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In the face of considerable changes in the retail market and changing consumer purchasing patterns, ECE had to think beyond traditional retail practices. Katrin von Soosten is chasing and finding innovative ideas and non-traditional concepts.

In every article that I read, in every discussion that I have, and in every forum that I attend, everyone continuously repeats that the times of those traditional concrete boxes full of standardized shops are over.

It’s cooler here than in the square and the square has been left quiet by August, as the beach has become the destination. I confess, it’s the shade that brought me in.

Innovation is a “buzzword”—and buzzes around theleisureway’s studio like a bee in a car.

intu has opened the new leisure destination at the heart of Derby city centre, introducing two new brands to the east midlands region for the first time.

I’m with my theleisureway colleagues, Pablo and Carlos, in a place in the old center of Zaragoza. It’s a tapas bar, I confess, but I might justify it by saying that it would tick a lot of boxes as one of Ray Oldenburg’s “Great Good Places.”

We know that as consumer habits in the UK and beyond evolve, our customers no longer see leisure, shopping and dining as completely distinct activities. And they’ll also not think twice about switching back and forth between online and offline channels to explore, share ideas or buy.

In an interview with ACROSS, Gastón Gaitán, Manager and Director of theleisureway, explains why leisure is a branding instrument—the identity of the whole shopping center is at stake.

Meeting point, family experience, lifestyle center, wow, more than shopping, dynamism, part of the community. Words, words, words… Believe it or not, all of them talk about leisure, but need to be organized and planned accordingly. How? Let’s discover together.

theleisureway is a Spanish company dedicated to the creation of leisure experiences that are unique, innovative, tailor-made for shopping centers, and have the sole mission of satisfying customers to make sure they come back.

Outlet specialist Rioja Estates and developer Willmott Dixon have unveiled an ambitious masterplan for the regeneration and development of the North Quay area of Great Yarmouth, England.

Glasgow’s leading retail and leisure destination, Silverburn has landed a top award at this year’s REVO’s, the UK’s leading awards dedicated to recognising and celebrating talent within the retail, leisure and placemaking property sector.

The final ACROSS Retail Talk of 2025 indicates that retail enters 2026 with sharper priorities and clearer opportunities. How resilience, recalibration, and disciplined investment are setting the tone for the year ahead.

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.

In one of Europe’s rainiest cities, Copenhagen-based BIOSIS has completed Lagunen II, a climate-adaptive, community-oriented extension that reimagines Norway’s largest shopping centre as a warm, light-filled public space shaped by Bergen’s rain-shaped coastal climate.

Cenomi Centers, the leading owner, operator and developer of contemporary lifestyle and retail destinations in Saudi Arabia, today announced the official rebranding of its Nakheel Dammam Mall to Westfield Dammam – strengthening the centre’s position as a leading retail and leisure destination in the Kingdom, home to 292 stores and over 58,000 square meters of gross leasable area.

BWP Group (“BWP”), leading destination marketing and brand agency, is delighted to announce its appointment on the largest retail destination in Berlin, Gropius Passagen. BWP has been selected to deliver the full-service marketing remit by asset manager Pradera.