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Investors Increasingly Focusing on Retail Parks

Investment in German retail properties is declining. The transaction volume is increasing significantly only in retail parks. Retail parks currently offer good investment opportunities in the UK as well.

“Poland is our main focus”

In an interview with ACROSS, Árpád Török, CEO of TriGranit, explains the company’s focus since its acquisition by TPG Real Estate.

Focus on the Swiss Shopping Center Market

There are currently 189 shopping centers in Switzerland with sales area greater than 5,000 sq m. This includes five largest railway stations and airport shopping in Zurich/Kloten. Last year, there were just 182 centers.

“Viewed globally, we’re focusing on Asia”

According to Tanja Nedwig, Marketing & Communications Director of Cross Jeans, the denim market is benefitting from the current oversupply. It makes the market interesting, since differences can and must be underscored. In an interview with ACROSS, she explains that the company also plans to expand into Scandinavia, the UK, and Asia.

ATRIUM COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF FOCUS MALL

Atrium European Real Estate Limited, a leading owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers and retail real estate in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced that, further to its announcement on October 6, 2014, it has completed the acquisition of Focus Mall in Bydgoszcz, Poland, from Aviva Investors for €122 million.

FOCUS ON THE BRAND – AN ADVANTAGE ON SEVERAL LEVELS

New projects always involve necessary preparations: We investigate which cities might make sense for us and our customers, look at purchasing power, traffic, development, and infrastructure plans for each region, etc., and define the most appropriate place for a potential retail or logistics property on the basis of the parameters analyzed.

SMA, SHUTTERSTOCK

FOCUS ON 2015

What the retail real estate industry can expect.

Trade in Europe | ©Pixabay

Retail Trade Review and Outlook 2026: EU, CEE and Non-EU Member States

Retail in Europe is anything but straightforward. Highly saturated Western markets coexist with faster-growing economies in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, each following its own trajectory. Eurostat data reveal sharply diverging retail trade volume trends, suggesting significantly different growth paths across regions in 2026.

TEG Shopping Center Albania | © ACREM

ACREM: A Strategic Force Shaping the Future of Retail in Albania’s and North Macedonia’s Rapidly Growing Economy

Albania’s retail market is evolving at unprecedented speed. As CEO of ACREM, Mariola Kuçi heads one of BALFIN Group’s key companies, operating in Albania and North Macedonia and driving the modernization of commercial real estate and retail standards. Under her leadership, ACREM has established itself as Albania’s leading commercial property management company, while also contributing expertise for BALFIN Group’s other assets such as East Gate Mall in North Macedonia, among the region’s landmark retail destinations.

ALEXA at Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany /// © Sonae Sierra

Major Bershka reopening in ALEXA, Berlin

On the 11th of December, Bershka celebrated a major reopening in Berlin’s well-known retail destination owned by Union investment and managed by Sonae Sierra – ALEXA.

Facade of Gropius Passagen in Berlin, Germany /// © Gropius Passagen

Gropius Passagen concludes successful 2025

With a stable footfall, successful leasing activity and consistent developments, Berlin’s Gropius Passagen concludes a truly successful year this December – with plans already in motion to achieve strategic goals in 2026.

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ECE to expand Management Board

ECE Marketplaces is reshaping its executive leadership: Effective 1 January 2026, Jan Lorenz will join the management board of the shopping center operator. In addition, Robert Heinemann will transfer from ECE Group Services to ECE Marketplaces in his role as Managing Director.

Portrait of Kathleen Verelst /// © URW

URW celebrates appointment of Kathleen Verelst as CIO

During its meeting on December 3, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s Supervisory Board appointed Kathleen Verelst as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and a member of the URW Management Board – recommended by the Group’s Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee (“GNRC”). The new appointment comes into effect on January 1, 2026.

ACROSS Retail Talks /// Wrapping Up 2025 – Predicting & Shaping 2026

The final ACROSS Retail Talks of 2025 brought together four senior industry leaders – Avi Alkaş (Alkaş & HAN Spaces), Cristina Santos (Sonae Sierra), Marek Noetzel (NEPI Rockcastle), and Thomas Reichenauer (ROS Retail Outlet Shopping / FREY Group) – moderated by Klaus Striebich and Reinhard Winiwarter. The panel looked back at the year 2025 and ahead towards 2026 – a year which will be shaped by customer-centric strategies powered by data, AI, and operational agility.

Entrance of Arkáda Prostějov, Czech Republic /// © Blue Assets

Blue Assets takes over the Property Management of Retail Parks in the Czech Republic

Blue Assets, the property manager of the largest commercial premises portfolio in the Czech Republic, has been expanding its operations. From January 2026, it will provide complex property management services for seven retail parks belonging to Fidurock. Blue Assets took over management of the Arkáda Prostějov on 28th November 2025.