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Sonja Naber joins redos Group as Senior Transaction Manager

With effect from the start of February, Dr. Sonja Naber (38, née Bocek) has joined redos institutional GmbH, a subsidiary of redos, as Senior Transaction Manager. In her new role, she will assume a range of responsibilities within the area … Continue reading

VIA Outlets accelerates growth as 2019 proves another successful year

Reinforced strategy delivering strong results The increase in brand sales meant an uplift to €1.16 billion in 2019, whilst the footfall increase saw VIA Outlets welcome a record 32.2 million guests over the year. The company’s 3 R’s strategy, which focusses … Continue reading

SIGNA and Central Group acquire GLOBUS

SIGNA and Central jointly own Germany’s KaDeWe Group with upcoming projects in Dusseldorf and Vienna, Austria, while Central Group currently owns 9 Rinascente stores in Italy and Denmark’s Illum. With GLOBUS, the combined presence of SIGNA and Central will span … Continue reading

SIGNA and Central Group acquire GLOBUS

SIGNA and Central jointly own Germany’s KaDeWe Group with upcoming projects in Dusseldorf and Vienna, Austria, while Central Group currently owns 9 Rinascente stores in Italy and Denmark’s Illum. With GLOBUS, the combined presence of SIGNA and Central will span … Continue reading

New urban district with original Leiner store planned in St. Pölten, Austria

The Leiner Haus in St. Pölten will continue to be one of the best addresses in the Lower Austrian regional capital. The currently out-dated buildings at Rathausplatz 7-10 are either undergoing an extensive renovation or will be replaced completely by … Continue reading

The new MEGA Alma-Ata food hall in Almaty, Kazakhstan

The food hall, one of the first in Kazakhstan, introduces a new blend of F&B offers to the country, with a mix of regional and international cuisines, fast food, cafés and traditional restaurants providing something for all tastes. The new … Continue reading

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield continues to push for qualitative optimisation of its portfolio in Germany in 2020

“In an increasingly digital society, retail must continue to develop and continuously optimise its business models. For us, this means that we will have an even stronger focus on multi-channel solutions and that we already take an integrated view on … 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

ECE plans mixed-use concept in Budapest

ECE’s initial plan was to realize a shopping center on this property. Even though they had the support of the city’s and the district’s authorities it was impossible obtain the necessary exemption from the so-called “Plaza-Stop” law. Therefore, ECE and … Continue reading

redos contracts out the management of a portfolio of four shopping centers to ECE

In the tender process, ECE prevailed over renowned competitors with a tailored proposal. redos is the asset manager for the objects since 2013. At the end of 2016, the Hamburg-based retail real estate specialist had taken over the portfolio as … Continue reading

With EXPOHALLE, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield further expands its extensive leisure facilities at Centro

“Centro is a prime example for our strategy of combining retail and hospitality with exceptional events, cultural and entertainment formats,” explains Paul-Eric Perchaud, Director of Operations at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Germany. “With the new EXPOHALLE and the cooperation with Explorado Group, we … Continue reading

Eurovea will welcome Slovakia’s very first Primark

Following enlargement in 2022, Eurovea will cover an impressive 84,000 sq m – of which Primark’s first Slovak store will be 3,660 sq m of net retail space over two floors with a range of fashion for women, men and … Continue reading

intu scoops not one, but two Revo Golds

The two awards recognise intu’s expertise in developing retail and leisure destinations with a difference. The honours were awarded for intu’s retail and leisure extension at intu Watford in the Re:new category, and the leisure development at intu Lakeside in … Continue reading

Festival Place – Outstanding Black Friday Trading

The centre has demonstrated that it is continuing to defy doom-and-gloom within the retail sector and is bucking trends, going from strength-to-strength since its acquisition by AEW in December 2015. When comparing Black Friday 29th November 2019 with Black Friday … Continue reading

The 24th annual MAPIC Awards winners announced

Organised by Reed MIDEM, MAPIC – the International Retail Property Market – was held in Cannes from 13 to 15 November. Honouring the very best of the retail industry, the 24rd edition of the MAPIC Awards celebrated the most outstanding … Continue reading

Eurovea welcomes new brands

The London-based brand COS and the American sports brand Under Armor have recently opened their first Slovak stores here, as well as the Tosca Blu premium Italian store. In addition to fashion brands, Costa Coffee and Toyeto vintage toys also … Continue reading

Futureal teams up with Trinova to acquire its first office asset in the United Kingdom

Situated in the heart of Glasgow’s central business district on the corner of Blythswood Street and Waterloo Street, the iconic stainless-steel clad Spectrum Building offers over 6,800 sq m of office and retail accommodation. The offices are occupied by prestigious … Continue reading

‘The Beauty Society’ launches at John Lewis & Partners Cardiff in St David’s Shopping Centre

From the comfort of this uniquely designed luxe dwell space, Beauty Guides will be on hand to provide personal, independent and inspirational advice to help customers find the right products for them from across John Lewis’ full range of brands. … Continue reading

Redevco commits to Net Zero Carbon Portfolio by 2040

Redevco has selected four signature projects to demonstrate what Mission 2040 looks like, which actions are needed to make buildings net zero carbon and that its ambitions are achievable. These specific projects are related to a retail transformation project, a … Continue reading

Rituals first to open at Eindhoven redevelopment project

Premium lifestyle brand Rituals opened their new and bigger store in the city centre which covers 270 sq m on the ground floor and 290 sq m in the basement. The re-development project transformed a 9,000 sq m retail building … Continue reading