Leslie Jones Architecture in London and Urban Experts in Kiev have been appointed by international developers Immochan Ukraine to design the interior of Rive Gauche shopping and entertainment complex in Kiev. With nearly 400 shopping centers managed in 12 countries across Europe and Asia, Immochan is one of today’s leading European commercial real estate companies for shopping centers. Simon Scott, Head of International Business at Leslie Jones Architecture, reveals details about Rive Gauche’s interior design.

According to the developer, Europe’s biggest urban regeneration project is about to take shape on the area of the former Hellinikon airport – including a shopping center. Implementing this project, however, is very challenging.

2017 did not see any traditional new openings in Germany. Eight new centers are scheduled to enter the market this year, reports the EHI Retail Institute.

Benoy’s project Vadistanbul mall north of Istanbul | Galeries Lafayette Flagship Store Luxembourg | Kongahälla Shopping in Kungälv located north of Gothenburg | Belgrade Waterfront project in Serbia | ECE´s Hessen-Center in Frankfurt | The redevelopment of the Whitgift mall by the Croydon Partnership – a joint venture between Westfield and Hammerson.

Ivanhoé Cambridge announced a large-scale redevelopment project for the Montreal Eaton Centre. | Galeries Lafayette has signed the lease for a major new store in Shanghai, China in partnership with I.T. Limited, which is scheduled to open in late 2018. | The first phase of Grandscape in Dallas, Texas will open in May 2019.

New perspectives regarding conversion and development potential are opening up for inner-city retail shops and department stores.

INVESTER United Benefits is one of the most active players on the Austrian real estate market. ACROSS spoke to INVESTER co-founder Franz Alexander Kollitsch and Thomas Seikmann, managing director of the company’s own center management company Ekazent, about the company’s retail activities.

The Serbian capital tends to be viewed as more of an insider tip than a universally acknowledged hotspot, among expansion-minded European retailers. This is partly due to the city’s challenging retail conditions.

What does the future of shopping look like? Dirk Hünerbein, Senior Project Partner and Head of Retail at Drees & Sommer, reflects on central trends in the retail real estate industry.

Mipim is here again! This year, the who-is-who of the global real estate industry comes together in Cannes, France from March 13 to 16. Innovative retail properties as well as projects with retail components are presented at this trade fair–and we selected some of them here for you.

On October 26, IKEA Centres opened MAR Shopping Algarve, their second shopping center in Portugal, a vibrant meeting place, designed to surprise.

The Austrian company Soravia is developing the retail park Liptovský Mikuláš in central Slovakia. The opening is scheduled for September 2018.

Belgrade’s Ada Mall will open its doors at the end of 2018. In an interview with ACROSS, Arn Willems, Managing Director Croatia at GTC, responsible for overseeing the leasing of Ada Mall, explains the relevance of the optimal tenant mix.

Bispevika in Norway, Eperia in Slovakia, Loom and Wilmersdorfer Arcaden in Germany, Vialia and Palmas Altas in Spain, CityLife Shopping District in Italy, Meadowhall in the United Kingdom.

Jardín Plaza Cúcuta shopping center, carried out by Sonae Sierra and the Colombian company Central Control, and The Shops at Clearfork, a 46,400-sq-m, open-air luxury shopping, dining, entertainment, and mixed-use destination situated in the heart of Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

Freo Financial & Real Estate Operations Gmbh, a pan-European investment manager and developer, is the company behind the “Mall of Switzerland” near Lucerne, with a total area of 65,000 sq m.

Dining, enjoying, relaxing, and shopping. Center operators are completely revamping their menus.

For Sonae Sierra, localization is key: Each project must be unique and we mustn’t repeat ourselves.

This year’s Mapic will again feature the top players in industry as they provide a glimpse at their current retail projects. ACROSS makes a foray into interesting new developments and extensions to be presented in Cannes.

Despite constant digitalization, brick-and-mortar retailing remains the dominant purchasing model.

IKEA Centres’ global Expansion Director, Jan Kristensson, and global Leasing Director, Carsten Heidtmann, share the importance of the company’s journey from a traditional property-driven approach to creating places where people and the planet lead our interaction with customers, tenants and communities, where retail is one of many components.

Multi Netherlands has started work on the major city-center project, Bracknell’s regenerated town center has recently opened for business, Atrium Poland Real Estate Management is extending another of its Warsaw facilities, Pro Kapital Grupp is continuing its work on bringing the T1 Mall in Tallinn to fruition, The Dorotheen Quartier (DOQU) in Stuttgart, Germany opened its doors on May 30, Delta Real Estate has finalized its acquisition of a shopping mall in Varna, Bulgaria, City Center Amstetten (CCA) in Lower Austria recently celebrated its opening, and GTC’s Galeria Północna in Białołęka in Warsaw officially opened on September 14.

After being completely rebuilt from March 2016, Huma eleven opened its extension in Vienna-Simmering at the end of September.

STOP SHOPS for retail parks, VIVO! for shopping centers. With these two concepts, IMMOFINANZ ensures a high level of positive name recognition among clients and retailers, reported Gerald Grüll, Head of Asset Management Retail Europe.