ACROSS: There was a change in management at First Christmas in late 2019 and you became Managing Director in January of this year. How did this come about? Frank Pöstges-Pragal: Kersten Rosenau founded First Christmas in 1999 and successfully managed the company … Continue reading
Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Calvin Klein, Ted Baker, Reiss and Kurt Geiger are among the first high-end designer labels to be revealed for the centre, with sportswear giant Adidas and French cookware brand Le Creuset joining the line-up of sought-after international … Continue reading
ACROSS: In 2015, VIA Outlets acquired Landquart Fashion Outlet (from ING Real Estate). What was the reason behind that transaction? MATHIAS BOMMER: When VIA Outlets bought what is now Landquart Fashion Outlet, we were in the midst of an intensive acquisition … Continue reading
ACROSS: What can participants look forward to at this year’s digital Mapic? NATHALIE DEPETRO: The decision to transform Mapic and LeisurUp into a digital event was a natural consequence of the global health situation and international travel restrictions. We draw on … Continue reading
At the end of September 2020, JTM Rütenen AG announced that the 14 unsuccessful years of planning that had gone into the “Outletcenter Edelreich” project in Wigoltingen, in the canton of Thurgau, were enough to officially bury it. The industrial … Continue reading
La Torre Outlet Zaragoza opened its doors on October 22, 2020 in the city of the same name. The new fashion and lifestyle shopping destination for northern Spain and southern France is a joint project of Pikolin Group and GPA; managed … Continue reading
TORG will utilise the Coniq IQ Total Customer Engagement Platform to provide greater automation and personalization of the company’s customer communications. It will also provide more contextual customer data, empowering marketing, retail and leasing teams with unique insights to uncover new business … Continue reading
Connor, a fellow chartered accountant, has extensive experience of both running and driving value from retail, office, and mixed use assets, and of managing and motivating teams to ensure they deliver key strategic objectives. He has also worked closely and … Continue reading
“We live in an omnichannel world, both individually and on a business level, therefore, our services also become omnichannel. The purpose of today’s launch is to serve the end consumer and meet their needs, wherever they are, either offline or … Continue reading
On January 1, 2021, ECE is due to reposition itself as an integrated group in the real estate and investment group, offering asset management, project development expertise, investment management, and other full-service real estate services under one roof. The new … Continue reading
Hunting for the hottest designer pieces and getting a good bargain: this will also be possible at Quarree in Hamburg’s Wandsbek quarter next year. TK Maxx will open its ninth store in Hamburg there, with approximately 2,200 sq m across … Continue reading
Over the past weeks, the German Council of Shopping Places has collected an overview of many of the hygiene and safety measures for the gastronomy sector that are currently applied successfully in Germany. It also compiled a 11-page checklist that … Continue reading
Decathlon City, the French sporting goods retailer, and Team Break, the escape room specialist, perfectly fit the ‘31 community’. The purpose of this latest example of urban regeneration is to meet the demands of the new lifestyles that arise in … Continue reading
This partnership makes it possible for bricks-and-mortar retailers to display their locally available products in Google search results, making it an integral part of the “connected commerce” strategy that links online and offline channels. The connecting element is the “Stocksquare” … Continue reading
Despite the headwinds facing the retail sector, the value of retail assets remains clear. They have the ability to adapt to become focal points of city centers, attracting people for leisure, social, cultural, and entertainment activities, which, in turn, plays … Continue reading
Back then, the project was viewed with a certain degree of skepticism – and, in many cases, with a fair amount of enthusiasm. Today, the OVAL is one of the most established concert and cabaret stages in Austria. OVAL has … Continue reading
By Ewelina Stobiecka In many EU countries, entrepreneurs are counting the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which has had a particular effect on the retail sector, including small, medium, and large enterprises in the shopping center sector, which generates … Continue reading
Andy Williams’ iconic holiday song, “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, is a celebration of Christmas traditions and activities. More importantly, the song celebrates what many people value most about this annual festive occasion: the coming together of … Continue reading
From Paris to London and from New York to Singapore: The international fashion company Marc Cain has 172 stores in 59 countries around the globe, including many further shop-in-stores, outlets and presences in specialist stores. In collaboration with Munich’s traditional … Continue reading
Consisting of shopping centers, retail parks and commercial galleries with a leasable area of at least 5,000 sq m, the modern retail stock in Romania has reached 3.96 million sq m and will exceed the 4 million sq m threshold until … Continue reading
