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Maxence Liagre is a global real estate expert with more than 20-year experience managing and leading shopping centers around the world.

VIA Outlets – Europe’s fastest growing owner-operator of premium fashion outlet destinations – has been awarded a 5 Star Rating in the 2020 GRESB Real Estate Assessment. The highest GRESB score available, it is a recognition for being an industry leader of sustainability and represents entities placed in the top 20 percent of the benchmark.

According to a recent study commissioned by centre:mk, one of the UK’s top 10 shopping centres, almost a quarter of adults plan to buy a present for themselves as many feel that they simply deserve a treat this year; while 29 per cent are not expecting many gifts from others after an extraordinary year.

RPMI Railpen (Railpen) has officially welcomed one of the UK’s top fragrance retailers, The Fragrance Shop, to Gretna Gateway Outlet Village, Scotland’s premier designer village. Opening its doors on the 20 November, the launch of the store marks the creation of numerous retail jobs for the local community.

Despite challenging times, all eligible co-workers will receive an allocation called Tack! (tack means thank you in Swedish) to their pension funds in November as a thank you for their loyalty and contribution. All full-time co-workers within a country receive the same Tack! amount regardless of unit, position or salary level.

…or they will be very soon! Valentine’s Day is mere months away and this annual event is not only an important event for lovers but also the retail and leisure sectors. This celebration of love was responsible for generating a whopping one billion Euros of revenue in Germany, and in Austria, the average spend on loved ones was around EUR60 per head (sources: the German and Austrian Trade Associations).

Work has begun on site on a major 180-acre mixed-use development set in a prime location in Gloucestershire. Led by renowned Cheltenham-based property developer Robert Hitchins, the development will feature a designer outlet and lifestyle retail destination, a flagship garden centre, much-needed homes and a range of local amenities.