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In addition to becoming the best destination for outdoor fashion and lifestyle shopping with discounts of between 30 and 70% throughout the year, La Torre Outlet Zaragoza is, starting on November 9, a mandatory stop for the kitchen and design lovers. The Crazy Home Outlet arrives in the Aragonese capital to surprise all visitors with the products of the bestknown firms in the sector: Bergner, Masterpro, La Maison 1975, Swiss Home, San Ignacio, Berhome, Infinity Chef and Renberg.

From November 1, 2020, Evert Jan van Garderen will succeed Jeremy Lewis as Chief Executive Officer of the Company following his retirement. Director and Board Member Roberto Fraticelli will succeed van Garderen as Chief Financial Officer.

The first second-hand IKEA store is now open in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The store is located in the ReTuna shopping centre, where all products sold are reused or recycled. Old furniture is given a second chance, at the same time as IKEA can test and develop a circular business model.

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Finally the time has come: Heinemann Duty Free is a BERliner! With the opening of Berlin Brandenburg Airport Willy Brandt (BER) last Saturday, nine Heinemann stores will be “ready for take-off” on a total area of around 5,400 square metres.

For the repositioning of the ‘Forum Muelheim’, the upper and lower floor (basement) with a total of 14,500 sq.m of the total rental space of around 52,000 sq.m will be comprehensively refurbished by the end of 2023.

“Covid-19 is the biggest challenge of our time and it affects the retail sector as well as the retail real estate market. With the study Footfall Anchors Post Corona–5 Propositions for the New Future of Retail, we discuss the current situation for retailers, investors, project developers, and municipalities on a broad scale. In collaboration with renowned experts we discuss the new future of retail, the real estate industry, and subsegments of the retail real estate sector. The result is a comprehensive documentation of the status quo regarding the situation of retail asset class.” – Angelus Bernreuther, Head of Investor Relationship Management at Kaufland Germany.

Hines, the international real estate firm, has summed up the performance results of the Outlet Village Belaya Dacha for the three quarters of 2020. According to the numbers, Moscow’s outlet village welcomed +5% more visitors compared to the same period in 2019.

Hammerson plc has announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of its 50% interest in VIA Outlets to the APG Strategic Real Estate Pool, a mutual fund managed by APG Asset Management N.V., for €307 million (£277m).