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Photo: Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet | Portrait: Otto Ambagtsheer /// © VIA Outlets

€1.52 Billion Sales in 2025: VIA Outlets hits Record

VIA Outlets continued its strong growth trajectory in 2025, setting new records in brand sales and footfall. Previous investments in its ‘3R Strategy’ of remodeling, remarketing, and remerchandising fed through to individual center performance along with the continued outlet-retail dynamism in European tourism-driven markets.

The Outlet Stores Alicante in Spain /// © VIA Outlets

VIA Outlets acquires The Outlet Stores Alicante

VIA Outlets has acquired The Outlet Stores Alicante, an established centre in the southeast of Spain serving the broader Costa Blanca region, from previous owner UBS Asset Management.

Scalo Milano Outlet & More, Italy /// © VIA Outlets

VIA Outlets completes Italian Market Entry through Acquisition

VIA Outlets has acquired Scalo Milano Outlet & More, a modern, well-connected outlet centre located to the south of Milan. VIA Outlets has purchased 100% of Locate District S.p.A., the owner-operator of the centre, previously held by the Lonati Group.

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VIA Outlets Raises €500 Million Through Green Bond Issuance

VIA Outlets has successfully placed €500 million of senior unsecured fixed-rate green bonds due 2032. The issuance attracted strong demand from institutional investors resulting in a €1.8+ billion orderbook and an oversubscription of 3.6x. The bonds carry a seven-year maturity and a fixed annual coupon of 3.5%.

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VIA Outlets Achieves Highest Ever GRESB Score & 5-Star Rating to Take the Lead in European Retail Sector

VIA Outlets, owner-operator of 11 premium fashion outlet centres across Europe, is proud to announce its exceptional results in the 2025 GRESB Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark report. Not only has the group reached its highest ever score of 98/100, but it also achieved a 5-Star rating for the sixth consecutive year and was placed 1st in the ‘European Retail’ category.

Otto Ambagtsheer, CEO VIA Outlets and Freeport Lisboa Fashion Outlet | © VIA Outlets

SUCCESSFUL BRAND PARTNERSHIPS LIE AT THE HEART OF PLACEMAKING FOR VIA OUTLETS

In the world of outlet retail, success isn’t just measured in square meters but in collaboration, data, and experience. Otto Ambagtsheer, CEO of VIA Outlets, shares how the company’s unique partnership-driven model is transforming its 11 centers across Europe into high-performing, guest-focused destinations. From shared sales incentives and shopper insights to immersive placemaking and omnichannel innovation, VIA Outlets is proving that when landlords and brands grow together, the result is more than retail. It’s a curated, connected community.

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VIA Outlets Appoints Marianne Wesselo as Regional Business Directorfor its Central Region in Europe

VIA Outlets has appointed Marianne Wesselo as the new Regional Business Director (RBD) for its Central Region, responsible for overseeing Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet (the Netherlands), Landquart Fashion Outlet (Switzerland), and Zweibrücken Fashion Outlet (Germany). Marianne is part of the VIA Outlets’ Executive Leadership Team and reports directly to Johan Bergenthal, Chief Operating Officer.

Sevilla Fashion Outlet, Spain. /// credit: VIA Outlets

VIA Outlets’ Sevilla Fashion Outlet Shines at MAPIC, Strong Leasing Demand and Expansion Projects Gather Pace

VIA Outlets enters the final weeks of 2024 at the MAPIC trade show in Cannes with leasing demand remaining strong and a slate of major expansion and refurbishment projects gathering pace. The major extension of VIA Outlets’ Sevilla Fashion Outlet in southern Spain, which opened towards the end of last year, also qualified as a finalist in the ‘Best Refurbishment and Expansion Project’ category of the prestigious MAPIC Awards 2024, among a field of 154 applications.

Expansion - Landquart Fashion Outlet. /// credit: VIA Outlets

Premium Retail Brands’ Shift Towards Outlet Centres Drives 25% GLA Expansion At VIA Outlets’ Landquart Fashion Outlet ‘Swiss Alpine Gateway’

VIA Outlets has initiated a development project to expand the sales area of its Landquart Fashion Outlet in the Greater Zurich Region by around a quarter, as premium retail brands follow European consumers and shift their focus from full-price retail on the high street to the outlet center format in search of greater value and volumes.

Zadig&Voltaire at Batavia Fashion Outlet. /// credit: VIA Outlets

VIA Outlets Sees Strong Leasing Demand with New and Existing Brand Partners Through 2023 as Fashion Brands Gravitate Towards Stellar Performing Outlet Centers

VIA Outlets has seen a surge in the pace of leasing activity across its pan-European portfolio through 2023. New and existing premium brand partners continue to open stores or increase their GLA with upsizes, bucking the challenging market conditions experienced in much of the full-price retail segment. Brands are following customer footfall and gravitating towards the strong sales outperformance offered by the outlet center format.

VIA Outlets officially opened the 4,000 sq m extension to its Sevilla Fashion Outlet. /// credit: Bellier

VIA Outlets’ €30m Remodeling and Expansion of Sevilla Fashion Outlet Opens with Debuts by Karl Lagerfeld, Under Armour, G-Star Raw and many more

VIA Outlets officially opened the 4,000 sq m extension to its Sevilla Fashion Outlet yesterday, culminating a 30-million-euro project to modernize and evolve the center since its acquisition in 2016. With the recent extension, a 17-million-euro investment that includes a spectacular glass-covered gallery, Sevilla Fashion Outlet now offers 20,000 sq m of prime commercial space.

Rooftop solar panels on Oslo Fashion Outlet /// credit: Bellier

VIA Outlets Achieves Second Highest Fitch ESG Rating 

VIA Outlets has been awarded a Level 2 ESG Rating by global ratings firm Fitch, the second highest achievable. ‘Sustainable Fitch’ is the agency’s integrated sustainability and societal analytical framework, introduced last year, to deliver a more holistic quantitative and qualitative assessment of a company’s ESG performance for investors and management.