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MK Illumination Breaks the €170 Million Mark and Expands Its Global Footprint
With record revenues, landmark international projects and new market entries on two continents.
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OUT NOW: ACROSS ONLINE SPECIAL /// THE 2025 YEAR-END UPDATE
Download our 110-page Online Special and discover the stories, trends, and data driving the next chapter of placemaking.
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London Designer Outlet: Adapting to a Changing Market
Matt Slade, Retail Director at Quintain, reflects on the year 2025 through the example of London Designer Outlet.
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VIA Outlets’ Credit Rating Affirmed by Fitch at BBB+ with Stable Outlook
VIA Outlets announced today that Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed VIA Outlets B.V.’s Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating at ‘BBB+’.
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Largest MINISO store in Germany opens in Düsseldorf
MINISO opened its newest store at Flinger Straße 27 in Düsseldorf, marking its largest retail location in Germany.
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Luxury Brand Ranking: Value Climbs to New Heights
The global luxury and premium sector has risen to new record strength. Brand Finance’s latest Luxury & Premium 50 ranking shows the world’s top brands reaching a combined USD 317 billion in brand value.
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Mr Price Group Acquires NKD, Accelerates European Expansion
Mr Price Group is acquiring the NKD Group and its 2,200 stores from private equity firm TDR Capital. A purchase agreement has been signed.
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Climate-adaptive & Community-focused: Expansion of Lagunen II, Norway
In one of Europe’s rainiest cities, Copenhagen-based BIOSIS has completed Lagunen II, a climate-adaptive, community-oriented extension.
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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

Priscilla Tomasoa, Head of Marketing & Communications at Redevco (left), Beats per Minute (BPM) development project at Rue de Rivoli, Paris. /// credit: Redevco

126 RIVOLI – THE URBAN DEVELOPMENT LANDMARK OF PARIS

Redevco is transforming the iconic 126 Rivoli in Paris into a vibrant 13,000 sq m mixed-use space. Located on one of Paris’s main shopping streets, Beats Per Minute (BPM) aims to be a modern urban development landmark, combining environmental and societal goals and revitalizing the city.

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MANAGEMENT

LATEST TRENDS IN ASSET AND CENTER MANAGEMENT

Left: Facade of Gropius Passagen, Right: Christian Danne /// Credit: Gropius Passagen

Leadership Change at Gropius Passagen in Berlin, Germany

A new chapter begins for Gropius Passagen in Berlin-Neukölln. With the appointment of Christian Danne as Center Manager, one of the city’s top retail destinations is setting a fresh strategic course. Covering around 94,000 square meters of retail space, featuring over 150 stores, and welcoming roughly ten million visitors a year, Gropius Passagen remains a key anchor of Berlin’s retail landscape.

Credit: Prague City Tourism

PALLADIUM Shopping Center to be acquired by Reico

Part of the Austria based Erste Group, REICO is soon to acquire PALLADIUM Prague shopping center, in Prague, Czech Republic. As of today, the value of the transaction has not been revealed, and the transaction is currently being assessed by the Office for the Protection of Competition (UOHS).

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OUTLETS

DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS IN THE OUTLET INDUSTRY

From left to right: Krzysztof Gaczorek, CEO of KG Group; Marek Koźmiński, Co-Founder of KG Group; Thomas Reichenauer, Co-Founder & Managing Director of ROS Retail Outlet Shopping; and Wojciech Pawłowski, Centre Manager of Designer Outlet Kraków. /// credit: ROS Retail Outlet Shopping

Designer Outlet Kraków Celebrates Grand Opening

With over 120 international and Polish fashion and lifestyle brands, a vibrant F&B offering and a prime urban location, Designer Outlet Kraków launched with a celebratory ceremony hosted by KG Group and ROS Retail Outlet Shopping—marking a significant milestone for premium outlet shopping in southern Poland.

