CURRENT PROJECTS, TRENDS AND STRATEGIES OF DEVELOPERS

Development

Activity in Serbia’s Second City

NEPI Rockcastle is opening the 150,000-sq-m Promenada Novi Sad at the end of 2018.

The best of two worlds under one roof

BEHF Architects were ahead of their time when they designed Oberwart’s hybrid mall EO eight years ago.

“Our Centers Boast High, Urban Quality”

Marcus Wild, CEO of Austria’s SES Spar European Shopping Centers, tells ACROSS about the company’s 10-year anniversary and why malls have long needed to be more than mere shopping destinations.

Projects & Openings Europe

Germany, Erlangen Arcaden | Bosnia Herzegovina, Delta Planet | Italy, ESP | Poland, Galeria Emka | Sweden, Kulan | Finland, Niity | Germany, Rhein-Galerie Ludwigshafen | United Kingdom, Rushden Lakes

Projects & Openings International

Sur Yapı Marka in Turkey, Doha Festival City in Qatar, Midland Gate and 80 Collins in Australia

Projects & Openings Europe

Eperia, Slovakia | Meadowhall, United Kingdom | Shopping Center on Kashirskoye Highway, Russia | Hoog Catharijne, Netherlands | Überseequartier, Germany | Tunsgate Quarter, United Kingdom | Kaufpark Eiche, Germany | Agora Budapest, Hungary

Projects & Openings International

Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea; Mall of Qatar, Qatar; Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, USA; BHV Marais, United Arab Emirates.

More purchasing power, more malls

Xuzhou Suning Plaza recently opened its doors. The new shopping center reflects the growth of international retail in second- and third-tier Chinese cities.

The Second-Hand Shopping Center

ReTuna Återbruksgalleria, a mall specializing in second-hand goods, recently opened in the Swedish town of Ekilstuna.

Focusing urban crosspoints

For Marcel Kokkeel, CEO of Citycon, the future lies in the “perfect match” between commerce and communities.

CityLife Shopping District: Opening in Milan on November 30

The CityLife Shopping District in Lombary’s metropolis will measure 32,000 sq m GLA. Sonae Sierra says it will be Italy’s largest urban mall.

Swiss Uniqueness

The Freo Group is responsible for the Mall of Switzerland’s project development and marketing. In an interview with ACROSS, Nikolas Löhr, Director of Retail Marketing, explained what makes the shopping center special with respect to its leisure facilities.

Driving an Urban Renaissance

A city center location is always more complicated, expensive, and time-consuming for new retail projects than an alternative on the periphery. Despite these hurdles, investors and developers have created projects across Europe that not only serve existing markets but are also catalysts for growing demand and transforming cities.

Projects & Openings Europe

FRANCE Créteil Soleil | GERMANY Löhr-Center and PEP | ITALY Adigeo | POLAND Forum Gdańsk and Janki | RUSSIA Riviera | SERBIA Ada Mall | UNITED KINGDOM Eden Walk and The Glass Works

Polish Stagnation

According to Colliers International’s “Poland Market Insights—Annual Report 2017,” only about 400,000 sq m of new retail space was created in 2016. This is one third less than in 2015. Around 400,000 sq m are expected for this year as well.

“Still space for unique projects”

According to Marcin Materny, member of the management board and managing director of the retail department at Echo Investment, there is no potential for traditional shopping centers in Poland. The reason is that the time has come for focusing on spectacular projects like the company’s “Towarowa 22.”

“A Huge Amount of Pressure on Physical Retail”

The architecture firm Gensler approaches its work from the assumption that consumers go to physical stores for the experience — and want a seamless brand experience too.

Quartier du Flon - A Unique Kind of Neighborhood Development

Quartier du Flon in Lausanne is a modern and innovative city quarter that buzzes with energy day and night—and is in the portfolio of the Swiss real estate company Mobimo.

Projects & Openings International

Des Voeux Road Central, Hong Kong | Outlet Collection Winnipeg, Canada | Rize Shopping Center, Turkey | Miami Worldcenter, USA

HB Reavis set to begin work on Stanica NIVY a new supra regional shopping destination for Bratislava

HB Reavis has received the green light to start work this summer on Stanica NIVY, a new supra regional shopping destination and international bus station in Bratislava, after successfully gaining construction consent.