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Westfield Černý Most brings new retail, dining and entertainment era to Prague
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) announces the inauguration of the newly rebranded Westfield Černý Most.
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EUROPARK Salzburg begins Expansion ahead of 30th Anniversary
A major expansion is underway at EUROPARK Salzburg, Austria.
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CC Real receives awards at Finnish Council of Shopping Centers 2025
CC Real’s transformation of ITIS recognised with two awards.
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ACROSS Retail talks returns on the 2nd of december, 2025!
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From Square Meters to Meaning
Interview with Eric Decouvelaere, Head of EMEA Urban Destinations Operator Division at CBRE
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€653 Million in the first half-year: European Factory-Outlet-Centers Investment Surge
The European factory outlet center (FOC) market is gaining momentum.
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“Retail Reimagined: Redefining Value, Culture and Place”
Portland Design’s Managing Director Ibrahim Ibrahim explores how culture, community, and belonging are redefining the purpose of retail spaces.
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F&B Insights with Will & Johnny: Data, the Springboard into Future
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ACROSS Study Tour to Dubai & Abu Dhabi /// November 26th to 28th 2025
The 4th ACROSS Study Tour takes us to the United Arab Emirates. Exciting shopping-places, unique store concepts and forward-looking ideas. NOW FULLY BOOKED
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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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PROJECTS, TRENDS AND STRATEGIES

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?

Projects & Openings Europe

Westfield Mall of the Netherlands +++ McArthurGlen Designer Outlet West Midlands +++ Delta Planet Niš +++ La Couvinoise +++ Breogán Park +++ The Pyramid

Preparing for the Breakthrough

Nivy Station in Bratislava, is taking its final form. The international bus station, shopping mall, farmers’ market, and green roof for active rest and relaxation are being prepared to welcome people from all around the country at the end of this summer.

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MANAGEMENT

LATEST TRENDS IN ASSET AND CENTER MANAGEMENT

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„Mr. Cost Transparency“

„Cost efficiency and transparency“ – according to Markus Schmut, these are the two big “drivers”, especially for the retail real estate industry in the coming year. We have spoken with Markus Schmut, the managing director of Fairmoney. Using a shopping center as an example of a case study, he shows us what is possible with efficient fixed cost management.

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WESTFIELD HAMBURG ÜBERSEEQUARTIER: CREATING A BETTER PLACE!

Better Spaces, Better Communities, and Better Together – those are the pillars upon which Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s sustainability strategy is based. URW is committed to playing a key role in the environmental and energy transition. As such, the company has been implementing its “Better Places 2030” sustainability strategy since 2016.

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Real Estate Marketing – Why Not Do It Better?

“The world keeps on turning, but marketing strategies have been the same for decades,” is the verdict of Bernhard Klein, Chief Marketing Executive of IMMOFINANZ, on traditional marketing efforts in the retail asset class. In his guest contribution, he outlines various opportunities and improvements with the help of software-based automation of sales and marketing processes.

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OUTLETS

DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE OUTLET INDUSTRY

Green light for Mill Green

The development of a new premium outlet shopping destination in the West Midlands moved a step closer as development partners U+I and Rioja Developments confirmed receipt of full planning permission.

NEINVER enters the Czech market – Partnered with The Prague Outlet

Neinver is continuing its growth in Europe by entering the Czech market, the eighth country in which the company has a presence. The company has partnered with The Prague Outlet to forge a joint venture launching Prague The Style Outlets, the first premium outlet center in the Czech Republic.

“Special Skills in Demand”

In November 2008, immediately after the bankruptcy of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers, two Austrian investors, Thomas Seikmann and Manfred Schlager, opened Croatia’s first outlet center: Roses Designer Outlet in Zagreb. After years in a difficult market environment, they have managed to establish the retail property firmly in the market.

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STRATEGIES OF RETAILERS

The renovated part of the KING CROSS building impresses with modern store concepts and the largest Decathlon store in Croatia. /// credit: KING CROSS Zagreb

KING CROSS Zagreb Opens State-Of-The-Art Mall

The renovation and modernization process at the KING CROSS Zagreb shopping center has reached a significant stage of development: on 27 February, the part of the mall that has been completely renovated and modernized in recent months while business operations continued reopened.

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INVESTMENT

PLANS OF INVESTORS AND OWNERS

Retail Asset Management as a Holistic Approach

According to Stephan Austrup, Head of Retail in Germany at TH Real Estate, omni-channeling and digitalization are key drivers of change. In all acquisitions and in business plans for existing portfolios, he therefore considers the impact of this change on retail formats, retailers’ required floor plans, and whether the property provides the necessary layout flexibility.

Glasgow is dominated by global brands

The Scottish city has witnessed the highest number of new restaurant openings in the United Kingdom outside London. Anne Murray, Group Manager Inward Investment at InvestGlasgow, is helping retailers to use this to counter competition from the internet.

„Glasgow will be targeted“

In this interview with ACROSS, Anne Murray from InvestGlasgow and Stephen Bibby from Cushman & Wakefield explain the Scottish city’s investment opportunities.

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