Author Archives: Online Editor

Thinking as Retailers, Investors, and Operators at the Same Time

ACROSS: How has Neinver’s business been affected by the Covid-19 crisis? DANIEL LOSANTOS: The Covid-19 lockdown has impacted businesses around the world, and NEINVER is no exception. We were obliged to close all of our centers in Europe in March, … Continue reading

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People in move

Marcus Eggers IPH Centermanagement Credit: IPH Centermanagement IPH Centermanagement taps Marcus Eggers as new Managing Director. IPH Centermanagement, a joint venture of IPH Handelsimmobilien and IC Immobilien Gruppe and Germany’s biggest independent center manager, has appointed Marcus Eggers new Managing … Continue reading

Cromwell appoints new Head of Asset Management, CEE

As well as taking on responsibility for the asset management of 749,000 sqm of space that Cromwell CEE manages across 52 properties in Poland, Czechia and Romania, Elwira will be an integral part of the CEE management team, tasked with … Continue reading

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Becken founds retail subsidiary and appoints Marcus Neumann as managing director

Neumann has around 25 years of experience in the retail real estate sector along the entire spectrum of retail properties. Before joining Becken, he was Managing Director of Arbireo Retail Invest GmbH. Further stations included management positions at Jones Lang … Continue reading

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Polo Ralph Lauren comes to Mall of Berlin

Polo Ralph Lauren presents a vision of modern American sportswear. The premium brand and its famous logo with the polo pony are considered a symbol of the new preppy lifestyle all over the world. In addition to women’s, men’s and … Continue reading

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Anna Dużyńska as the head of Equilis Poland

The portfolio of Equilis includes both residential investments as well as office and commercial buildings. Poland has a new direction of development Equilis opened its office in Poland in 2016. After four years of operation in its country, this Belgian … Continue reading

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Ceetrus Portugal and Zomato together in a digital pilot project for shopping centre foodcourts

Ceetrus Portugal, owner and manager of Alegro shopping centres, joined the zomato platform for a pioneering project in retail food courts: Click & Eat, at Alegro Montijo shopping centre. This service allows customers to choose and pay their meals quickly and safely, avoiding … Continue reading

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François Matray appointed Chief Executive Officer of MRM

MRM, a real estate investment company specialising in retail property, announced the appointment of François Matray as Chief Executive Officer. This appointment, which will be effective as of 1 October 2020, follows Jacques Blanchard’s decision to retire. After joining MRM and … Continue reading

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Hines Appoints Farhaz Miah as Director of Research for Europe

Hines, the international real estate firm, has announced the appointment of Farhaz Miah as Director of Research for Europe. The appointment further enhances Hines Europe’s already strong research capabilities, with Farhaz joining Hines’ global Proprietary Research Group, which provides informed … Continue reading

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Shine Forest: InCity’s Illuminating Experience

InCity’s rooftop has been transformed into a magical forest filled with larger-than-life light sculptures of tree and animals. A walk through Shine Forest presents visitors with opportunities to simply enjoy their surroundings or to take advantage of the light art … Continue reading

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Post-pandemic Retail

Lockdown, the compulsory wearing of masks, social distancing rules, and the fear of contagion: The socio-economic effects of the Covid-19 crisis have resulted in the transformation of everyday life worldwide. Consumer behavior has been particularly impacted by the pandemic. While … Continue reading

Moving the Retail Industry Forward

By Joanna Fisher The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects have hit the brick-and-mortar retail sector extremely hard. The consequences of the crisis are noticeably strong, and its impact will be felt by the retail industry for some time to come, especially … Continue reading

Sufficient Liquidity and Proximity to Customers

ACROSS: What has Immofinanz learned as a result of the current crisis? GERALD GRÜLL: There are two factors that are of particular importance in a crisis: sufficient liquidity and proximity to customers. As we have both, we were able to take … Continue reading

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Across Retail Talks online, October 7, 5pm (cet)

The fourth event in the series ACROSS RETAIL TALKS online is dedicated to the booming PropTec sector. This talk promises to be particularly exciting: a discussion between the best providers and critical users. In which areas does PropTec make sense, … Continue reading

What Does “The New Normal” Really Mean for Retail Real Estate?

By Gerard Groener Covid-19 has had a profound impact on everyone’s current reality. From socially distanced conversations to wearing facemasks to working from home – we have all made changes to our daily lives. Even though the lockdowns, restrictions, and … Continue reading

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MK Illumination offers more reasons to take photos this Christmas

Recent months have shown that, no matter how difficult our lives become, there is always a place for a quick photo—of ourselves, our friends, and our loved ones. With that in mind, MK Illumination has designed a brand new range … Continue reading

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Messe Frankfurt revamps spring 2021 schedule

Messe Frankfurt has already organised 13 large trade fairs at various locations in China since the crisis began. Unfortunately, however, it is not possible to hold such events in Germany at present. This is in spite of the fact that … Continue reading

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OUT NOW: NEW ISSUE „POST PANDEMIC RETAIL” | FREE trial access

Only for a short time: Read the latest issue FOR FREE! Just enter the subscription code: testissue click here for more information Top-quality industry information is very important, especially in challenging times. Therefore, ACROSS will further expand its reporting, particularly … Continue reading

London Designer Outlet Selects Coniq to Improve Customer Experience and Loyalty

Coniq today announced that London Designer Outlet has selected its award winning customer engagement and loyalty platform to support the growth of the business. Opened in 2013 as the capital’s first outlet centre, and located next to Wembley Stadium, London Designer … Continue reading

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The power of parking data

By Gary Lee Data, data, data. At the height of the pandemic, data was everywhere, with much of it showing downward trends across retail and other key sectors. Visitor analysis within retail was once restricted to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and footfall counters within the … Continue reading

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