September 2021

The iMallinvest Europe GmbH adds once again to its steadily growing advisory team. With the recruitment of Kathrin Andres, an internationally experienced senior manager and recognised industry expert will join the independent retail and mixed-use specialist advisor with its operating offices in Mainz and Hamburg from 01 October 2021 on.

Global investment firm Sixth Street and private equity real estate firm Henley Investments have purchased Martineau Place in Birmingham in a joint venture.

777 Capital Partners AG has signed a forward deal with Captiva for its local retail park “Oberpfalz-Arkaden” in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bavaria which is currently under construction.

Germany is known as a land of bargain hunters; hardly any customers are as price sensitive as Germans. It is therefore all the more astonishing that Germany has the fewest outlet centers in Europe. For every 1,000 inhabitants, there are 2.6 square meters of retail space – Austria has 8.3 square meters, Great Britain 8.6 square meters and Italy, the frontrunner, 9.1.

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As Europe emerges from the COVID 19 pandemic, one thing is clear–the trends in retail prior to COVID have become more pronounced and are now accelerating the divergence between winners and losers in the retail sector.

Coniq to design and launch a new omnichannel loyalty programme for Hungary’s leading outlet village.

Three retail park projects currently being developed by Acteeum turned out to be true hot topics during this year’s edition of the Shopping Center Forum. Reail-parks in Koszalin, Ostróda and Siemianowice Śląskie were well received by the participants on the first day of the fair, perfectly matching the current specificity of the shopping centers’ market.

HBB (Hanseatische Betreuungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft) from Hamburg, is celebrating the topping-out ceremony for the Viktoria-Karree business district at Husemannplatz in Bochum, Germany.

The Eudokiaplein shopping and health centre situated in Rotterdam-Noord, consisting of an office complex and a shopping centre, has been sold by PingProperties, on behalf of one of the companies under management, to the Pension Fund for the Metals and Electrical Engineering Sector (PME).

Icon Outlet has revealed it experienced a record-setting August across three key metrics compared to the same month in 2019. Sales increased by 24%, average transaction value grew by 11%, and footfall rose by 10% versus the same benchmarks in August 2019.

The Board of Directors of Citycon Oyj has approved a new Restricted Share Plan 2021—2024 for the Citycon´s incoming CFO, Bret McLeod who will commence his appointment as CFO on 1 January 2022.

London Designer Outlet has welcomed a number of new brands since the start of the pandemic

In November 2021, the Dutch arcade game operator Gamestate will open its first branch in Germany in Westfield Centro on an area of over 700 square meters. Over 45 arcade stations will then enable visitors to prove their skills at the latest virtual arcade products or popular gaming classics. Gamestate is another highlight in the center’s leisure and entertainment segment and once again demonstrates the international appeal of the location.

FİBA Commercial Properties continues to follow up the trends in all their global investments in China, Romania, Moldova and Turkey in terms of sustainable future projects.

On September 21, Invesco Ltd. announced that Invesco Real Estate, the company’s global real estate investment business, has completed the acquisition of The Fort Shopping Park in partnership with George Capital, from a consortium of institutional investors including Nuveen Real Estate, CBRE Global Investors, Aberdeen Standard Investments and M&G Real Estate.

From September 10 until 18, La Torre Outlet Zaragoza hosted the Aragon Fashion Week (AFW 21) and the 16th Young Aragonese Designers Competition as a show of support for the local textile and commercial sector.

Francisco Rocha Antunes will prioritise membership growth, support the expansion of the ULI Portugal NEXT group, and initiate a local Young Leaders programme.

Jysk and Pepco are the first tenants to start their operations in the Rosiorii de Vede retail park. The official opening of the project is scheduled for late September.

VIA Outlets has unveiled a new corporate branding following an extensive rebranding undertaking. The new branding clarifies VIA Outlets’ brand purpose as redefining the outlet shopping experience and refocusses its mission and brand experience towards digital transformation and sustainability, which will sit alongside the company’s 3 R’s strategy of remodelling, remerchandising and remarketing.

Multi Corporation announced Forum Lviv has won ‘Best medium-sized shopping and entertainment centre’ in Ukraine in the category ‘Cities with over 1 million inhabitants’ at the Retail Association of Ukraine (RAU) Awards 2021.