February 2021

Ingka Centres, part of the Ingka Group, (which also includes IKEA Retail and Ingka Investments), has taken its first step to expand into India with a major land acquisition in India.

Colosseum Mall signed with the German retailer DEICHMANN to open a 500 s qm store, as part of the current expansion plan of the commercial center. With a network of over 100 stores across Romania, DEICHMANN comes one step closer to the community of North-West Bucharest, in an area of ​​continous rising retail and residential segments.

In total, the company signed close to 1,500 leasing deals in 2020, including tenant rent negotiations, new leases and renewals. The resilience of the outlet industry is reflected by positive consumer demand whenever restrictions eased or lifted during 2020.

Cushman & Wakefield has appointed customer experience specialist Michelle Gloder as Head of Customer Experience within its UK Asset Services team.

The ATP consulting subsidiary redserve is expanding in Central and Eastern Europe. And the Croatian entrepreneur Denis Cupic is playing a leading role.

The optician is expected to open its third store in Hamburg at the end of March.

The market leader in festive lighting and decoration unveils colorful, creative décor designed to inject joy into the summer shopping experience.

A new network of charging stations for electric vehicles, called e-stations, inaugurated its first facility in the Czech Republic in December 2020. It is located in the STOP SHOP retail park in Hranice na Moravě, which is operated by IMMOFINANZ. It will offer its customers a convenient, fast and cheap way to recharge their electric car.

Potsdamer Platz announced that “Mission: Play!”™, Mattel’s first European entertainment experience will open in Spring 2022, as part of Brookfield Properties’ relaunch of the estate. The 4,000 square meters center will bring Mattel’s iconic brands to life through themed zones for Barbie®, Hot Wheels® and Mega Bloks®.

The Spanish brand Spagnolo opened its doors on February 12th at La Torre Outlet Zaragoza, which was followed by the opening of the children’s clothing and footwear brand Mayoral on February 15th. Both brands land in the complex to enrich the men’s and women’s brand mix, as well as the children’s offer.

Cilento Outlet Village to launch new and innovative real-time location aware customer loyalty program for shoppers