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June 2021

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has announced the appointment of Anette Simpson, director of development and partnerships, Legal & General Affordable Homes, as chair of ULI United Kingdom (ULI UK). She succeeds Vanessa Hale, director of research, BNP Paribas Real Estate, and will officially begin her voluntary two-year term on 1 July 2021.

McArthurGlen is pleased to announce the official opening of “Play Land”, a brand new 6,000 square metre leisure concept at Designer Outlet Serravalle that is dedicated to family entertainment. The 7 million euro attraction introduces a new state-of-the-art experiential element to the centre that further enhances the shopping experience for guests of all ages.

Preparations for Expo Real 2021—to be held from October 11 to 13 at the trade fair center in Munich—run at full speed, opening a long-awaited perspective for the international real estate industry.

The 25-million project “Linzerie” was recently opened in Linz’s city center after two years of reconstruction, commissioned by Sparkasse OÖ and in cooperation with Plötzl Plötzl Arch+Ing, Nopp Innenarchitektur GmbH, and the Berlin-based dan pearlman Group and their creative agency “spring”.

The Covid-19 pandemic brought massive changes to the entire retail real estate and placemaking industry. A lot of negative developments, but also a number of opportunities and possibilities for the future. We asked the following industry experts to share their opinion on the matter.

Westfield Mall of the Netherlands +++ McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands +++ Delta Planet Niš +++ La Couvinoise +++ Breogán Park +++ The Pyramid

HMSHost International, global market leader in the food and hospitality industry for people on the move, welcomes the fast-growing food service format BackWerk as franchiser to their concept portfolio.

Nivy Station in Bratislava, is taking its final form. The international bus station, shopping mall, farmers’ market, and green roof for active rest and relaxation are being prepared to welcome people from all around the country at the end of this summer.

VIA Outlets is investing €17.5m in Sevilla Fashion Outlet, its premium outlet destination in Seville, Spain. The outlet will enjoy an extension of 2,680 sq. m. which will create space for 17 major brands to be added to the existing roster of more than 70 stores. With this latest investment, VIA Outlets has invested a total €30m in the centre since acquiring it in 2016.

As if retailers in German city centers have not had enough to contend with in recent years–primarily driven by growing competition from online retailers–now they are also confronted with even bigger economic problems due to the Corona pandemic and the associated restrictions and closures. A continuous analysis of visitor development by GfK shows what has actually happened since the start of the pandemic, who the losers and even bigger losers of the pandemic are, and what the future holds.