The app is known, among other things, because rapper Smudo of the German hip hop group “Die Fantastischen Vier” participated in its development. It has already been downloaded over a million times to date. The luca principle is quite simple: … Continue reading
Last year, Mipim was one of the first major events not to go ahead as planned due to Covid-19. There is still hope that it will take place this year. However, there has now been a further postponement from June … Continue reading
By Francis Loughran The past eight months have devastated the food and hospitality industry globally, yet many of the best operators have still continued to find equilibrium or even growth strategies. What are the lessons to be learned from this … Continue reading
By Renata Kinde-Czyz Covid-19 made us really SEE people. We were and still are confronted with all kinds of very sad casualty statistics around the world. Many governments and businesses still hold their breath and frantically calculate how much this … Continue reading
PropTech Column by Peter Tonstad Shopping centers have always been marketplaces in the physical world, with the first mention of “digital malls” dating back to the early 2000’s. Despite the passing of 20 years since the concept was introduced, there are no … Continue reading
Chris Igwe is one of the world’s leading authorities on global retail and highly sought after for his passionate views, deep knowledge, and great insights. Based in Paris, he is special advisor to global brands, owners, and investors on strategic … Continue reading
Sales and footfall traffic, tenant growth and safe shopping practices represent the keys to that success, underscoring the stability of the outlets’ format and the appeal for consumers. Sales and footfall Despite the pandemic, Outlet Village Belaya Dacha increased like … Continue reading
The brand has traded for over a century, starting as a cobblers’ shop in Essen-Borbeck, west Germany, in 1913. Since then, it has established a presence in 30 countries with over 4,000 stores, and has to date sold more than … Continue reading
1. Nextrade, the first B2B marketplace in the Home & Living industry, launched over a year ago. What advantages do you see and what does Nextrade bring you as a retailer? Philipp Keller: Especially in times when no physical trade … Continue reading
Echo Investment has leased 8.5 thousand sqm of commercial space to the Kaufland chain in the shopping center at Opieńskiego Street, thanks to which residents of the northern part of Poznań will be able to conveniently do their shopping. The … Continue reading
I am particularly pleased to present to you today our latest ACROSS Online Special. It is entitled “Come Back Smarter”, which is to become the program for our reporting over the next few months. After all, Covid-19 has hit the international placemaking … Continue reading
The long-term main tenant is Edeka, with a lettable area of roughly 2,150 square metres. In addition to some 2,700 square metres of lettable area for retail and services, Bernstein-Center has roughly 1,600 square metres dedicated to housing, providing over … Continue reading
The country’s latest shopping and entertainment centre has reached the last phase of its development as the certificate of occupancy had been issued by the local authorities. Due to the progress the stores of the domestic and international tenants can … Continue reading
Perkins joins LabTech from CBRE where he spent six years in the central London retail leasing team, advising institutional and private landlords, including The Crown Estate, Great Portland Estates, M&G, Sirosa, and CBRE GI on their retail and leisure strategies. The appointment … Continue reading
Leading international fashion brand Bershka, part of the Inditex Group and one of the world’s largest fashion retailers, has agreed to lease 2,700 square metres across the Preciados 13 building as well as the ground floor, basement and first floor … Continue reading
ACROSS: First things first–what is First Store by Alexa? JENS HOREIS: In its original sense First Store by Alexa is a retail casting for newcomers and start-ups that don’t have a store yet to try out new concepts in our retail … Continue reading
Mueller the former “Immobilienweise (ZIA)” has more than 15 years of experience in the real estate industry and was leading the European-wide retail & real estate consulting business at GfK since 2011. His expertise includes commercial due diligence, location and data analytics, and the … Continue reading
Accelerated digitalization of the conservative real estate sector combined with the growing trend of outsourcing facility management and maintenance services helped the company to triple its revenues in 2020 and win clients like Forstinger and Reiwag Facility Services. The Vienna-based company was backed … Continue reading
As part of its outlook for the previous year, ACROSS ran the following headline: “Waiting for the big crash? The retail real estate industry is cautiously optimistic about 2020. Uncertainties remain, however.” One might even say that last year began with … Continue reading
The video of the ACROSS Retail Talks can be found here: It has been almost five years since the ACROSS Advisory Board was founded. Currently it has 22 members who identify the challenges the industry faces as well as the … Continue reading
