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World’s Main Streets: London’s New Bond Street Rises to No. 1
Cushman & Wakefield’s new 'Main Streets Across the World' report places London’s New Bond Street at the top of the global ranking and confirms broad-based resurgence of Europe’s prime shopping miles.
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NEINVER reports solid Growth in Q3 Results
One Europe’s key outlet players, NEINVER shares strong performance in Q3 report across its entire outlet centers portfolio.
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GRAI Q3/2025: Europe Stays in the Lead, Retail Confidence Strengthens
Union Investment and NIQ-GfK’s Global Retail Attractiveness Index for the third quarter of 2025 confirms a continuation of the positive trend of the European retail market.
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SGS UK RETAIL SELLS BRAEHEAD SHOPPING CENTER
SGS UK Retail has sold the 1.1 million sq ft Braehead Shopping Centre to Frasers Group in a landmark deal.
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Record Transaction between Union Investment and Reico Fund: Palladium Prague is Sold
Union Investment announced the profitable sales of Palladium shopping center in Prague, a landmark asset acquired for the UniImmo: Deutschland fund in 2015.
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SES Italy receives BREEAM In-Use “Very Good” for two shopping centers in Padua
IPERCITY and LE BRENTELLE in Padua have been awarded.
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Resilient Performance, Higher Tenant Sales — NEPI Rockcastle’s Q3 2025 Results
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VIA Outlets unveils robust Expansion of Vila do Conde Porto, Portugal
VIA Outlets celebrates a major milestone with the expansion.
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ACROSS Retail talks returns on the 2nd of december, 2025!
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CEO PERSPECTIVES 2025 – When the Tenant Thrives, the Asset Flies
What will it take in 2025 for an asset to take off? For this special, we asked leading figures in the European retail real estate sector what they see as the most significant current challenges, as well as the solutions needed, for retail assets not just to survive but to prosper.
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DEVELOPMENT

PROJECTS, TRENDS AND STRATEGIES

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SEE: MARKETS WITH POTENTIAL, BUT ONLY FOR REALISTS

Mauro Abruzzese is an Italian retail and shopping center expert who develops projects in Kosovo for OCM International. In this interview, the CEO and Managing Director explains how the individual SEE markets are developing, what makes them different, what the local consumers are like, and what investors should consider before entering the market.

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DESPITE ALL OF THE CHALLENGES: THE WESTERN BALKAN REGION IS SHOWING GOOD RESISTANCE

The BALFIN Group is the largest shopping center developer and operator in Albania and North Macedonia and is one of the most important groups in the Western Balkans region. As one of the leading investment groups in Southeastern Europe, the Group’s Vice President of Retail, Julian Mane, spoke with ACROSS about the region’s strengths, weaknesses, and current developments.

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BRINGING NEW BRANDS TO THE REGION

“Through constant innovation, we can remain at the forefront of the industry and maintain our commitment to adding value to our clients’ assets,” said Cristina Santos. The Managing Director of Property Management of Sonae Sierra talked to ACROSS founder Reinhard Winiwarter about the Prishtina Mall management contract.

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MANAGEMENT

LATEST TRENDS IN ASSET AND CENTER MANAGEMENT

Could German retailers’ superior math be their secret weapon?

Unlike English retailers who focus on margin percentages, many German retailers prioritize profit per unit (Deckungsbeitrag), focusing on actual money earned rather than relative percentages. John Brenninkmeijer argues that to optimize assortment decision-making for a store, managers should consider the Dollar Contribution “Deckungsbeitrag” of products and the possible Opportunity Cost incurred when choosing one option over another.

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OUTLETS

DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE OUTLET INDUSTRY

We talk about guests; not about customers!

In its 25th anniversary year, the Designer Outlet Parndorf celebrates the most successful year in the location’s history. ACROSS spoke to Mario Schwann, General Manager Designer Outlet Parndorf, about the return of international visitors, why maximum service orientation almost like in a first class hotel is the be-all and end-all, and what trends and developments are taking place at the location.

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THE ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST LEISURE FACILITIES AT OUTLET CENTERS

The development of new outlet centers is always an exciting prospect, both for consumers looking for great deals and for developers seeking to create profitable ventures. However, an ongoing debate in the realm of outlet center planning revolves around whether leisure facilities should be an integral part of these retail destinations. Giles Membrey, Managing Director of Rioja Estates Ltd. explains the pro and contra arguments.

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F&B IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE OVERALL GUEST EXPERIENCE

Customers are seeking a better-quality and more varied offering, expecting to see both international and local options, argues Joan Rouras, Head of Leasing and Retail at NEINVER. For a long time, a neglected topic, F&B in outlets, is taking on a whole new role. NEINVER has taken many steps to offer its guests innovative F&B in addition to a high-quality retail offering.

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STRATEGIES OF RETAILERS

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Aldi’s Brand Strategy In The US Is Exceedingly Popular With Consumers

Las Vegas welcomed its first two Aldi stores in the presence of a large number of expectant consumers, which shows the retailer’s success with its popular brand strategy in the local market. The debuting stores opened as part of Aldi’s 9 billion euro expansion strategy in the country.

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Primark to Proceed with US Expansion Plan

Primark-owner Associated British Foods plans to move on with the fashion retailer’s store rollout program in Europe as well as the US, despite current tariff uncertainties.

Christoph Andexlinger, Chairman of the conference-organizer ACSP, and CEO of SES Spar European Shopping Places, opened the summit, welcoming more than 130 participants from 14 different countries. /// credit: ECSP

ECSP Summit — A Platform To Give Voice To The European Retail Real Estate Sector

Under the motto “Creating beloved places – social, sustainable & successful”, the 2025 European Shopping Places Summit brought together leading experts in the retail real estate sector from 14 different countries to discuss how to make shopping places more sustainability-oriented, successful, and impactful on a social level, while giving voice to the different markets in Europe.

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FOOD & BEVERAGE / LEISURE

LATEST TRENDS

Dining and working in the sky? Views beyond the crisis.

In a critical period for HoReCa, office or mixed-use projects, recent investments are adding new flavors and attractive or innovative functions to revive the pulse in key submarkets of Bucharest. Can dining or working with sky views make flexible working or meetings more appealing?

Going Forward! Europe’s food retail sector in the corona-year 2020: the storm of the century

Europe’s food retailers are being put to the test by the eco- nomic consequences of the natural disaster Covid-19. This is a very special kind of weather situation. While non-food retailers and the food service industry are in sheer despair in the face of the calm caused by government-imposed lockdowns, the “system-relevant” food retail sector has been confronted with a veritable storm tide since the sec- ond quarter of 2020.

Food retailers in their own words

Industry leaders told us about the sales impact Corona had on their business in 2020. They also explain what fundamental changes in location, sales, and marketing strategy they are planning for 2021/2022 in response to the widespread economic impact of the pandemic.

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PROPTECH

RETAIL TECHNOLOGY

Always at your service!

Shopping centers gain their competitive edge with innovative support options that bind customers to them and motivates these customers to return.

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INVESTMENT

PLANS OF INVESTORS AND OWNERS

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