August 2021

The new ITV leisure attraction, the “I’m A Celebrity… Jungle Challenge” has opened at Quayside MediaCityUK. The 2,500m2 indoor entertainment venue gives fans of the UK’s ITV hit TV series, “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here” the chance to navigate a series of fun-filled physical challenges as they race against the clock in a bid to collect stars and be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle.

Shopping and entertainment centre development and management company Akropolis Group signed an agreement to acquire the Alfa shopping centre in Riga, Latvia, from AMD Holding. The seller was represented in the deal by real estate consultancy firm Newsec in the Baltics together with its partner BNP Paribas Real Estate. The transaction amount is not being disclosed.

Chubb announced the installation of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors from Munich Re’s Connect & Protect service in a shopping centre operated by ECE in Germany.

Global real estate technology provider makes donation to support local communities.

Quarree’s refurbishment, which began in 2019, is now completed. Owner Union Investment invested approximately 40 million euros in its redesign.

The Mercers’ Company announced that the UK’s largest art gallery group, Clarendon Fine Art, has selected 117 Long Acre, Covent Garden, for its latest unique gallery experience in the capital.

The Hamburg-based redos Group, which specializes in large-scale retail properties, has acquired the retail park in Gründau Lieblos near Frankfurt am Main. The purchase was made for the Union Investment Spezial-AIF “Redos Einzelhandel Deutschland III”. The property’s seller is the real estate investment manager Redevco, which had included the property in its portfolio in 2016 and has now successfully implemented its business plan. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.

On Friday, July 30, eobuwie.pl opened its first store in the Czech Republic in the Novy Smichov shopping mall in Prague. It is a debut on foreign markets and at the same time the beginning of the expansion of the international fixed-line network of the Polish company.

Waitrose and Shell have set out ambitious plans to grow their partnership, installing hundreds of electric vehicle charging points in the supermarket’s car parks and more than doubling the number of Shell forecourt shops where Waitrose food is available.

Balfin Group organized the first edition of Balfin Retail Forum in Tirana. The forum brought together executives and managers from SPAR, FGA, OnSolutions, Jumbo and Neptun, from Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia, to discuss consumer trends, digitalization and the future of retail. The event was moderated by Julia Goga-Cooke, trainer in entrepreneurship, innovation and interpersonal skills. Retail Vice President, Julian Mane, was also present.

FREY the French real estate specialist in the development and management of open-air shopping centres, announces the acquisition of the Carré Sud property in Nîmes. FREY bought the shares of a company owned by a group of private individuals for an amount of € 85.7 million (incl. transfer tax).