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May 2021

As a Member of the Management Board of the Spar Group, Marcus Wild has been responsible for real estate, the sports retail chain Hervis, and business process management since January 1, 2021. He is also responsible for SES, a shopping center subsidiary, which he steered to market leadership in Austria and Slovenia in his role as CEO. In this interview, we speak with an industry player who has “switched sides”.

Trei Real Estate GmbH just opened four new retail parks under the Vendo Park brand in Poland. The retail properties are located in Zielonka in the Masovian voivodeship, Piekary Śląskie in the Silesian voivodeship as well as in Koszalin and Myślibórz, two towns in the West Pomeranian voivodeship.

The new 1,400m2 food court will host eight new food and beverage concepts all to be opened by the end of May. Five are restaurants (Doppio Malto, Zangaloro, Coppola & Meusa, KFC) and three are kiosks (Cagliostro Bakery, Poke House and La Piadineria).

P-THREE, the real estate consultancy that partners with innovative investors, developers and occupiers, has appointed Kate Sadler as a Director. Kate joins to grow P-THREE’s best-in-class service for its restaurant and leisure clients across the business.

The pandemic has turned the world’s economy and the retail landscape on its head. For the retail sector it has been a year like no other, but it is becoming clear that the health crisis has impacted the industry at different degrees. Although outlet centres are not immune to the pandemic’s toll, they have recovered at a much faster pace than other retail formats when restrictions were eased or lifted.

Recently, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) entered into an agreement for a transaction of the 59,600 sq m flagship destination in Slovakia.

“Incorporating the latest trends and changes in shopping behavior in our managed outlets centers, they will be back stronger, driven by innovative glocal marketing.”