Factory OutletsEntertainment for outlet shoppers
Studies & ReportsConstant change along the Bosporus
DevelopmentRefurbishment with potential
DevelopmentQuartier du Flon – Constantly evolving
DevelopmentA new mall for Budapest
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Warburg-HIH Invest acquires a portfolio of five local convenience centres
Warburg-HIH Invest has acquired a portfolio of five local convenience centres with a gross lettable area of around 43,000 sq m for its “Perspektive Einzelhandel: Fokus Nahversorgung” investment fund.
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MICROSOFT AND M&S LAUNCH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Partnership will investigate and test the capabilities of technology and artificial intelligence in a retail environment.
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LAGO shopping centre wins German Brand Award
The LAGO shopping centre, which is managed by Prelios Immobilien Management and is part of Union Investment’s open-ended property fund “UniImmo: Global”, took home the German Brand Award in the category “Trade, Retail and e-Commerce” once again in 2018.
Investing in the future
For many years, shopping centers have constituted a popular and successful asset class that – provided the assets have been well managed – have offered stable returns and high value stability.
Revo Manchester 2018, September 18 – 20, Manchester, United Kingdom
Revo Manchester 2018 is a conference and exhibition that offers opportunities to connect and do business with approximately 2,500 experts from the diverse retail property and placemaking community.
Innovation and tradition combined in one quarter
Unibail-Rodamco is developing the southern Überseequartier, an integrated district of HafenCity within Hamburg.
Delightfully epicurean Portugal
Food services and drinks represent more than 70% of retail investment in this southern European country.
House of Fraser closes 31 stores
The department store chain, which was founded in 1849 in Scotland’s Glasgow, is in serious financial trouble.
OUTLETS GAIN GROUND IN THE EXPERIENCE GAME
In the 1980s, the retail format of designer outlets arrived in Europe. Now, the time for expansions and refurbishments, with a focus on food & beverage and leisure, has come.
Adjustment in pricing levels expected
According to Adam Pearce, Managing Partner at Kintyre, the currently inflated investment market for retail assets is not substantiated by the underlying trading environment for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers.
EUROPEAN RETAIL IN 2018 | FREE DOWNLOAD
GfK study on key retail indicators: 2017 review and 2018 forecast.
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Understanding what our guests really want
Those who want to exploit successful Food & Beverage (F&B) locations at high traffic locations would do well to immerse themselves in the needs of the guests. This statement may seem obvious, but it’s really not that simple.
PEOPLE IN THE EUROPEAN RETAIL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
Recruitments, promotions and appointments in the European Retail Real Estate Industry.
Reimagining department stores in Europe
Department stores are a key part of the retail mix in Europe. With bleak news about the sector blowing across the Atlantic, we thought it was time to take a close look at just how things were faring here in Europe. ICSC’s research has uncovered both shared challenges and fundamental differences.
Placemaking is not a blueprint business
With the advent of e-commerce, stores are being used by retailers to differentiate themselves from e-commerce platforms, providing shopping experiences that cannot be reproduced at home.
RENOWNED GLOBAL FASHION BRANDS NO LONGER GUARANTEE SUCCESS
Until recently, securing a renowned global fashion brand as a shopping mall anchor was often considered a guarantee for success. This was particularly the case in CEE, where many such retailers were just beginning to enter the market.
Whoever wants to get out, should do so!
In the words of the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus, “The only constant is change.” Applied in more modern terms: Only one who remains flexible and adapts his or her decisions to the constant change, can achieve ideal results in the long term. This is also true for participants in the German real estate sector.
5th German Factory-Outlet Congress, November 29 – 30, 2018 Leipzig, Germany
Labels love factory outlets and they are in increasingly high demand among investors and banks.
68TH INTERNATIONAL RETAIL SUMMIT, 6 – 7 SEPTEMBER 2018, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
The two-day event will take place on 6 – 7 September at the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute in Rüschlikon, Zurich.
UK to have own pavilion and programme at MAPIC 2018
The organisers of MAPIC 2018 in November confirm that this year’s event will feature a full programme and pavilion dedicated to the UK.
68TH INTERNATIONAL RETAIL SUMMIT, 6 – 7 SEPTEMBER 2018, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
The two-day event will take place on 6 – 7 September at the GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute in Rüschlikon, Zurich.
COMPLETELY RETAIL MARKETPLACE CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE, OCTOBER 17, 2018 IN PRAGUE
The award-winning Marketplace format will be heading to Prague in October for the inaugural event focusing on the Central and Eastern retail property market.
ICSC European Retail Property Academy July 2 – 4, 2018 Amsterdam, Netherlands
The ICSC European Retail Property Academy will be held at the Movenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre from July 2 to 4, 2018.
SES continues to expand in Slovenia
ACROSS speaks with Marcus Wild, CEO of SES Spar European Shopping Centers, about the company's recipe for success and how Slovenia’s market leader intends to consolidate its position there.
Westfield London becomes the largest mall in Europe
Commerz Real and Westfield Corporation are investing around £600 million into the expansion. When completed, the shopping center will comprise approximately 241,500 sq m.
“Our Russian portfolio has already withstood many crises”
Atrium's focus is on Poland, where banning Sunday trading has been planned. CEO Liad Barzilai and COO Scott Dwyer are relaxed about this issue. And they are satisfied with their Russian portfolio.
