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A merry wave of new openings

GranRoma in Italy, StadtGalerie Velbert in Germany, Galeria Mlociny Poland, and Ada Mall in Serbia: Various retail properties across Europe opened within just a few days.

Colosseum Mall Signs New Tenants

Colosseum Centre, located in the north-western part of Bucharest, district 1, has attracted new fashion, leisure and food court tenants, as part of the extension plan of the commercial centre. As the construction work progresses, many tenants are interested to join Colosseum Mall. This trend is sustained by the strong performance of the existing Colosseum Centre which has given brands a great opportunity to develop their businesses in district 1, Bucharest.

Edinburgh St James welcomes Zara

Edinburgh St James welcomes Zara

Recently Edinburgh St James has signed four brands from global retail group Inditex, including fashion powerhouse Zara, to form part of the retail offering at the 158,000 m sq m mixed-use development at the heart of the Scottish capital.

Getting closer to the customers

The paradigm shift in the retail and retail real estate industry were the key issues at this year’s ICSC European Conference in Barcelona. The industry’s big players adapt their business models to bind current and future customers even closer to stationary retail. Ingka Centres, formerly IKEA Centres, emphasizes new “meeting place” concepts in the hearts of cities as well as increased manpower.

Solid presentation

Ken Hughes presented the industry meeting in the Catalan capital and captivated the auditorium with his keynote speech about Generation Z.

Handling Digitization a Must

The parameters for successful shopping center marketing are changing, reports Guido Beddig, Managing Partner at Kintyre Investments, in an interview with ACROSS. The marketing team must be familiar with the new media.

KGAL IMMOSUBSTANZ ACQUIRES FIRST PROPERTIES

Seed portfolio in the Stuttgart suburbs – KGAL Group’s first open-ended mutual real estate fund, KGAL immoSUBSTANZ, has started with the acquisition of two properties in the fashion outlet city of Metzingen, and in Wannweil (a district of Reutlingen).

Equilis Europe is continuing with its expansion in Europe

Equilis Europe: 7 countries (Belgium, France, Spain/Portugal, The Netherlands, Poland, The GD of Luxembourg) – 1 headquarter. Retail development: 300,000 sq m built (retail+others) and 174,000 sq m under development/construction.

Peter Korbačka in a Purchasing State of Mind

Last year, City Aréna in Trnava, Slovakia, became the property of real estate developer Peter Korbačka. He and Sonae Sierra have recently signed a joint venture agreement to acquire three shopping centers in Spain for a total of EUR 485 million.

STEP AWAY FROM THE DESK: WHY ATTENDING A CONFERENCE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER

In a time-poor working week, we may find ourselves wondering how we can justify the expense and time away from the office that inevitably come with attending industry events. ICSC Europe Managing Director, Bill Kistler, interviews leading consumer behaviouralist, Ken Hughes, to ask “Are conferences really worth it?”

ADVOCACY IN THE EU – WHY IT MATTERS

An important judgement clarifying European rules on retail establishment; a very strict EU data protection regime; a binding number of charging points for e-vehicles for buildings with more than 10 parking spaces. These are a few examples of important, new rules for the retail property industry adopted by the EU in recent years — and together, they’re a good example of why European policymaking is increasingly important for our sector.

The good old days

The department store is in crisis. European department store chains close one store after the other. If the format wants to survive it needs to reinvent itself completely.

Projects & Openings Europe

Birmingham City Council has recently announced Lendlease as its development partner to deliver the transformation of the 17-hectare Birmingham Smithfield site.

KGAL BUYS WESTFALEN SHOPPING CENTRE

Strong performance due to good location and high retail centrality – Independent investment and asset manager KGAL is further expanding its portfolio of special real estate AIF, with a high-footfall and established specialist retail centre. The Westfalen Einkaufszentrum (WEZ) is located in the north of Dortmund city centre in Germany.

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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