Retail

STRATEGIES AND EXPANSION PLANS OF RETAILERS

Gianni Chiarini focuses on growth abroad

Italian leather goods supplier Gianni Chiarini Firenze has set ambitious growth targets and is focusing on strengthening and expanding partnerships with Internet retailers and department stores.

Bestseller Group expands in Austria

Worldwide, there are around 3,000 Bestseller brand stores in 32 countries, 600 of which are operated by partners. The wholesale business sells products to more than 17,000 multi-brand and department stores around the world.

Spar opened supermarket in Vienna, Austria, that blends in with nature

A building that is part of the landscape, a green car park, a roof area that is entirely planted and houses a biotope, and old trees that are built around make this site exceptional.

Gramicci opens world’s first store in Seven Dials in Covent Garden

Gramicci joins Covent Garden’s extensive range of fashion retailers such as Arc’teryx, innovative outdoor brand, American workwear brand Carhartt and luxury label Ganni.

Burberry’s store on New Bond Street in London reopens after two years

The interior design is minimalist, bright and understated, with the Burberry pieces given prominence and impact.

Salamander and Delka close branches in Austria

The closure affects around 40 locations and 300 employees. The cause is problems at the ara Group, which wants to focus on selling its own brand, ara Shoes.

Enhancement of the Rhein Neckar Center: New tenants from gastronomy, sports and leisure

More gastronomy, sports and leisure experience for the Rhein Neckar Center in Viernheim: ECE Marketplaces is further developing the shopping center in the economically strong Rhine-Neckar region and optimizing the center’s leisure and gastronomy offer with new tenants.

Nobilis Group gets a new shareholder, announces further expansion of cooperation with Elizabeth Arden and wins two prizes at Duftstarsgala in Vienna

Nobilis Group is the leading distributor and service partner for beauty in the DACH region and has been a professional partner to retailers for more than 25 years.

13 new brands have arrived in Czechia in the first half of this year

13 new brands have arrived on the Czech retail market in the first six months of this year. Most of them are in the fashion, and culinary concept segments. The latter is set to dominate the new arrivals this year: at least six F&B brands should come to the country by the end of the year, and other brands already present plan to open new branches.

Signa Sports records losses in the millions and warns of possible closure

According to Signa Sports´ recent report, the company needs additional financial injections from the Signa parent company, and is also dependent on the extension of a loan. Otherwise, the company is threatened with closure.

Swarovski opens first optical store

The newly opened Swarovski Optik Shop is located in the Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, Austria, a combination of park and museum.

Realignment of the ara-Group

After intensive examination, the Group has decided to focus exclusively on the original brand of the same name, “ara Shoes”.

Gerry Weber plans to close most of its German stores

The course adopted more than ten years ago of opening more and more of its own stores had proved to be neither in line with the market nor viable for the future.

Diesel opens its first store for the 1DR bag in Milan

The space is adjacent to Diesel’s flagship store in San Babila and is expected to remain open for a year.

New Aquazzura Bond Street Boutique is open

The new location houses all of the Florence-based brand’s collections – shoes, jewelry, and the still-new bags and home ware lines.

Setting the table @Tritschler Stuttgart

Anyone strolling through Stuttgart cannot avoid Tritschler, a fundamental institution in the city’s specialist retail landscape. The company offers an almost unrivaled selection of tableware and lifestyle products across 3000 sq m on four floors in the middle of the market square.

Eton announces new global concept and store expansion plan

One of the world’s leading luxury brands of men’s shirts and accessories, Eton, was founded in Sweden in 1928 and sells its products online and through its flagship stores in Stockholm, Malmö, London and New York.

Landsec invests in the future of retail as it announces plans for major retail destinations

Landsec will announce plans to invest significantly in its prime retail destinations to further enhance its positive growth outlook.

MEC receives new mandate with Schlössle Gallery

As of July 1, 2023, MEC will take over the management at Schlössle Galerie Pforzheim.

Phase Eight opens first store in Germany

The British women’s fashion brand Phase Eight will open its first store in Germany on June 30, 2023 at Westfield Centro Oberhausen on an area of around 151 sq m.

Outlet Center Eben is soon to expand further

The Outlet Center Eben, located in Pongau, about a 45 minutes drive south of Salzburg, is soon to be expanded to a total leasable area of approximately 6,000 sq m.

COMMUNITY SPACES ARE THE NEW ANCHORS

“The net to gross the proportion of tenanted space to the public realm is shifting,” states Ibrahim Ibrahim, Managing Director of Portland Design, in his discussion with Reinhard Winiwarter. Developers and asset owners of commercial spaces have no option but to rethink public spaces. But this changes everything and will require new skills to respond.

ECE opens new sports world at G3 Shopping Resort Gerasdorf

With the opening of the new sports and outdoor experience world, ECE Marketplaces has successfully completed the comprehensive 12 million Euro project for the further development of the shopping center located at the gates of Vienna.

Onygo opens new store in Munich

The Onygo retail chain is expanding its store network with an opening in Munich. On June 30, the fashion and footwear retailer will open a new store in the Bavarian capital.

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