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Projects & Openings Europe

Spain intu Costa del Sol intu, on September 18, 2019, has announced that it has been awarded a General “PGOU” License (Plan General de Ordenación Urbana) for its ground-up development intu Costa del Sol. This milestone paves the way for … Continue reading

ACROSS Retail Talks came to Cannes

The second event of this format took place on November 12 at 4.30pm at Villa Marie Pierette, at the invitation of MK Illumination. After his welcome address, ACROSS publisher Reinhard Winiwarter handed host duties over to Klaus Striebich (CEO of … Continue reading

Neinver secures tenants for close to 80% of GLA in Amsterdam The Style Outlets

Neinver, a leading investor has announced at the MAPIC international retail property trade show that Amsterdam The Style Outlets, the company’s current development project in the Netherlands, is already near 80% leased. Moreover, with the opening scheduled for autumn 2020, … Continue reading

Forum Rotterdam almost fully let

Forum Rotterdam is centrally located between Rotterdam’s top shopping streets: Coolsingel, Binnenwegplein, Lijnbaan and Beurstraverse. The Forum is a joint project of a.s.r. real estate, Syntrus Achmea Real Estate & Finance and Multi Netherlands. The multi-functional project has 64,000 sq.m … Continue reading

Projects & Openings International

PIXEL | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES MVRDV’s Pixel, an 85,000-square-meter mixed-use development in Abu Dhabi, is now under construction following the appointment of construction company CNTC as the project’s main contractor. Featuring shops, apartments, offices, and amenities situated around a lively … Continue reading

CRACOVIA OUTLET will be the only one new fashion & lifestyle outlet for Krakow

Peakside Capital, investor and developer of the Fashion Outlet Krakow, and KG Group S.A., developer of the Cracovia Outlet, agreed to only one new Fashion & Lifestyle Outlet for Krakow, the Cracovia Outlet, in a joint-venture. “We sat down around … Continue reading

Realm attracts leading lifestyle brands to Livingston Designer Outlet

Osprey London, Molton Brown, Portmeirion and Hotter are set to join the scheme this year, taking a combined 6,257 sq ft. They join other premium brands at the scheme, which include Reiss, GUESS and Under Armour: British luxury leather company … Continue reading

People in the European Retail Real Estate Industry

Deka Group Victor Stoltenburg Victor Stoltenburg has been appointed Managing Director of management company Deka Immobilien Investment, effective September 1, 2019. The 50-year-old professional will be responsible for the management of all acquisitions and sales for Deka Immobilien in the … Continue reading

Hines secured new deals with top brands Hotel Chocolat, New Look and schuh Kids at The Centre, Livingston

Hines, the international real estate firm, has secured new leases at The Centre, Livingston, with a range of top retail brands including Hotel Chocolat, New Look, Specsavers and schuh Kids. Hotel Chocolat moved into The Centre in late August, taking … Continue reading

Russian city Perm is about to get its most modern mall

Sonae Sierra Development Services was recently commissioned by MallTech, one of the main shopping center developers in Russia, to design what will become a super-regional mall in Perm Krai in Russia, Planeta Perm. MallTech and Sonae Sierra are working closely … Continue reading

The heartbeat of leisure ecosystems

By Gastón Gaitán The Rialto Bridge is an icon of Venetian architecture. It is also a 500-year-old paradigm of modern-day leisure ecosystems. Built in 1591, with two inclining ramps in a nod to the original wooden structure that allowed Venetians … Continue reading

JD Sports recently opened a 450-sq m store at huma Shoppingwelt

The British retailer, who has been on the German market for six years, has – in comparison to other sports retailers who focus on sneakers – a significantly broader product range: 50 % clothing and 50 % shoes. JD Sports … Continue reading

Highlighting the new

Potsdamer Platz Arkaden | Berlin, Germany     Currently, ECE and Brookfield Properties Germany, Asset Manager of Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, are doing an extensive repositioning and modernization project of Potsdamer Platz Shopping Arkaden. The repositioning focuses on a new concept with … Continue reading

Spectacular launch of the Westfield brand

Now more than ever, live performances by top stars are emotional public attractions. They are considered ideal marketing instruments for the industry in 2019. It was therefore only logical for Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) to organize a series of music events with … Continue reading

Multi Hungary unveils €17m refurbishment for Allee shopping centre in Budapest

The company will start the execution phase in the second quarter of 2020 and expects to complete most of the work still in 2020. Allee shopping centre offers more than 140 shops, a 13-screen multiplex cinema, restaurants, offices, a fitness … Continue reading

About “Urban regeneration“

The recommendation is not “either-or” but “both at once”: in the future, the parallel worlds of digital and high-street retailing must coalesce better. Consumers want to be served round the clock and via all channels. They have long been seeking … Continue reading

The Current Challenges of Rome’s Retail-Real-Estate Market

By Elia Federici Rome was a very interesting city for real estate for roughly two decades – from the mid-eighties to around 2005. Most of the shopping centers were built during that period, particularly in the nineties. The overall economic … Continue reading

A Look at Zagreb and Central Northern Croatia

By Denis Cupic The concentration of shopping centers in Zagreb is, statistically, one of the highest in Europe, depending on the methodology used. However, new retailers are cautiously and slowly entering the Croatian market, which has led to a high … Continue reading

On the rooftop

It has been known for some time that the Signa Group wants to open a KaDeWe on Mariahilfer Straße, one of Vienna’s most popular shopping miles. A furniture store has to move to realize this plan. The Austrian real estate … Continue reading

Good Sign for the Spanish Retail Real Estate Market

By Alfonso Brunet Spain continues to register good economic indicators and is once again one of the main drivers of the euro zone. The latest published forecasts indicate GDP growth of 2.3% by 2019 and 1.9% by 2020. These positive … Continue reading