2021

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.

Set to open in Westfield Mall of the Netherlands in Leidschendam, on the outskirts of The Hague, Peppa Pig World of Play, Indoor Play Centre will offer children a unique opportunity to jump into the world of Peppa Pig for an unforgettable adventure. Families are invited to join Peppa and her friends in jumping, laughing and playing in instantly recognizable locations from the hugely popular animated series ‘Peppa Pig’.

In the beginning of September, 2021, GRR Group bought two retail parks in Marne/Schleswig-Holstein and Krostitz/Sachsen for the German Retail Fund No. 3 and 4, respectively. Both transactions were asset deals with full disclosure on the total purchasing sum.

Germany’s only new center opening 2021–22,000 sq m of new shopping and experience space added to Fürth’s city center–Europe’s largest virtual reality world.

Due to the dynamic expansion of the technology functions and the digitization of stationary sales channels, the CCC Group strengthens the composition of the Management Board.

Frankfurt am Main, September 16–Germany’s third largest fashion order center has been revamped in time for the upcoming Fashion Week in Frankfurt.

The construction of the Mozaika Retail Park in Krotoszyn, Poland, is underway. The facility is located in the very center of the city–by the national road No. 15 leading from Trzebnica towards Jarocin, near the District Court, the Labor Office and the Post Office.

The brand new Etele Plaza opened its doors to the public at 10 AM on September 17, 2021. Budapest’s latest shopping and entertainment center located in the immediate vicinity of Etele square, Kelenföld will offer an outstanding range of stores and services, featuring unique digital and architectural solutions. The €300 million development is also the first smart plaza in Hungary.

Castellana Properties has rolled out a brand-new air purification system across its shopping centres, using technology developed by NASA and pioneered by ALANI SALUD. AirPure GM is a disinfection system designed to operate inside ventilation ducts, purifying the air within a radius of up to 400 sqm and making the air quality inside a retail space even better than outside air.

The anti-waste grocery store NOUS anti-gaspi, Lobsta and Von Dutch (Advanced Retail) are just a few of the new partners opening their first stores and restaurants in Klépierre’s shopping centers thanks to an innovative approach.

SRV signed a letter of intent to sell the shopping centre Pearl Plaza in St Petersburg.

EXPO REAL is experiencing a strong tailwind from a successful IAA Mobility, which proved that Messe München’s hygiene and safety concept works.

H&M and Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Germany are sending a strong signal for offline retail, for Berlin and for WILMA in Berlin Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf: The Swedish textile retailer H&M extends its current lease in the shopping center for the long term and also increases the sales area.