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Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) Germany has once again been named Top Employer 2020 in Germany by the Top Employers Institute. The independent Top Employers Institute certifies companies worldwide that place their employees at the center of their entrepreneurial activities and offer them an outstanding working environment.

The Viennese construction engineer and BIM expert Harald Stieber joined ATP Frankfurt’s two-person management team in September 2019. The experienced manager will now run the 70-strong team in the Offenbach-based architecture and engineering office alongside Solveig Hillebrecht.

Lifestyle Outlets, part of Peel L&P, has reported another year of strong results, with growing footfall and sales figures bucking the national retail trend across its two operational centres in Manchester and Gloucester, despite market uncertainty surrounding Brexit and a late General Election.

Redevco, one of the largest privately-owned real estate investment managers in Europe, has appointed Andrew Foulds as Managing Director UK effective1 February 2020. In his new role Andrew will continue to report to Adam Starr who will focus his full attention on and drive Redevco’s growth strategy across Europe as Head of Transactions.

The first two panels last year were very successful. There are four “ACROSS Retail Talks” planned for this year. The first one will be with Marcus Wild on May 27 in Vienna.

Following Eurovea’s announcement of a contract with Primark international at year-end and 70% occupancy of the new extension, further details have been revealed. In cooperation with international real estate expert Sonae Sierra, Eurovea is unveiling a new food hall-style gastro passage concept.

VIA Outlets – Europe’s fastest growing owner-operator of premium outlet shopping destinations confirms another year of impressive growth in 2019. Reinforced by the company’s continued remodelling programme and the introduction of new brands, VIA Outlets delivered exceptional figures including an 8.4% increase in its brand sales and a 6.1% increase in footfall. These results demonstrate the increasing attractiveness of an ever improving VIA Outlets portfolio and the resilience of the outlet sector compared to the headwinds faced by wider, full-price high street and retail markets.

In a 50:50 joint venture, SIGNA and Central Group acquire the Swiss luxury department store chain “GLOBUS“, along with eight associated real estate properties at top inner-city locations from the Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (MGB).

In a 50:50 joint venture, SIGNA and Central Group acquire the Swiss luxury department store chain “GLOBUS“, along with eight associated real estate properties at top inner-city locations from the Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund (MGB).