Total central London retail investment in Q4 2020 reached £475m, more than double the total volume in Q4 2019 which saw £200m transacted, according to the latest research from global real estate advisor, CBRE.

A strong year for leasing activities in 2020 and a successful start to the year with new business in 2021 have been reported by Commerz Real, the asset manager for real asset investments in the Commerzbank Group.

In collaboration with local authorities, Citycon has established covid-19 vaccination facilities in several of its centres in the Nordics. The aim is to improve the access of the vaccine for citizens by utilizing the portfolio of conveniently located urban hubs to accelerate vaccination rates.

How buyers and manufacturers can prepare for the coming business year even in these extraordinary times and without leading trade fairs is shown by Christmasworld and Paperworld Trends 2021/22 under the title “Together”.

Expansion despite the pandemic: SES Spar European Shopping Centers, developer and operator, has announced the opening to the general public of retail park of the Hungarian city of Kaposvár and the entire Somogy district, which will take place on 11 March 2021.

Global real estate advisor, CBRE has announced the appointment of Colin Waddell as Managing Director of its Nordic region effective March 1, 2021.

Redevco Germany welcomes a new tenant to the retail park in Gründau-Lieblos near Hanau: Fritz Frank Schuhe und Sport KG, Bretzenheim.

FASHION HOUSE Group is on track to open the first phase of FASHION HOUSE Pallady – which is over 70 percent let – in two months’ time.

In the spring of 2021 Prospekt shopping mall is planning another bright opening of a new tenant – the French brand Decathlon. This will be the first Decathlon residence on the left bank of Kyiv.

In November 2020, the architect Christopher Hammerschmidt joined the top management team of ATP architects engineers, Frankfurt. He is now leading the 70 employees of the ATP Group’s design office in Frankfurt am Main alongside the construction engineer and BIM expert Harald Stieber.

PFM Intelligence Group, the Netherlands headquartered specialist technology and communications company, has announced the acquisition of CoreTech Solutions, the market leading IT infrastructure provider to the UK retail property sector, for an undisclosed sum.

SPAR Poland has added two EUROSPAR stores in Bydgoszcz to its retail portfolio, bringing total store numbers in the market to 225. The new supermarkets are located in the city centre and offer customers a large variety of fresh food.

AB Nordiska Kompaniet (NK), a subsidiary of Hufvudstaden, has reached an agreement with RNB Retail and Brands AB (RNB) to acquire the NK business within its subsidiary Departments & Stores Europe AB (DSE).

Supermarket Income REIT plc announces the acquisition of a Morrisons supermarket in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, UK, from Aberdeen Standard Investments.

PATRIZIA AG has appointed Mathieu Elshout to the newly created position of Head of Sustainability and Impact Investing, in a strategic hiring move that strengthens the development of new impact fund products and further drives the integration of sustainability into the company’s core investment processes.

Queensberry announced a major letting at the repurposed Metquarter in Liverpool. The Milestone Group operating under its brand ‘General Post Office’ will open to the public late Spring, creating 132 jobs in the city.

Antoine Grolin, a family partner and member of Gérance AFM (Association Familiale Mulliez), Chairman of Ceetrus and Chairman-Founder of Nodi, announced the creation in January 2021 of a new company: Nhood, owned by AFM.

M7 Real Estate has assembled just over a £300 million portfolio of 19 retail warehouses following the full deployment of capital raised across its M7 Box+ I and M7 Box+ II funds.

Sponda has appointed Victor Persson as its new Chief Operating Officer and Janne Tallqvist as its new Chief Financial Officer. Both also join as members of the company’s executive board.

Citycon’s rent collection was strong for the full year 2020 finishing at 96% for the full year.

Real estate investor and manager, Cromwell Property Group announced that Pertti Vanhanen has commenced in the role as Managing Director, Europe.

The Board of C&A AG is pleased to announce the appointment of Hein Schumacher as Non-Executive Director, effective 25 January 2021. Hein Schumacher is CEO of the global dairy company FrieslandCampina.