The world market leader in festive decorative lighting has once again declared a record turnover in 2019, with worldwide growth in retail and city markets as well as in its new Light Park event solutions.

Opening in time to benefit from centre:mk’s significant Christmas trading period, during which footfall is anticipated to exceed seven million visits, Lush, the handmade bath art and cosmetics brand, has recently launched a 2,793 sq ft store in centre:mk.

Dekoria will occupy 856 sq m of retail space in Domoteka, a premium homeware retail complex in Warsaw.

In spring 2020, Chimi Eyewear will open a new flagship store in the Hufvudstaden property at Kungsgatan 6 in the centre of Stockholm.

Railpen has announced the launch of global sports retailers adidas and Reebok at its newly re-branded designer village, Caledonia Park, in Scotland.

The supervisory board of publity AG has prematurely extended the executive board contract of Frank Schneider by five years, until December 1, 2024.

Atrium announces that, further to the statements made in its announcements of 23 July and 7 November 2019, its board of directors has taken the decision to reinstate the Q3 and Q4 2019 dividends.

Hines has announced new store openings at the Royal Exchange Manchester in the build up to the busy Christmas period.

The Russian Council of Shopping Centres (RCSC) awarded Okhta Mall and Pearl Plaza shopping centres, located in St. Petersburg, as the winners of “Operating Shopping Centre”.

Dan Nastase joins the Asset Services department to coordinate the Penny Market portfolio.

A range of festive activities have begun at Elephant Park in south London where a four-week pop-up titled ‘Merry Elephant’ is transforming the recently opened Sayer Street and Deacon Street into a mini Winter Wonderland, at the £2.3 billion regeneration project led by Lendlease and Southwark Council.

Zadar Shopping Capitol, part of the Capitol Park family, welcomed its first customers with the opening of a 6,400 sqm centre in Ante Starčevića street.

Trei Real Estate GmbH, a property developer and property asset holder of residential and retail real estate with activities across Europe, develops its sixth retail park of the Vendo Park brand in the Czech Republic.

Based in Amsterdam, Nigel will be responsible for Cromwell’s corporate finance operations across Europe.

The Irish clothing chain Primark‘s long-anticipated market entry into Slovakia has been confirmed: the company has signed a lease agreement with Eurovea. This exciting news also comes at a time when this attractive riverside retail centre has announced 70% occupancy of new commercial premises in the forthcoming extension.

At last night’s Revo Annual Dinner (4 December), intu scooped two Revo Gold awards in a celebration of the best of the best in placemaking.

Festival Place, the 1.1m sq ft retail and leisure destination in Basingstoke has reported outstanding results for the Black Friday trading period.

intu recently announced that its flagship global resort development intu Costa del Sol, located in Torremolinos outside Malaga in Spain, has been given green light.

Springfields Outlet has once again demonstrated its continued resilience, bucking trends when compared to full-price retail destinations, reporting positive trading and footfall stats for the Black Friday trading period.

ALDI Nord recently opened its biggest store at Quarree Wandsbek, featuring ALDI’s latest shop design and a product range that is tailored to its target group. This is where the look of the new Quarree is already taking concrete shape.

The new format hosted by the German Council of Shopping Places.

Deka Immobilien has commissioned Apleona Real Estate Management to perform center and property management, facility management services, letting, and strategic development for the “Seidnitz Center” shopping mall in Dresden.

Colliers International and Savills named leasing agents for 5,000 square feet of new retail space on London’s premier shopping street.

The Howard de Walden Estate has appointed Rob Kirk as Interim Retail & Leisure Director for Marylebone Village while Jenny Casebourne takes maternity leave.