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ONLINE APPAREL BRAND, ARNE, TRIUMPHS AT LIVERPOOL ONE POP-UP

Grosvenor has announced that popular online contemporary clothing and footwear brand, ARNE, hosted its first pop-up this year at Liverpool ONE. The brick-and-mortar activation proved an overwhelming success for both ARNE and Liverpool ONE.

“DEVELOPERS ARE BRAVE PEOPLE BY VIRTUE OF THEIR BUSINESS MODEL”

Steffen Hofmann is a Managing Partner at ambas. Having worked in eight European markets, he has a deep understanding of the mechanisms of international investment markets. On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ACROSS, he discusses the historic evolution of the retail real estate industry from the perspective of the financial market.

Proptech Is by No Means a Hype – 15 Years of Evolution and Adaptation

Few changes have been as noticeable in business and society as the technological developments of the last 15 years. New platforms and digital ecosystems have opened up huge new global opportunities. Within the shopping center industry, a whole new segment has emerged: The Proptech sector. Peter Tonstad, CEO of Placewise, looks back, explains the most important developments, and reveals the biggest challenges facing retail real estate.

What “Future Readiness” Looks Like

For the past 15 years, we have lived in a V.U.C.A. world, one of vulnerability, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. In order to be successful in the future, we need to look at places not through the lens of real estate, but through the lens of content, argues Ibrahim Ibrahim, Managing Director of Portland Design.

Conclusion Euroshop 2023 – International but more emotions needed

EuroShop 2023 has closed its doors for 2023. 1830 exhibitors from 55 nations presented their product innovations to approximately 81,000 trade visitors from 141 countries. Heidemarie Kriz reflects on the five days of the trade fair and concludes that while the fair had international appeal, the exhibitors could have been more emotionally engaging.

EUROSHOP HIGHLIGHTS 2023 PART 3: The Technology of tomorrow

At its conclusion, the 21st edition of the trade fair shows just how much the retail landscape has changed: omnichannel and e-commerce have been significantly expanded. Heidemarie Kriz went in search of the most promising innovations for ACROSS. Read the third part of her fair report.

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“The Future is All About Reinvention”

How would one summarize the last 15 years in retail real estate? Gregory Fonseca, Director of Architecture BDP, expresses it in one word: disruptive. He takes us on an instructive journey through 15 years of retail and retail architecture.

Euroshop Highlights 2023 Part 2: How to shop for the future!

The retail trade of tomorrow will be on show at Euroshop 2023. For ACROSS, Heidemarie Kriz went in search of the most promising innovations. Read the second part of her trade fair report. The focus is on applications from the fields of AI, AR and VR.

EuroShop 2023 Highlights Part 1 – The Future of Retail

For more than 50 years the EuroShop has been a global innovation and information platform and is one of the most important industry events for the world of international retail. Over 1,750 exhibitors coming from 55 countries will be present at the 21st edition of the trade show. Especially throughout these difficult times, the industry is on the lookout for contacts, opportunities and perspectives. Heidemarie Kriz took a look around Düsseldorf for ACROSS.

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THE O2 HAILS SUCCESSFUL JANUARY AND HALF-TERM TRADE

The O2’s Entertainment District and shopping outlet, Icon Outlet have experienced a good trading period throughout the January and February half term, which follows a successful 2022 performance.

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UNIBAIL-RODAMCO-WESTFIELD CONCLUDES 732 LEASE CONTRACTS IN 2022

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield currently operates 23 centers in the Germany and Austria region: 21 in Germany, eight of them in the Group’s own portfolio, and two in Austria. A total of 732 leases were concluded for these 23 centers last year. In addition, the mixed-use project Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier, which is being developed by URW in Hamburg’s HafenCity until spring 2024, also experienced a lot of activity in 2022. The pre-letting rate for the retail, dining, and leisure sectors is now 73 percent.

“A Stage for Future-oriented Topics and Their Actors”

When he founded ACROSS in 2008, Reinhard Winiwarter said, “I love retail.” That same phrase now serves as his motivation in 2023. In his personal review of the past 15 years, the founder of, editor of, and provider of ideas for ACROSS emphasizes how important it is to orient oneself towards forward-looking topics in the dynamic retail real estate world. However, the key factor that determines one’s own success and that of the industry is passion for the industry.

MIPIM 2023: Best Mixed-Use Projects

Developers have increasingly turned their attention to mixed-use retail developments for their new construction projects and the redevelopment of urban areas. In the post-pandemic era, consumers are looking for diverse work, leisure, and shopping places. Mixed-use, therefore, is not a trend – it is the future of real estate. The following projects are the finalists in the mixed-use category of the MIPIM Awards.

Shopping centers should adopt the successful concepts of their outlet colleagues?

“Could this be the right time for the shopping center industry to pull itself together and adopt the successful concepts of its outlet colleagues? – This question was raised at the end of the first Retail Talk in 2023. On February 15, 2023, a top-class panel discussed “Outlets – A Winning Retail Format.”

Home of the Ecological Lifestyle @ Room with a View Salzburg

Over the past few decades, the fashion industry has been characterized by its rapid pace and constant repetition. It was clear to everyone that such a situation would prove unsustainable in the long term. Now, fortunately, awareness has changed in the sense that we are more questions and are more conscious of the things that we buy. Our goal is to live as sustainably as possible in order to achieve balance.

“We Could Save the World”

When it comes to shaping the future in a positive way, it is impossible to overstate the influence retailers can have. Retail and shopping centers should become much stronger communicators of a positive consumer vision, especially with regard to sustainability, says Andreas Steinle, CEO and founder of Zukunftsinstitut Workshop. The crisis year of 2023 must be a year in which retailers recapitulate their understanding of their role.

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KAUFLAND IS LAUNCHING ITS MARKETPLACE IN SLOVAKIA ON FEBRUARY 15

The Kaufland Marketplace will go live in Slovakia on February 15. Under the domain Kaufland.sk, online sellers will then have another sales channel than Germany available to them. The Kaufland Marketplace will also be launched in the Czech Republic in a few months. The marketplaces will be managed via the all-in-one solution Kaufland Global Marketplace.

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