‘s Fachl

Retail Column by Heidemarie Kriz, Point of Sale Doctor and Retail Architect (KRIZH, POSitive Affairs) The concept: What’s behind it? In 2015, the three founders Christian Hammer, Markus Bauer, and Roland Huber started a rental shelf concept. Since then, they … Continue reading

Hahn Group Leases to Kaufland in Oberhausen Retail Park

The lease will start in January 2, 2023 and Kaufland will carry out extensive modernisation measures at the new location. This will involve upgrading the retail space and aligning it with the latest Kaufland store concept. The opening of the … Continue reading

BNP Paribas REIM gains Albert Bauchinger as Commercial Asset Manager

Bauchinger will focus primarily on the sustainable, digital, and proactive asset management of the real estate portfolio with a focus on ESG criteria (Environmental, Social, Governance), and will be available to tenants and clients as a contact person. In addition, … Continue reading

New ‘food hall of the future’ at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin

Manifesto Berlin will bring together 25 restaurants, convenience grocery, two bars, a chef’s table, and a cultural stage. The company, founded in mid-2018, will operate its own bar under the brand “Soot.” Their food hubs gather local gastro entrepreneurs and artisans, as well … Continue reading

Union Investment acquires Planetencenter from Savills

The retail park consists of two single-story buildings: A new retail park built in 2014 and an existing building originally constructed in 1983/84 and completely revitalized in 2015/2016. The total rental space of around 16,700 sq m is spread over … Continue reading

Francisco Gutiérrez is Neinver’s new Retail Director

As part of his new role, he will be responsible for implementing the Spanish multinational’s retail strategy across the 20 properties under management in Spain, Italy, France, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands. In Addition, Gutiérrez will oversee the company’s relationship … Continue reading

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Haribo opens Germany’s largest store at Westfield Centro

In the last few months, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Germany has announced the upcoming store openings of several brands, e.g. the substantial store extension of JD Sports, the upcoming new store of the lifestyle brand Gilly Hicks as well as the market … Continue reading

“We are Long-term Partners”

ACROSS: How was BIG founded in 1994? Hay Galis: BIG is an Israeli company, founded by Mr. Yehuda Naftali, who moved to the US in 1973, and returned to Israel in 1994, to established BIG Shopping Centers Ltd. with the … Continue reading

Dockside Outlet welcomes dental surgery Smil

Dockside is located in the heart of Chatham Maritime – an area of 300 acres featuring leisure and restaurant facilities, Chatham Dockyard and Chatham Marina. More than 2,000 new homes have already been built locally with anther 450 homes now … Continue reading

Vincent Bacas is Redevco’s new Portfolio Director NL

Thierry Cahierre says: “We are delighted to have Vincent joining us. He has the challenging task to further transform our Dutch portfolio into a more diversified mix of assets beyond the predominantly traditional high street retail. With his broad background … Continue reading

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LondonMetric signs Grocery Lettings across Retail Park Portfolio

At Ashford, Middlesex, on behalf of its MIPP Joint Venture, LondonMetric has signed a new 25 year lease with Lidl on the former 2,973 sq m Hitchcock & King unit, at a rent of over €0.7 million p.a. Lidl has … Continue reading

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Discuss the Future of Retail and Retail Real State in Europe

Get to know about the latest changes in the retail and retail real estate industry: The 24. Retail Symposium hosted in Vienna main’s aim is to offer current information about the most important topics within the industry. This year, the … Continue reading

Giles Membrey joins ACROSS Advisory Board

Giles Membrey is the Managing Director of Rioja Estates Ltd. He is a pioneer of the designer outlet market, having played a leading role in introducing outlets into the UK in the 1980s and has since successfully developed retail destinations … Continue reading