Ortaç Özortaç, Partner at Weconsult (left), Florentia Village Istanbul render (right). /// credit: Weconsult

FLORENTIA VILLAGE – TURKEY’S FIRST LUXURY DESIGNER OUTLET DESTINATION

Florentia Village Istanbul is Turkey’s first luxury designer outlet combined with a modern full price retail park creating a unique hybrid retail concept. Located next to Istanbul Airport, the outlet aims to set a new benchmark for retail, leisure and entertainment in the region through its scale, accessibility, attention to detail, service and innovative dual-concept structure.

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RETAIL

STRATEGIES OF RETAILERS

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FOOD & BEVERAGE / LEISURE

LATEST TRENDS

New Food Garden at Main-Taunus-Zentrum in Sulzbach, Germany. /// credit: ECE Marketplaces

Main-Taunus-Zentrum In Germany Opens New Food Garden

The Main-Taunus-Zentrum welcomes another attraction: a new “Food Garden” opened in the shopping center in Sulzbach near Frankfurt am Main, planned and fully let after a construction period of around 15 months.

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PROPTECH

RETAIL TECHNOLOGY

The rebrand to Kinexio is a mark of the transformation that Mallcomm has undergone over the last 12 years. /// credit: Kinexio

Mallcomm Unveils Dynamic Rebrand To Reflect Growth And Product Innovation

Mallcomm, has announced its completed rebrand to Kinexio, including a new name, logo and brand identity. The rebrand is a mark of the transformation that Mallcomm has undergone over the last 12 years, as the business has grown from a leading retail communications tool, to become a global enterprise software solution for commercial property management.

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Data Sharing Begins with the Right Mindset

Data exchange in the shopping center industry is still in its infancy, states David Blumenfeld, Co-founder of NextRivet. While the benefits of data sharing between landlords and tenants are obvious, retailers are not enthusiastic about giving their landlords more insight into their business. For efficient data sharing, an honest and good lease relationship is essential. In this interview, Blumenfeld explains why data sharing is so important, but it requires a change in collaboration. Landlords are in the driving seat when it comes to data sharing. They have to prove the value of the data before demanding anything in return. The value of data is always the driving force.

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DATA SHARING – PUTTING COMMUNITY FRONT AND CENTER

“First, ask why!” That is the most important piece of advice that Mark Bruce, Data & Insights Director at Kinexio — formerly Mallcomm — can give. As data begins to redefine the retail experience, a key question that we must ask ourselves is: “Why should we share data?”. To many the idea of sharing data is clouded with questions around how it will be used, and what the implications will be. However, as businesses shape and implement their data strategies, there is a real opportunity to use data for good, especially in the landlord-tenant relationship and in order to maximize ROI.

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Data Sharing = Data Caring?

In today’s digital age, with AI advancing at an unstoppable pace, consumers are becoming increasingly aware of both the incredible power and the significant risks of sharing their data with businesses. As a global leader in CRM and loyalty solutions, Ben Chesser has seen, firsthand, the profound impact data sharing can have – not only on businesses but on customers as well.

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INVESTMENT

PLANS OF INVESTORS AND OWNERS

Rüdiger Dany, CEO of NEPI Rockcastle (left), Magnolia Park shopping center in Wroclaw, Poland (right). /// credit: NEPI Rockcastle

“GO INTO THE MARKET AND BUY NOW”

Well deserved honor: Rüdiger Dany, CEO of NEPI Rockcastle, received the lifetime achievement award at the prestigious 19th SEE Property Awards. This prize recognizes and celebrates Rüdiger Dany’s incredible 30-year career and his invaluable contribution to the real estate industry. In 2024, he continued to write his personal success story and that of NEPI Rockcastle. Probably no other company performed as well as NEPI in 2024. Reason enough to talk to Rüdiger Dany about the highlights of his company as well as current developments and challenges.

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EVENTS

WHERE THE INDUSTRY MEETS

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