- Retail trade generates around 5% of total value added in the EU economy, making the Eurostat retail volume index a central gauge of household demand. As a Principal European Economic Indicator (PEEI), it plays an important role in monitoring and guiding economic and monetary policy. Measured as an index of deflated turnover, the volume of […]
- Over the last decade, retail trade volume has generally increased across EU Member States, but with substantial differences in magnitude, as data delivered by the statistical office of the European Union, Eurostat shows. Based on the observed trends, 2026 is likely to see continued divergence in national retail performance rather than uniform growth. Looking back, […]
- The Retail Symposium by RegioPlan is Europe’s longest-established event dedicated to retail and retail real estate. For more than 28 years, it has been regarded as one of Europe’s leading think tanks in the sector and Austria’s most important industry gathering, attracting over 350 participants annually. This high-profile symposium provides a unique platform to discuss […]
- For decades, European shopping centers were defined primarily by retail consumption. Today, that model is under pressure. Structural shifts – from e-commerce to changing consumer expectations – have forced landlords and asset managers to rethink the role of physical retail. Increasingly, the answer lies not in selling more products, but in offering more services. Fitness, […]
- Press release MINISO has opened a 1,759 sq ft store on Lower Level High Street, introducing its wide range of lifestyle, homeware, and technology products, alongside the brand’s well-loved character collections. Meanwhile, TK Maxx has extended into the adjacent unit, combining for 19,000 sq ft at Upper Level The Gallery, where it showcases its mix […]
- (ps) Albania’s retail landscape is transforming at a pace rarely seen in Europe. Modern shopping destinations, international brands, rising domestic consumption, and a booming tourism sector are bringing the country into a new era. At the center of this evolution stands ACREM, the commercial property management company of BALFIN Group – and one of the […]
- (ps, dp) Placed to meet you! The placemaking industry and retail industries are rarely static. And right now, they are clearly in motion. Many professionals have recently taken on new roles, responsibilities, and challenges. Moves that rarely are just personal career steps. Because placemaking runs as much on experience as on vision and new responsibilities […]
- Press release Vienna-based company CC Real has opened Kontraloop, a leisure and entertainment flagship spanning approximately 2,000 square meters, at City Center one Split. With this opening, the company marks another important milestone in the strategic expansion of experience-driven retail concepts in Europe. The opening follows a €22 million modernization program that has further developed […]
- Press release The fashion retailer Bershka reopened its doors at ALEXA at Alexanderplatz following extensive refurbishment works, now welcoming customers in a more inviting and spacious new setting. The store has nearly doubled its floor space and now offers even more on-trend fashion and accessories in the young fashion segment across approximately 1,069 square meters […]
- By Liliya Shaykhutdinova For decades, shopping centers were designed to move people horizontally. Upper floors were often treated as a challenge rather than an opportunity. Yet across Asia, some of the most successful malls operate across seven, ten, even thirteen levels, and manage to drive footfall upward with remarkable consistency. During a consulting project, I […]
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