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In these times of crisis, we at ACROSS listen very closely to what the industry is doing, feeling, and thinking. We gathered some substantial opinions from industry experts and compiled them in the ACROSS special issue “Covid-19”. This issue is available for download here and also via our new e-paper app.

“Once this pandemic is over, our customers will be hungry for all that they were deprived of during the crisis. Brands and landlords need to be prepared to show that online shopping is just a substitute for the great experience you have while visiting shopping centers.”

“Let’s create and open a virtual Madrid, Paris, Budapest, Vienna, Munich, Milan or Venice for our avatars, virus-free, with the recovered turquoise lagoon, a crowded Piazza San Marco, hundreds of flying doves, etc.”

“Gathering spaces will be even more important than they were beforebecause we can only truly value something, like our freedom to meet, when we’ve had it taken away. And shopping centers and malls are gathering spaces.”

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“The outlet category has always matured during decades of upheaval, and we have routinely stated that ‘outlets are good in good times and great in terrible times.’ 2020 may well test that theory.”

2019 was a real game-changing year for the region’s retail sector with quickly increasing turn overs, new market openings as well as first larger refurbishments. Unfortunately, the current crisis is reshuffling the entire deck.

Standort + Markt recently published a first estimate regarding the anticipated daily loss of revenue of shopping places in Austria due to the corona shutdown. Its results provide solid guidelines for the European retail real estate market in general.

IKEA Austria just delivered 50,000 urgently needed protective masks to doctors and hospitals. 20,000 surgical face masks went to the SALK hospitals in Salzburg, another 30,000 will be put to good use at registered doctors by the Viennese Medical Chamber.

Based on preliminary figures, shopping center investor Deutsche EuroShop closed financial year 2019 with good operating figures that partially met or exceeded forecast. However, the financial implications for the 2020 financial year of the continued spread and unpredictable duration of the corona virus pandemic cannot be quantified at this stage.

Temporary declines in rental income from the retail business should be largely offset on a cash flow basis by the cost savings programme currently in progress. VIVO! and STOP SHOP demonstrate their relative competitive strength in a difficult market environment with a high share of goods for everyday needs and generally low facility costs.