July 2019

Jonathon Bond succeeds Graham Pimlott who has served on the GBI board since 2009.

In the first half of 2019, MEC concluded new and follow-up leases with a total area of 32,000 sq m. These include well-known retailers such as Decathlon, Adler, Deichmann, Arko, Reno, Takko, TK Maxx, Hunkemöller, Das Futterhaus, Dänisches Bettenlager, FitX and Ernsting´s family.

Liverpool ONE announces that global beauty brand, Too Faced, will launch a North West flagship store at the destination, due to open in mid-September 2019.

The €21 million loan is a milestone in completing the first shopping center in Chełm, Poland.

Prospective transaction will transform Atrium into private subsidiary of Gazit Globe and Atrium will no longer be publicly traded.

The company published its third Corporate Responsibility Report, which provides insights into a journey towards greater sustainability in Travel Retail.

ICON Outlet at The O2, the 210,000 sq ft premium urban outlet developed by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, announces five more retail openings:

German real estate investor, ECE, has entered into a joint venture with Art-Invest Real Estate UK for the development of a £190m residential project in the heart of London’s West End. The partnership will develop 88 luxury apartments, 35,000 sq ft of commercial space and 15 affordable housing units on a one-acre site on Cleveland Street in London W1. Its co-development partner is Dukelease, and completion of the project is scheduled for 2021.

Spar, Kik and Green cafe welcomed their first visitors.

Well-known clothing brands have significantly revolutionized Albanian lifestyle at least during the last decade.

Managing Director Markus Pinggera intends to carry out refurbishment work on all centers.

Colosseum Centre, located in North-West Bucharest, has secured with Credit Europe Bank the funding required to develop the current stage of expansion, that is the shopping mall, with fashion, leisure and food brands. JLL România has advised the developer in obtaining the funding.

Shelley Sandzer, the leading specialist UK leisure property agency, has acted on behalf of Milroy’s in a deal that will see the London-based whisky brand launch its second site in Spitalfields this September.

Adam Metz will also become a member of the Investment and Disposal Committee and the Nomination Committee.

Over 100 million visits in the over eight years since Eurovea opened.

Noel will continue in his role until his successor is appointed and for an appropriate handover period.

Opening in 2021, the centre is located 45 minutes from the Arc de Triomphe.

Winning tender includes five new stores, of 5 to 7-year contracts, with a total contract value of 84 million euro, set to open in 2020.

With the arrival of summer, the outlet centre has increased its momentum.

EVER.S opens on July 18, 2019.

After the successful operation of seven retail parks and neighbourhood centers in Croatia, Poseidon Group continues to expand its Capitol Park network throughout the country.

Better Places 2030 was launched in 2016 and its main objective was to reduce the Group’s carbon emissions by -50% by 2030.

Whilst debate continues about the future of the High Street, research by CACI has revealed the negative impact of closing stores on brands’ online businesses.

The brand mix puts emphasis on local makers and eco-friendly retail.