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Europe’s food retailers are being put to the test by the eco- nomic consequences of the natural disaster Covid-19. This is a very special kind of weather situation. While non-food retailers and the food service industry are in sheer despair in the face of the calm caused by government-imposed lockdowns, the “system-relevant” food retail sector has been confronted with a veritable storm tide since the sec- ond quarter of 2020.

AmRest Holdings SE announced a planned leadership succession which will be completed in July 2021. Luis Comas, who has been leading the La Tagliatella brand at AmRest, will be promoted as the new CEO with an effect on July 1st, 2021. Mr. Comas will succeed Mark Chandler, current Chief Executive Officer, who has decided to retire in June 2021 after serving 13 years in the company.

The longest and fastest zip wire in England, Skywire, is to open on May 14 at Bluewater, one of Europe’s leading retail and leisure destinations. Landsec is redefining the Bluewater experience and Skywire is the first of nine unique attractions that will comprise Hangloose Adventure, a brand new large-scale leisure offer at Bluewater.

The European Council of Shopping Places (ECSP), the association which provides a dedicated voice for the European retail property sector, has released its position paper responding to the financial impact of Covid-19 on the retail property sector. The uncertainty of repeated lockdowns, the inconsistent approach of different governments, and the overly onerous focus on retail property owners to support an industry in crisis is not sustainable.

Rue de Béthune, in the city centre of Lille, France, is vibrating and coming to life as the town is finally set to reveal ‘Le 31’, the new venue long awaited by the people of Lille. ‘Le 31’ is ready to welcome its first visitors and introduce them to its range of shopping experiences and activities brought by strong, innovative concepts.

SES kicks off the spring season with a strong and expansive start. Attractive retail locations are not only appealing to customers – they also draw in expanding retailers in search of the best locations. Once again, SES aims to demonstrate the validity of such a concept via its 2021 store offensive.

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Most experts in the European placemaking industry have adopted a consciously positive stance with regard to the recently commenced business year.

The ACROSS Advisory Board has its say. On February 25, the ACROSS Retail Talk on “Outlook 2021” took place. 16 members of the ACROSS Advisory Board discussed the expectations and perspectives of the placemaking industry in an exciting year. A large, prominent expert audience followed the online event.

Multi recently published its Pan European Customer Monitor + Covid-19 Survey. For Head of Research Mariam Hussain, the most positively surprising result was that 70% of visitors surveyed indicated that shopping centers are valuable places to spend time in and will continue to be especially once the pandemic is over.

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Retail parks have been the best performing and most resilient retail format in Belgium prior to and throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in a slight compression in yields by 25bps since the beginning of the year according to new research by CBRE commissioned by Mitiska REIM.

The last 12 months has seen the most catastrophic impact on the F&B sector across the globe. First into lockdown and almost certainly one of the last sectors to re-emerge from the crisis, there’s not a lot more that can be said on the devastation to businesses, employees, and guests that hasn’t already been published. But what of the future? What will the post-pandemic foodservice landscape look like?