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January 27, 2026

Andrea Barnes, Head of Business Rates at Form Property | © Form Property

“A slow bleed for hospitality and retail”

The UK government plans to introduce new measures to deal with business rates from April this year. Andrea Barnes, Head of Business Rates at Form Property, believes that retailers, pubs and restaurants are quietly heading towards a business rates reckoning – and some won’t survive it.

© ANTA /// © PUMA

ANTA Sports to Acquire 29% Stake in PUMA

ANTA Sports Products Limited announced it has reached a share purchase agreement with Groupe Artémis, the investment company of the Pinault family, to acquire a 29.06% stake in PUMA SE, the company behind iconic global sports brand PUMA. The stake is valued at EUR 1.5 billion in cash. The transaction marks a significant step in ANTA Sports’ globalization strategy, further enhancing its reach, recognition and competitiveness in the global sporting goods market.

Thinking it big: VIA Co-CEO and COO Julian Jäger (r.) and F&B Consultant Jonathan Doughty explain Vienna International Airport's future concept for the Food-Court at Terminal 3 | © Clemens Schleinzer

Vienna International Airport: From Transit Space to Culinary Destination

In this exclusive ACROSS interview, Julian Jäger, joint CEO and COO of Vienna Airport, and F&B consultant Jonathan Doughty explain why Vienna Airport’s Terminal 3 southern expansion sets a new benchmark for food & beverage, experience design, and airport retail real estate strategy – an approach unique in the global airport landscape

Image of the Shopping Promenade Riviera /// © FREY

FREY ARRANGES A NEW INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIP

FREY, a leading European operator of open-air shopping destinations, announces that it has arranged a strategic institutional partnership worth over €170 million in total with a dedicated OPPCI (professional real estate collective investment undertaking), representing notably SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE ASSURANCES and CRÉDIT AGRICOLE ASSURANCES.