Birmingham City Council has recently announced Lendlease as its development partner to deliver the transformation of the 17-hectare Birmingham Smithfield site.

Ingka Centres ramps up investment in China with new mixed-use projects. This will cost the company €2 billion.

Once again, real estate developments will be presented and advertised in Cannes this year. Many of them will feature retail space. Here is an overview of this year’s event.

SevenCapital is developing North Star Village in Swindon. The Shopping & Leisure Project includes one of the United Kingdom’s largest ski and snow centers.

New shopping center projects in Europe have been scarce in recent years. The Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield Group has bucked this trend and is currently developing “Oskar”, an inner-city shopping center in Osnabrück, Germany.

Dietmar Reindl, COO of IMMOFINANZ, gives an interview regarding the road to becoming Europe’s leading retail park operator and the challenge of online retailing”.

Following its completion just a few months ago, Soravia is expanding its Retail Park Liptovský Mikuláš location in Slovakia. The potential for exciting fashion concepts is tremendous.

Neinver continues to strengthen its position around Europe with two new projects in Amsterdam and the French Alps region.

East Finland Real Estate recently celebrated the opening of Zsar Outlet Village in Vaalimaa, Finland.

The first phase of Icon Outlet at The O2, a 19,000 sq m urban outlet developed by AEG and Crosstree Real Estate Partners, opened on October 20, 2018.

CBRE, the exclusive consultant of the second phase of the new “Ordzhonikidze 11” discount center, has recently announced 90% occupancy.

Since November 15, 2018, Thessaly has had its own outlet, Fashion City Outlet, in the city of Larissa in Greece.

Groupe Idec Invest, the property investment company of Groupe Idec, recently announced the opening of Viaduc Village, its first outlet project, for summer 2019.

Scalo Milano Outlet & More, the city outlet situated 15 minutes from Milan’s center, covers a surface area of 30,000 sq m and will soon be expanded to approximately 35,000 sq m in order to accommodate an additional 25 stores.

Atrium has been extremely active in Warsaw over the past few months. CEO Liad Barzilai intends to further optimize the portfolio in the city.

Prešov’s EPERIA Shopping Mall has enjoyed a successful first year. This modern regional shopping center with 21 970 sq m of rentable space in the Sekčov suburb’s retail zone has become the market-leading shopping destination in Prešov.

Cyprus’s ambitious shopping, leisure, and dining development opened its doors on November 21, 2018, revealing an extraordinary space that has been designed to please.

SPAIN: Finestrelles | POLAND: Vis à Vis Wilanów | FRANCE: Nice Lingostière | GERMANY: OEZ | RUSSIA: Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye Smart City | GERMANY: Gropius Passagen | SERBIA: IPM | HUNGARY: New Campona | ITALY: COM Caselle Open Mall | GERMANY: Erlangen Arcaden

Equilis has opened the Shopping Center Finestrelles in Barcelona. The open-air shopping destination was designed by the Dutch architectural company TconcepT and it is covered by three iconic pergolas.