The pandemic has confirmed the resilience of Immofinanz's low-cost retail formats and has resulted in the introduction of new concepts. Immofinanz Board Member Dietmar Reindl spoke with the publisher of ACROSS Magazine, Reinhard Winiwarter, about the resilience of retail relationships, the need for more service, and the company's expansion plans.
In 2021 Scallier completed construction and opened retail parks in Rosiorii de Vede and Focsani. In 2022, it continues construction works and plans to open retail parks in Turda, Timisoara and Vaslui, to close this year with a volume of over 40,000 sq m of modern commercial leasable space (GLA) completed.
Today, the expanded part of the Supernova Ljubljana Rudnik shopping center was opened. The investment in the extension amounted to €70 million. The center now covers 50,000 sq m and includes 109 stores, 50 of which are new, 7 cinemas, 19 restaurants and bars on two floors with terraces, 2 indoor amusement parks, outdoor playgrounds, a fitness center, and 2,552 parking spaces, including 1,800 in the parking garage.
Kaufland is launching the expansion of its marketplace Kaufland.de. From 2023, their customers in the Czech Republic and Slovakia will not only be able to shop at their numerous stores, but also around the clock in the online marketplace.
AG Real Estate is on the verge of completing the extensive renovation and extension works it started in 2019 in Westland Shopping Center in Anderlecht (Belgium). The program includes the arrival of a large department store and a number of new retailers, the expansion of the Food & Beverage offer, and the creation of a leisure center of over 4,000 sq m.
The multifunctional Norblin Factory opened in September last year and is gaining more and more tenants. The project’s investor, the Capital Park Group, has signed lease contracts with another six concepts which will soon join the revitalized complex at Żelazna Street.
Since the groundbreaking celebration in September 2021, construction of the 12,500 sq m phase 1 of Tbilisi Outlet Village has well progressed. The opening is now set for spring 2023.
London Designer Outlet (LDO) has announced that Nike is set to increase its footprint at the center by more than two thirds, as the fashion and lifestyle destination prepares for a year of new brand arrivals.
British Land has agreed four new leasing deals with discount supermarket, Aldi, at its retail parks across the UK, totaling c. 7,897 sq m of space.
Over 1,800 parking spaces, an upgraded façade, a new lifestyle area, and additional greenery are now open to the public at Designer Outlet Sosnowiec.
Despite the challenging market environment IPH Group continues to grow. Leasing volume and new mandates significantly expanded again in 2021.
Ingka Centers reveals plans for Livat Kunming, a new meeting place in Kunming, the capital of the Yunnan province, China.
Landsec has announced the opening of Nike Unite Portsmouth, the brand’s community-focused concept with the aim to connect people with sport, at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth, England.
The German company Peek & Cloppenburg, with its headquarter in Düsseldorf, moves into the new Westland Shopping Center in Anderlecht, Belgium.
Following its market entry in Italy, Immofinanz is continuing the expansion of its STOP SHOP retail park brand in the Adriatic region. In Croatia, the number of retail parks is to be increased from currently four to more than 20 locations in the medium term.
The fashion brand Sinsay, which is part of LPP Group from Poland, has launched its new store at Westgate Shopping City. They have been a loyal tenant at the center for years and now relocated to an expanded shop with a new concept that includes both fashion, and home accessories.
Ingka Centers revealed plans for a major new IKEA anchored mixed-use development in Gurugram, a city southwest of New Delhi, in the state of Haryana.
