January 2020

SIGNA believes in the future of city centres and brick-and-mortar retail.

The portfolio of 16 outlet centres in Europe welcomed over 45 million visitors.

Tobias Huzarski (37) is the head of the newly-created Impact Investment division at Commerz Real. He will collaborate closely with the new Head of Sustainability at Commerz Real, Viola Joncic (33).

intu has created three walk-in ‘light houses’ to boost footfall, dwell time and brighten the moods of its 35 million visitors using the psychological benefits of colour.

Nick joins Edinburgh St James from the Battersea Power Station Development Company where he was head of asset & estate management.

The Howard de Walden Estate has secured a series of new footwear occupiers to Marylebone Village.

Klépierre was delighted to hold its 5th French edition of its Retailer Day at Saint-Lazare, a flagship asset of the portfolio. Over 200 retailers came to discuss with Klépierre teams and learn more about ongoing development projects.

New acquisition by ECE Fund II in Spain: the ECE European Prime Shopping Centre Fund II has purchased the “intu Asturias” shopping center in Oviedo.

Take a look at the Chapman Taylor-designed food hall at the MEGA Alma-Ata shopping and entertainment centre, which opened to the public in Almaty, Kazakhstan December 2019.

The retail park portfolio of one of the leading companies in the Hungarian real estate market gets new name and new image.

EPISO 4, an opportunistic fund advised by pan-European real estate investment manager Tristan Capital Partners, has sold four grocery-anchored, local shopping centres in the Greater Stockholm region to the Nordic institutional investor NREP for an undisclosed price.

By welcoming Cattolica Assicurazioni as a shareholder by the end of 2019, Altera continues to broaden its international shareholder base.

Casualfood GmbH, an ORIOR Group subsidiary specialising in high-quality food-to-go outlets, and Gebr. Heinemann SE & Co. KG, a multi-generational family-run duty-free retail and distribution company, are teaming up in a joint venture called “Smartseller” catering to small and midsized airports in Europe.

Developer and operator SES Spar European Shopping Centers has announced that the customer opening of Slovenia’s most modern shopping center, located in the northern district of Šiška in Ljubljana, Slovenia, is scheduled to take place on Thursday, 19 March 2020.

A new growth concept for the off-price business sector: the multi-channel designer outlets “dress for less” and “Saks OFF 5th” are merging.

Novus’s branding is recognisable to customers in Ukraine from afar. The supermarket chain’s corporate colour is bright green – and with good reason.

Marketing and sales expert takes over expanded executive position in international real estate services group.

In the first appointment by new CEO James Raynor, Tor Burrows has been selected as Director of Sustainability and Innovation for Grosvenor Britain & Ireland.

umdasch The Store Makers will be presenting new perspectives for the retail of the future on a stage of over 900 sq m at this year’s EuroShop in Dusseldorf from 16 to 20 February (Hall 12, Stand C55).

The ACROSS Advisory Board is happy to announce its latest addition and welcomes Yurdaer Kahraman as its new member.

intu announced that it has been awarded a General ‘PGOU’ License (Plan General de Ordenación Urbana) for its ground-up development intu Costa del Sol.