Author Archives: ACROSS EDITOR

WEMBLEY PARK SIGNINGS RISE WITH BREAD AHEAD

Delivered by Quintain, the scheme is creating a vibrant retail and leisure offer, with a curated mix of almost 70 new shops, restaurants and services. This is in addition to London Designer Outlet, London’s largest Boxpark and the recently announced … Continue reading

PEGGY PORSCHEN SUGAR-COATS CHELSEA WITH ITS NEW FLAGSHIP PARLOUR

Peggy Porschen’s new flagship location spans across two floors of rooms, including a ground floor consisting of The Café, The Lounge, The Salon and a lower ground floor housing The Chelsea Rose Room and Pink Peony Bar. All rooms are … Continue reading

KGAL IMMOSUBSTANZ ACQUIRES FIRST PROPERTIES

Both properties have been leased on a long-term basis to food retail tenants with good credit ratings, and are in strategic locations with good customer potential. The transfer of ownership took place on 01/03/2019. Metzingen and Wannweil are located in … Continue reading

Development agreement secures £30m regeneration of Princess Square and creation of The Deck in Bracknell

The development agreement will bring about the next wave of the town’s overall regeneration – which will see additional food, drink, retail and leisure facilities added to the town’s already popular line up. The £30m investment by BRP and the … Continue reading

Nathalie Lohaus is new Head of Commercial Partnerships at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Germany

“Nathalie Lohaus is an experienced manager who is very familiar with the operative business and knows the connections between rental, marketing and events as well as branding very well”, says Paul-Eric Perchaud, Director of Operations at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Germany. As Head … Continue reading

Transforming Shopping Centers into Omnichannel Platforms

By Philipp Sepehr The current developments in the retail industry, as a whole, and the continuing growth of e-commerce, in particular, pose major challenges to brick-and-mortar retail. These changes also confront shopping centers by questioning their future as retail locations. … Continue reading

Equilis Europe is continuing with its expansion in Europe

Olivier Beguin, CEO Equilis Europe: “We are proud to consolidate our expansion in Europe. After 12 years of development, a presence in 7 countries, we plan to open a new office in Germany in 2019. Our way of approaching each … Continue reading

JURASSIC INVASION – LIVERPOOL ONE TO LAUNCH THE CITY’S FIRST AUGMENTED REALITY CONCEPT

As part of this interactive game, visitors will have the chance to chase Raptors, follow Apatosauruses and hide from the mighty T.Rex, as part of a new Dinosaurs Unleashed augmented reality app – a first for the city. In addition, … Continue reading

Minsk As a Virtual Trailblazer

The increasing importance of leisure facilities at shopping centers is well known. Virtual entertainment still remains a niche. A shopping mall located in the capital of Belarus is currently making headway in this area. On December 21, 2018, Teleport, which … Continue reading

Quadoro Acquires Mixed-Use Building in Finland

The building was constructed in 1975 and has 10,180 m² of rentable space spread over 4 storeys as well as a lower level. There are retail stores on the ground floor and lower level and a fitness studio, a clinic … Continue reading

Grand Central to debut first Herman Ze German site outside of London

Herman Ze German serves authentic German sausages carefully sourced from its trusted family butcher in the Black Forest, and since launching in 2008, it has established itself as the authority on indulgent German wurst. The brand currently has four sites … Continue reading

THE SOFA AND CHAIR COMPANY TAKES A SEAT ON THE KING’S ROAD

Designed in collaboration with leading fabric houses including Designers Guild, Romo and Jason D’Souza, the pop-up is titled ‘Partners’ and coincides with London Design Week. The partners have contributed bespoke furniture pieces to showcase a selection of luxury household rooms … Continue reading

Good Mood and Exciting Perspective

For three years now, the German Council of Shopping Centers has questioned its members at the end of each year about the mood in the industry over the past year as well as the mood regarding the new year that … Continue reading

Inditex net sales rise 3%, 7% in local currencies, topping €26 billion for the first time

The chairman and CEO of Inditex, Pablo Isla, noted “our investments in both logistics and stores in order to leverage the integrated platform, as well as our continued focus on prime locations, has enabled Inditex to offer customers a consistent … Continue reading

Primark opens at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings

Priory Meadow is a community shopping centre located in the heart of Hastings, in close proximity to Hastings railway station, with 290,000 sq ft of retail space and a 1,000-space car park, which is the main parking provision for the … Continue reading

PROJECTS & OPENINGS INTERNATIONAL

TAIWAN Taipei Twin Towers MVRDV’s plan for the Taipei Twin Towers, designed as part of a consortium led by Nan Hai Development, has been selected to revitalize the central station area of Taiwan’s Capital. The design is characterized by a … Continue reading

Green Light for Downtown Grantham Designer Outlet

The decision paves the way for a scheme that will create more than 1,700 new jobs. Located on land surrounding the existing Downtown store, the plans include a 220,425 sq ft designer outlet centre comprising 107 shops, which will be … Continue reading

PEOPLE IN THE EUROPEAN RETAIL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

British Land Darren Richards British Land recently announced senior leadership changes, with Tim Roberts and Charlie Maudsley stepping down as Executive Directors and Board Members, effective March 31, 2019. Both will remain with British Land for a period of time … Continue reading

Taking a closer look at the retail market of a relatively young capital

Astana has been Kazakhstan’s capital for almost 22 years now. When the country – after all, it is the world’s ninth biggest country – became independent after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the town and its region assumed its … Continue reading

SHELLEY SANDZER SECURE A SLICE OF GREENWICH FOR FRANCO MANCA

Starting out with their first site in Brixton Market, Franco Manca has developed a rich portfolio of restaurants across the capital and regionally, facilitated by the team at Shelley Sandzer. With dough made daily, the brand has remained true to … Continue reading