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The retail trade is in a state of massive upheaval. The creative destruction unleashed by online commerce has brought in the next stage of evolution. What does this mean for commercial real estate?

Neinver is currently the only outlet operator offering an omni-channel B2B2C business model.

More and more online retailers are entering the world of bricks-and-mortar retail. According to Kai Hudetz, Managing Director of the IFH Köln, Institute for Retail Research in Cologne, they dream of locations in high-traffic malls.

In November 2008, immediately after the bankruptcy of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers, two Austrian investors, Thomas Seikmann and Manfred Schlager, opened Croatia’s first outlet center: Roses Designer Outlet in Zagreb. After years in a difficult market environment, they have managed to establish the retail property firmly in the market.

Miguel Pereda, Board Member of Lar España, announced new transactions over the upcoming months in an interview with ACROSS. The Spanish company intends to invest more than €1 billion before the end of this year.

Hammerson and its partners in VIA Outlets, APG, Meyer Bergman, and Value Retail, have acquired three further centers for their newly created venture established to take advantage of further growth in the European outlet sector. Purchased from The Carlyle Group, the Freeport Portfolio of outlets includes Alcochete in Portugal, Kungsbacka in Sweden, and Excalibur in the Czech Republic.

A critical evaluation of the centers which have been added to the European market in recent years prompts the following sobering conclusions: Professionalism in design, construction and operation has generally reached a very high level.

Customers are seeking a better-quality and more varied offering, expecting to see both international and local options, argues Joan Rouras, Head of Leasing and Retail at NEINVER. For a long time, a neglected topic, F&B in outlets, is taking on a whole new role. NEINVER has taken many steps to offer its guests innovative F&B in addition to a high-quality retail offering.

Customers are seeking a better-quality and more varied offering, expecting to see both international and local options, argues Joan Rouras, Head of Leasing and Retail at NEINVER. For a long time, a neglected topic, F&B in outlets, is taking on a whole new role. NEINVER has taken many steps to offer its guests innovative F&B in addition to a high-quality retail offering.

NEINVER has obtained Zero Waste certification for 94% of its centers in Europe, making it the first company in the shopping center sector to receive this acclaimed accreditation from the multinational TÜV Rheinland for virtually its whole portfolio across Europe. With this certification, NEINVER cements its position as a leader in sustainability and deepens its commitment to the circular economy.

Inflation will inevitably have a direct effect on people’s spending habits, but NEINVER CEO Daniel Losantos is confident that the combination of NEINVER’s value proposition, experience and flexibility will continue to be a winning retail formula.

The Outlet City in Metzingen in the German state of Baden-Württemberg has added another attraction: the L’Osteria restaurant at the Enzian Höfe. In its role as the general contractor, umdasch The Store Makers led the project through the turbulent period of the pandemic, thereby allowing the restaurateurs to focus on their favorite task – providing hospitality.

Recruitments, promotions and appointments…

Neinver has appointed Anita Singh as the company’s head of marketing. She assumes responsibility for this area of the Group at international level and reports directly to Lucía Sanz, Strategy & Marketing Director of the Group.

A women-lead opening panel featuring 3 international retail real estate leaders: Joanna Fisher (ECE), Cristina Santos (Sonae Sierra) and Anne-Sophie Sancerre (URW).

Recently La Torre Outlet Zaragoza was opened. This venture a joint project of Pikolin Group and GPA, managed by ROS Retail Outlet Shopping. The scheme’s concept of an open-air shopping destination complies with all the current safety measures.