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Great projects in CEE

Last year, Multi Corporation opened its first shopping centers in Slovakia and Ukraine. European Leasing Director Mark Siezen explained what further projects are pending in an interview with ACROSS.

“We are creating meeting places”

Gerard Groener, the new Managing Director of IKEA Centres, explains its future strategy and tells why the company is selling up to 25 retail parks in Europe.

Redefining big retail destinations

Digital technology, compelling customer experiences and the right leisure and dining opportunities lie at the heart of intu’s strategy to create the best and most relevant shopping destinations for retailers and consumers.

More Quality from a Single Source

The German facility services specialist Wisag is treading an innovative path in the shopping center segment and has been rewarded with a significant increase in new customers. It is therefore now looking to other European countries.

Launch of MegaGrinn

The first phase of the 230,000-sq-m mixed-use project in Kursk, Russia, opened on March 1. Phase two follows in September.

London ahead of Paris and Munich

According to Redevco, these are the top three most attractive European retail destinations. It is notable that soft factors continue to drive city performance.

“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.

More than just a shopping center

The current largest shopping center development project in Switzerland is the Mall of Switzerland in Ebikon, near Lucerne. ACROSS wanted to ask Marcel Stoffel, Managing Director of the Swiss Council of Shopping Centers (SCSC), how he views the project and what he sees as the future prospects for the Swiss shopping center industry.

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.

A New Era of Customer Service

In the year 2016, robots are, for now, an unusual sight in shopping centers. The helpful androids bring customers special moments and thus enhance the malls’ quality of stay.

Irish Expansion

Liffey Valley shopping center in Dublin is growing by 22,000 sq m of net space, 1,800 parking spaces, major civic plaza, and 2,500-seat Olympic-sized indoor ice arena.

The real value of food

I have been watching with interest the change in fortunes of the large supermarkets, both in the UK and across Europe. Consumers have demanded “more and different” from their regular retailers and the discounters have stepped up and delivered it.

The New Language of Leasing

The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time. Around the world, there is a sense of starting again, having a clean slate on both a personal and professional level, and, of course, looking forward to the next 12 months.

Inside Bratislava

Stable returns and consistently good economic forecasts currently make the Slovakian capital particularly attractive. Developers remain reticent when it comes to creating new space, however.

8 TRENDS YOU SHOULD FOLLOW

Conversion of shopping centers into communities, new blended rental models, and other topics the top players in the European shopping center industry have placed on their agendas for 2016.

Openings 2016

The European market for retail real estate remains dynamic. The coming year will again see many malls, department stores, and retail parks open their doors. ACROSS showcases a few select projects.

PRIDE OF PLACE: THE FUTURE OF OUTLETS IN GERMANY

Once again, Germany has come out on top as the country where brands are most eager to find outlet space, according to a report released at Mapic by ecostra. Its annual survey of mainly fashion brand manufacturers put Germany as their No. 1 destination, with 59% of all responses.

How Cinemas Can Overcome the “Sofa Trap”

The media are currently full of reports on VoD, (“video on demand”) services. These reports hardly distinguish between pay-per-view and subscription services or between these and the streaming of live events. Nevertheless, this trend, combined with the ever-improving quality of normal smart TV devices – never mind that of integrated home entertainment systems – would seem to suggest that cinema is in grave danger.

Starting Shot for a Mall in Lviv

Multi has developed Forum Lviv in the eponymous western Ukrainian city under exceptionally difficult circumstances. It is 95% let.