September 2020

With a total sales area of 6,500 sq m, Kastner & Öhler opened at Innsbruck’s Kaufhaus Tyrol on September 17, 2020.

Shopping centers and shoppers have a heightened sense of awareness when it comes to safety this year. That’s why indoor-outdoor celebrations are sure to be all the rage this festive season.

The SES-operated shopping center WEBERZEILE located in Ried, Upper Austria, now generates its own environmentally friendly solar power, which is also the case at SES shopping center MURPARK in Graz. Last week, SES Spar European Shopping Centers commenced operation of a 520-kWp photovoltaic rooftop installation, which produces approximately 500,000 kilowatt hours of clean electricity per year for its own use and reduces CO2 emissions by 128 tons. The photovoltaic system installed atop WEBERZEILE is the largest to be mounted by SES to date and is the benchmark for the installation of solar power systems on the roofs of other SES shopping centers throughout Austria.

Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, announces it has acquired the remaining 51% of Traemand, a US based kitchen service company, after previously acquiring 49% of the company in 2018. Traemand is currently a partner to IKEA Retail in Canada, UK and US where it’s integrated in the IKEA kitchen business to simplify the planning and installation process for customers.

BNP Paribas Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) announces the appointment of Nehla Krir as Head of Sustainability and CSR, effective from September 1, 2020. This position was recently created by BNP Paribas REIM in order to support and continue its ambitions in terms of Corporate & Social Responsibility and ESG integration.

Sonae Sierra has been named as the winner of a Bronze Stevie® Award in the “COVID-19 Response Categories”, subcategory, “Most Valuable Corporate Response”, as part of the ®17th Annual International Business Awards .

Top international brands at the centre will include adidas, Björn Borg, GUESS, New Balance, Nike, O’Neil, PUMA, Salomon and The Kooples.

Citycon’s rent collection has been solid throughout 2020. As of today, the rent collection rate for H1/2020 stands at 94%. Solid collection rates have subsided, and 90% of July 2020 rents were collected in the beginning of week 37.

Shaftesbury is pleased to officially announce the highly anticipated opening of Unit X, the new experience-led concept from the internationally acclaimed Unit London gallery enterprise, within a fully refurbished permanent space in Seven Dials.

The grand opening of Zamania entertainment park with total area of 2,300 sq. m. took place in Aquarelle Pushkino shopping center on Saturday, September 5.

INREV, the European Association for Investors in Non-listed Real Estate Vehicles, has appointed Iryna Pylypchuk as the new Director of Research and Market Information.

Myyrmanni shopping centre now generates solar electricity on its roof.

Working with MK Illumination Sweden, the center’s remarkable winter landscape concept from 2019 was modern, stylish, brave, and above all, full of WOW-factor.

During autumn, the world’s first second-hand IKEA store will see the light of day. It will open in a shopping centre dedicated only to retailers selling reused, organic or sustainably produced products.

Forum Lviv won the ‘Best medium-sized shopping and entertainment centre’ award in the category ‘Cities with over one million inhabitants’ at the RAU Awards 2020 ceremony in Ukraine. The ceremony was organized by the Retail Association of Ukraine.

The Board of The British Land Company PLC announced that, after over 11 years as Chief Executive Officer, Chris Grigg has informed the Board of his intention to step down as CEO and from the British Land Board. Simon Carter appointed as his successor.

Alexander Rössler has taken over as Head of Development Office for IMMOFINANZ in September 2020.

Grosvenor Europe has announced that British luxury jewellery retailer, David M Robinson (DMR), has committed to a five-year lease renewal of its boutique on South John Street at Liverpool ONE.

JLL and Trei Real Estate Poland, the authors of the latest market analysis, “Retail parks and convenience centers in Poland”, summarize the situation regarding these projects at the end of H1 2020, and outline the development prospects for this commercial real estate sector in Poland.

To strengthen its position as Europe’s leading operator of premium outlet shopping destinations, VIA Outlets has chosen to renew and expand its partnership with Coniq as the sole provider of customer engagement and loyalty software and services that run across its entire portfolio.

NEINVER, a leading European outlet operator, has announced the opening of the “Kinder Joy of moving Park” at Vicolungo The Style Outlets: the outlet centre near Milan, Italy, owned by Neptune (a joint venture between NEINVER and Nuveen Real Estate).

Shopping centers across Ireland are stringent about safety in these uncertain times, and MK Illumination Ireland is making sure that their Christmas concepts will be equally safe.

The s.Oliver Group announces that Mr. Levin Reyher has been appointed Director Marketing & Licences s.Oliver. In this function he reports to Claus-Dietrich Lahrs, CEO s.Oliver Group.