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ECE and Pop up My Brand Present New Store Concept

The focus of the new format “It’s All About Stories,” a mixture of a pop-up and concept store, is on changing themes and settings, in which six to eight brands can showcase themselves and their products for two months each. … Continue reading

Redevco acquires One Tower Bridge F&B units for £70 million

Andrew Vaughan, CEO Redevco, said: “Redevco is constantly on the lookout for opportunities aligned with changing consumer spending patterns and a growing focus on leisure such as mixed-use and F&B-led investments. London ranks as a leading global destination in this … Continue reading

Connected Commerce: ECE and OTTO form partnership to link offline and online shopping

Effective immediately, the product ranges of local retailers and name-brand manufacturers can be added to the product offering on otto.de. The objective of this connected commerce concept is to boost offline sales at ECE shopping centers and beyond through greater … Continue reading

Waterstones to open in Glasgow Silverburn

The 6,000 sq ft unit, located adjacent to New Look, will offer the brand’s comprehensive selection of books, alongside unique stationery and gift collections. Spanning over both the ground and first floor, the new store – designed by an in-house … Continue reading

MEC leases 32,000 sq m in first half-year and strengthens leasing team

“We are delighted with the successful first half of the year and the increase in leasing performance by more than 4,000 m² compared with the same period last year,” says Christian Thiele, Head of Leasing Management at MEC. Marco Bachmann … Continue reading

Too Faced adds gloss to Liverpool One

Located on Paradise Street, the 1,000 sq ft unit will offer Too Faced fans the full cosmetics range and signature ‘instagrammable’ in-store moments. Co-founded by Jerrod Blandino and Jeremy Johnson in 1998, Too Faced is a leader in the make-up … Continue reading

ICON Outlet at The O2 announces five more retail openings

Located on the lower level of ICON Outlet within The O2, Nike has opened its 13,500 sq ft store neighbouring New York’s vegan inspired brand, by CHLOE.  Aiming to inspire shoppers to achieve their athletic potential, with their collection of … Continue reading

ECE and Art-Invest Real Estate have formed strategic JV for major residential London development

It is the first investment of ECE in the UK market where the company considers exploring new opportunities, particularly in the residential sector. ECE considers the joint venture development as an opportunity to build up its UK experience and to … Continue reading

Colosseum Centre has secured funding from Credit Europe Bank to develop the shopping mall

The loan from Credit Europe Bank worth EUR 23 Million, while the total investment in the shopping mall will reach EUR 30 Million. “Our project enters now the final straight to completion. We are glad to have beside us partners … Continue reading

Shelley Sandzer raises the bar with second site for Milroy’s

Starting in 1964 with their initial whisky shop on Greek Street, Soho, Milroy’s is London’s oldest whisky specialist, with a history of delivering to the biggest names in the capital, including former prime ministers.  Shelley Sandzer has secured their second … Continue reading

European Retail in 2019

The study offers an overview of the most important indicators for European retail in 2019. This includes an analysis of purchasing power and store-based turnover as well as their respective shares of private consumption. Additionally, the study illuminates trends in … Continue reading

Citycon with new Chief Development Officer

Lennhammar is a Swedish citizen and has a Bachelor’s degree in engineering from KHT Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Sweden. He will start in his position in August and will be responsible for property developments in all Citycon countries. Lennhammar … Continue reading

Chapman Taylor designs mixed-use district near Lisbon

The focus of the 40,000 sq m GBA development will be an 80-metre-tall, 20-floor office tower, which will house a striking LED display and a vertical garden. There will also be a 7,000 sq m podium building with a green terraced … Continue reading

Oliver Borg appointed new Regional Director Germany of Metro Properties

He succeeds Christian Mielke who is leaving the company at his own request. Borg joined Metro Properties as Head of Department of Project Development on October 1, 2005. With effect from January 1, 2012 he was appointed Director Project Development at … Continue reading

Akropole in Riga opened

Spread across two floors, it is home to almost 170 tenants, including around 140 fashion and lifestyle stores, various service providers, the new Apollo Kino cinema, O’Learys entertainment zone, an ice arena for hockey and skating, brand new Lemon Gym, … Continue reading

Immofinanz: Two new members recommended for the Supervisory Board

Both are well-known managers with many years of experience in real estate and finance as well as extensive knowledge of supervisory boards. “Bettina Breiteneder and Sven Bienert will strengthen and complement the Supervisory Board’s qualification matrix and, with their experience … Continue reading

Galeria Mlociny will open on May 23, 2019

225,000 sq m of total space, 82,000 sq m of GLA with 76,000 sq m allocated to retail and F&B, 6,000 sq m of office space, over 200 shops and 36 restaurants, the tallest shopfront windows in Poland, 10 screen … Continue reading

HB Reavis announces new CFO

Miklas, so far, has mostly been responsible for the non-real estate businesses of HB Reavis shareholder. He has a broad background in chief finance positions, for example, in one of Europe’s largest utility companies, RWE, in several countries including the UK, … Continue reading

Edinburgh St James welcomes Zara

The pre-let deal will see Zara take 3,400 sq m over three floors at Edinburgh St James; while Bershka, Stradivarius and Pull&Bear will take stores of 860 sq m, 560 sq m and 740 sq m respectively, all located within … Continue reading

WHAT CAN FULL PRICE RETAIL LEARN FROM THE OUTLET BUSINESS MODEL?

By Ian Sanderson Described as “having gone mainstream”, outlet shopping in the UK and Europe is going from strength-to-strength. Despite strong competition from online shopping, 85% of UK retail sales, for example, still touch a physical store, according to Ed … Continue reading