Shopping centres were reopened on 4 May. This is an indication that there’s light at the end of the tunnel for landlords and tenants, but the ongoing pandemic will have an enormous impact on the entire retail industry. Sylwia Wiszowata-Łazarz and Joanna Kłusek from global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield talked about the current market situation, changing consumer habits and what actions to take to ensure a safe return of shoppers to brick-and-mortar stores during the webinar “Disconnect to Reconnect – About retail in the new reality”.

The corona pandemic and the accompanying measures to contain the virus had a serious impact on Germany’s consumer mood in April, according to the latest GfK study “Covid-19 Consumer Pulse.”

Shopping centres Almada Forum and Armazéns do Chiado, managed by Multi Portugal, are nominated for the Marketeer Awards Portugal 2020 in the category ‘Large Commercial Spaces’.

MGVM, has published a study on the impact of COVID-19 on the property management sector. One of the data highlighted in the document is the influx of customers in shopping centres. Compared to the same period in 2019, the number of people visiting shopping centres has been reduced by 93%.

IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) is guided by a vision to create a better life for the many people. Now more than ever, Ingka Group wants to put its values into action to help co-workers and customers adjust to the new realities of life.

Atrium European Real Estate Limited, a leading owner, operator and redeveloper of shopping centres and retail real estate in Central Europe, provides an update on trading for the three months ended 31 March 2020 and an update on trading in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

On 23 April 2020, Hammerson announced that Orion European Real Estate Fund V (“Orion”) had notified the company that it did not intend to complete on the sale of a portfolio of seven retail parks (the “Transaction”), despite exchanging unconditional contracts on 20 February 2020.

Neinver has appointed Stephan Fickl as the company’s new Group Leasing Director. He assumes responsibility for this area of the group at the international level and reports directly to the Managing Director.

Klépierre announced that, it successfully placed a €600-million bond maturing on May 12, 2029 with a 2.0% coupon.

Quintain, the developer behind the £3bn transformation of Wembley Park to create a cultural neighbourhood for London, has appointed Richard Poyser as Head of Retail Leasing & Asset Management. He will report to Matt Slade, Retail Director at Quintain.

In the next few days, in view of the rising demand for this type of aid, food and hygiene products will be delivered to needy families and children’s homes, together with medicines for nursing homes.

Redevco has joined forces with COFRA Holding to initiate a large-scale on-site renewable energy generation project called Project Solar.

Retailers in Austria are opening their doors again with caution and under strict conditions. umdasch has developed an intelligent solution for all industries and public areas, which enables contactless disinfection as well as automatic access management.

NEINVER is reopening its five outlet centres in Poland today under strict health and safety measures and with over 80% of their shops open. The FACTORY centres in Warsaw, Krakow, Gliwice and Poznan have implemented reopening plans in close coordination with the brands and authorities to ensure the maximum safety of employees and visitors.

A mainstay in the region’s calendar, organisers have made the difficult decision to postpone Gloucester Quay’s award winning Food Festival.