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F&B Insights with Will & Johnny: Rethinking Partnerships in Foodservice
Will Odwarka and Jonathan Doughty are back with a new episode of their “F&B Insights” segment in the ACROSS DISCUSS series.
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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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Rhein-Ruhr Zentrum’s West Wing Facelift Project to begin in December 2025
Following the start of exterior works in October, interior construction in the western wing is set to begin in December 2025 across both retail levels.
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The Experience Factor: Redifining the Value of Retail Places
JLL’s 2025 Consumer Experience Survey shows that consumers are quietly but decisively raising their expectations for physical places.
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ACROSS Retail talks returns on the 2nd of december, 2025!
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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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Patron Capital and Mindston Capital Finalise the Acquisition of Nailloux Outlet Village near Toulouse
Patron Capital and Mindston Capital announce the completion of the acquisition of Nailloux Outlet Village.
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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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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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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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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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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.

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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.

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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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