Projects & Openings Europe
FRANCE: The new Prado opened in Marseille – UNITED KINGDOM: Axiom shopping and entertainment development in West Yorkshire – BELGIUM: Les Bastions in Tournai opened its doors to the public. – GERMANY: Hansa Center – POLAND: Janki – AUSTRIA: Murpark – SERBIA: Stop Shop Požarevac and Vršac – UKRAINE Rive Gauche.
Why Nicosia Mall Is Flying High
The warm Cypriot sun is shining brightly on the Mediterranean island’s ambitious shopping, leisure, and dining development – Nicosia Mall – which will open its doors to visitors in November of this year.
PROJECTS & OPENINGS INTERNATIONAL
New Zealand – Sylvia Park | United Arab Emirates – Aljada | Canada – McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Vancouver Airport
Starting a new life with a new name
The “Freeport Outlets” have become “Affinity Outlets”, “Puerto Venecia” is now called “intu Puerto Venecia”. These are just two current examples that show that retail properties are regularly rebranding themselves.
Developers continue to push pop-up spaces
With these spaces, they give online brands the opportunity to launch a test balloon and find their footing in stationary retail. But also car companies like Tesla and Volvo work with this retail format.
Riding the wave
Indoor surfing and shopping seem to be perfectly suited to one another.
Trampolines are coming
Shopping without leisure is about to become a thing of the past. But how do visitors want to entertain themselves? The increasingly frequent answer is jumping and bouncing, apparently.
MK Illumination Special: Enlightening Your Vision
With today’s consumer looking for the 'experience', shopping centers can tap into emotions through attractive lighting displays and decorations that tell stories and actively engage them.
On the rooftop
The world's first modular hotel on top of a shopping center is built in Berlin.
“Digitization is changing our understanding of shopping”
According to Bernd Albl, Managing Director Digital Retail at Umdasch, at the end of the day, consumers no longer distinguish between online and in-store shopping. Seamless Shopping is the keyword.
Ikea finds its way into the city
The Swedish furniture giant may still be in the planning stage for this project, but worldwide first Ikea city-location at Vienna’s Western Train Station is already beginning to take shape.
Bosch’s First Monolabel Store in Europe Opened
Umdasch was responsible for concept, planning, general contracting, shopfitting and digital retail.
About the space-relatedness of the spaceless
The meaning and impact of digitization on retail parks in five core theses.
An award for “First Store by Alexa”
The winners of this year’s “Real Estate Marketing Award 2017” were again honored at the international real estate fair Expo Real in Munich. The winners in the “retail” category are Union Investment Real Estate/Sonae Sierra/21Media for their “First Store by Alexa,” a new competition concept for innovative store ideas.
Opening of the BWT Flagship Store in Moscow
BWT, Europe’s leading company for water technology, with headquarters in Austria, entrusted Umdasch Shopfitting with the design of its first bricks-and-mortar brand world.
Expansion in Ashford – Completion scheduled for fall 2019
The beginning of construction on the £90 million expansion of McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Ashford was officially celebrated at the end of March 2018.
Figures are up for Fashion House Outlet Centre Bucharest
Fashion House Group, part of the Liebrecht & wooD Group, registered its best results in the last seven years for Fashion House Outlet Centre Bucharest.
Targeting Scandinavian and international brands
Billund Designer Outlet is relaunched.
Outlet segment performs better than the general retail sector
McArthurGlen celebrates the 20th anniversary of its outlet center in Parndorf, Burgenland (Austria). Generally, the company focuses on a comprehensive entertainment experience.
6B47 builds Outlet Center Silesia in Gliwice
The opening of the outlet center’s 120 shops on a total area of 20,000 sq m is scheduled for the first quarter of 2019.
Prague The Style Outlets unveils first brands
Prague The Style Outlets announced some of the top brands that will operate in Prague’s flagship outlet centre.
One transaction quickly follows the next
The European retail real estate industry was on a particularly intensive shopping spree over the last days and weeks.
Takeover-wave in the international shopping center industry
Hammerson, the British real estate group, rejected yet another takeover offer by the French Klépierre Group, as the industry in general seems to be particularly interested in mergers right now.
In times of disruptive markets, institutional real estate investors want to make sure that they are betting on the right horse
An exclusive ACROSS interview with Steffen Hofmann and Klaus Mennickheim, Managing Partners of iMallinvest Europe GmbH.
The new Union Investment Global Retail Attractiveness Index (GRAI)
Retail: Nuanced investment approach in a global upturn.
„Valuation is as much an art form as it is a science”
The challenges of valuating retail properties.
German Council of Shopping Centers, Forum Asset Management
Industry peers discussing latest market trends and tackling challenges with confidence.
New investors expected in Romania
Liviu Tudor outlines two current areas of focus for retail developments in the CEE-country: the construction of retail parks in small cities and the extension of existing commercial areas in larger cities.
PEOPLE IN THE EUROPEAN RETAIL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY
Recruitments, promotions and appointments in the European Retail Real Estate Industry.
Switzerland: Revitalization boom approaching
According to the current "Shopping Centre Market Report Switzerland 2018", the country's malls have an average age of 30. A number of refurbishments are pending. But that alone will not be sufficient for future market success.
Development Slows, but Pipeline Remains Strong
The latest European Shopping Centers report by Cushman & Wakefield shows that shopping center development activity in the first half of 2017 increased total floor space across Europe to 160.8 million sq m at the midpoint of the year.
Retail Investing in Energy Efficiency
A recent EHI study analyzed energy optimization measures in the retail sector.
Size Does Matter
The drafters of the Savills Global Luxury Retail Report have discovered that luxury retailers are currently focusing on top locations.