Author Archives: across editor

Seven Dials ups the pace with Fashercise debut

Headed by solo female entrepreneur, Alexandra Vanthournout, the debut location in Seven Dials will stock a range of sought-after inclusive activewear. With leading brands such as Khloe Kardashian’s Good American, the store will utilise on-trend Klarna’s flexible payment system. Beginning … Continue reading

Butcher and the Farmer announces international debut at the O2

The brand will join the expanding range of restaurants sitting alongside London’s premium outlet shopping destination, ICON Outlet at The O2. In addition, international bubble tea operator CoCo, is taking a unit whilst luxury gelato brand, Snowflake, has also signed … Continue reading

New collaboration in city marketing: Fünf Höfe x Filmfest München

The Filmfest München takes place in 2019 for the 37th time, and has established itself as a major event. This year, Fünf Höfe – which has also been an institution in Munich for 16 years – has a new, important … Continue reading

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield completes modernizations at Centro

Coca-Cola Oase was already one of the most successful food courts in Europe. In the course of the reconstruction, the area was enlarged and the attractivity was increased. From now on there will be a total of 1,300 seats and … Continue reading

Prešov’s Eperia is one of the world’s TOP 6 greenest shopping centers

This J&T Real Estate (JTRE) project has been awarded the prestigious BREEAM Excellent certificate at the most recent BREEAM International New Construction 2016. It has therefore become only one of six shopping malls in the world to receive such a … Continue reading

Matthijs Storm appointed as CEO of Wereldhave

The Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders (EGM) of Wereldhave N.V., approved the appointment of Mr. Matthijs Storm as Statutory Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Wereldhave N.V. Matthijs Storm is an internationally experienced real estate professional with extensive … Continue reading

Outlet Center in Selb is going from strength to strength

In the new outlet center in Selb, champagne corks are currently popping at regular intervals. As announced, new shops are continuously opening in the kiln hall of the former Heinrich porcelain factory. The latest addition is “Möve” – the traditional … Continue reading

Sonae Sierra leads the way on new mobility trends through partnerships on Portuguese Market

Sonae Sierra is proactively embracing the new disruptive forces that are transforming the mobility ecosystem. From new players in the value chain, until new business models and collaboration between providers, Sonae Sierra has a strong roadmap of initiatives already deployed … Continue reading

Expanded partnership between McArthurGlen and HMSHost leads to openings in new designer outlets in the UK

At McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford, located near London, HMSHost will open Comptoir Libanais, and it brings more than just the taste of Lebanese cuisine. As well as the lovingly replicated decor, it brings a warm Middle-Eastern hospitality and way of … Continue reading

Trio of independent brands sign up for new space at Elephant Park

Two of the brands, The Tap In and Dima Beautiful, are opening their first permanent bricks and mortar sites at Elephant Park, a £2.3bn regeneration project being delivered by Lendlease and Southwark Council. The Tap In is a brand-new concept from the founders of … Continue reading

Always at your service!

Providing services for parents makes perfect sense. With that in mind, intu has recently become the UK’s first shopping center owner to be certified as having child-friendly wifi at its national portfolio of shopping destinations. The certification means that the … Continue reading

How to transform retail properties into brands

The number of visitors at Immofinanz retail properties grew strongly in 2018: More than 142 million customers visited the STOP SHOP retail parks and VIVO! shopping centers with its over 800,000 sqm of rentable space. That represents an increase of … Continue reading

Neo Plaza Outlet Village to open in Cyprus in 2020

The robust and diversified international brand tenant mix will be arranged in a village-like layout in the form of retail huts. The village will follow a unique and seamless architecture character, and will comprise of a complete masterplan designed by … Continue reading

It’s All About Connection

For many years, MK Illumination has talked about the importance of creating experiences to attract visitors and engage them with retail spaces. This has been crucial in helping people think of retail properties as not onlyt places to shop, but … Continue reading

ECE Real Estate Partners launches first open-ended European shopping centre fund

The EPIG fund is aimed at long-term investors striving for stable regular distribution yields of around 6-7% p.a. in the current low interest-rate environment. Strong alignment of interest has been secured by the Otto family acting as an anchor investor. … Continue reading

“Every decision maker in the industry is interested in speaking with us”

ACROSS: Please give us a brief description of your company. PETER TONSTAD: Boostcom helps shopping centers generate revenue from digital. From a product perspective we offer a Data Management Platform, a very comprehensive marketing platform, reporting, and a service layer. … Continue reading

Amazon and Enterprise Nation help online brands get physical at St David’s, Cardiff

The pop-up shop initiative will be located adjacent to Lovisa and opposite MG Cars, launching on July 22. Open for six weeks, Clicks and Mortar will offer more than 30 local and national ecommerce businesses the opportunity to explore customer … Continue reading

Dirk Hünerbein is the new Director of Development Germany at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

In his former position as Head of Development, Dirk Hünerbein already accounted for all development and revitalization projects in Germany. “In his first year at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Dirk Hünerbein has already advanced numerous challenging projects and, with this, has proven his … Continue reading

Appointment of UK & Ireland Operations Director

Howard will drive the operational performance of Hammerson’s flagship destinations across the UK & Ireland, overseeing the delivery of excellent consumer experiences, and creating commercially compelling venues for Hammerson’s brand partners. Howard has extensive experience in managing teams to deliver … Continue reading

Reed Midem to Launch the First Global Leisure Event at Mapic 2019

Reed Midem, organisers behind events including Mapic and Mipim, is set to launch the first global leisure event at this year’s Mapic, a day before the main Mapic event which takes place in Cannes between November 13-15. The launch of … Continue reading