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“A Stage for Future-oriented Topics and Their Actors”

When he founded ACROSS in 2008, Reinhard Winiwarter said, “I love retail.” That same phrase now serves as his motivation in 2023. In his personal review of the past 15 years, the founder of, editor of, and provider of ideas for ACROSS emphasizes how important it is to orient oneself towards forward-looking topics in the dynamic retail real estate world. However, the key factor that determines one’s own success and that of the industry is passion for the industry.

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Umdasch Group goes Metaverse

“We create spaces” a strong mission of the Umdasch Group that does not stop at the virtual world. In addition to sound expertise in designing and creating new spaces, the company thinks big and ventures beyond the boundaries of the physical world with its competencies. Specifically, this involves the entry into the metaverse.

MIPIM 2023: Best Mixed-Use Projects

Developers have increasingly turned their attention to mixed-use retail developments for their new construction projects and the redevelopment of urban areas. In the post-pandemic era, consumers are looking for diverse work, leisure, and shopping places. Mixed-use, therefore, is not a trend – it is the future of real estate. The following projects are the finalists in the mixed-use category of the MIPIM Awards.

Shopping centers should adopt the successful concepts of their outlet colleagues?

“Could this be the right time for the shopping center industry to pull itself together and adopt the successful concepts of its outlet colleagues? – This question was raised at the end of the first Retail Talk in 2023. On February 15, 2023, a top-class panel discussed “Outlets – A Winning Retail Format.”

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Redevco announces UK Build to Rent joint venture with SFP

Redevco, SFP Group and SFP UK have signed a joint venture (JV) agreement to invest in the UK Build to Rent (BTR) real estate market over the next couple of years. The strategy will focus on repurposing existing underutilised commercial assets that offer the potential for transformative residential-led mixed-use projects that will positively impact local communities.

Home of the Ecological Lifestyle @ Room with a View Salzburg

Over the past few decades, the fashion industry has been characterized by its rapid pace and constant repetition. It was clear to everyone that such a situation would prove unsustainable in the long term. Now, fortunately, awareness has changed in the sense that we are more questions and are more conscious of the things that we buy. Our goal is to live as sustainably as possible in order to achieve balance.

“We Could Save the World”

When it comes to shaping the future in a positive way, it is impossible to overstate the influence retailers can have. Retail and shopping centers should become much stronger communicators of a positive consumer vision, especially with regard to sustainability, says Andreas Steinle, CEO and founder of Zukunftsinstitut Workshop. The crisis year of 2023 must be a year in which retailers recapitulate their understanding of their role.

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Redos buys Globus supermarket in western Germany

The redos group, an investor, asset and fund manager specializing in large-scale retail properties, has bought a GLOBUS store in Wesel in western Germany. The property was acquired from Union Investment as part of an asset deal for the special AIF “Redos Retail Germany III”.

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KAUFLAND IS LAUNCHING ITS MARKETPLACE IN SLOVAKIA ON FEBRUARY 15

The Kaufland Marketplace will go live in Slovakia on February 15. Under the domain Kaufland.sk, online sellers will then have another sales channel than Germany available to them. The Kaufland Marketplace will also be launched in the Czech Republic in a few months. The marketplaces will be managed via the all-in-one solution Kaufland Global Marketplace.

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KAUFLAND WINS AT THE CEE RETAIL AWARDS

Kaufland has received the Speciality Retailer of the Year award at the 15th CEE Retail Awards for its successful work and strong European expansion.

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MEC ACHIEVES STRONG LEASING RESULTS FOR 2022

For the year 2022, MEC has reported a total of 223 new and follow-up leases in its more than 80 properties managed throughout Germany. As a result, the total leasing has reached 158,000 sq m of total space.

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