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IKEA Centres has opened its second outlet center, the Designer Outlet Croatia. Project Manager Branko Mihajlov explains what criteria were – and will continue to be – applied when choosing locations.

The southern European country, which is still recovering from the latest economic crises, is not exactly known for its full pipeline. However, Sonae Sierra and Bluehouse Capital recently announced the “Fashion City Outlet” in Larissa.

Marcus Mack, from TH Real Estate, believes that the country’s retail market is more active than ever before. As a result, he and his team have recently set up a new Germany-focused retail vehicle. With a target portfolio size of €400 million, it has a proposed term of 10 years, with a two-year renewal option.

Cushman & Wakefield recently published the “Turkey – Retail Market Snapshot – First Quarter 2018”. The acceleration in the country‘s investment market signals that further consolidation in the shopping center market can be expected.

The “Freeport Outlets” have become “Affinity Outlets”, “Puerto Venecia” is now called “intu Puerto Venecia”. These are just two current examples that show that retail properties are regularly rebranding themselves.

FRANCE: The new Prado opened in Marseille –
UNITED KINGDOM: Axiom shopping and entertainment development in West Yorkshire –
BELGIUM: Les Bastions in Tournai opened its doors to the public. –
GERMANY: Hansa Center –
POLAND: Janki –
AUSTRIA: Murpark –
SERBIA: Stop Shop Požarevac and Vršac –
UKRAINE Rive Gauche.

INVESTER United Benefits is one of the most active players on the Austrian real estate market. ACROSS spoke to INVESTER co-founder Franz Alexander Kollitsch and Thomas Seikmann, managing director of the company’s own center management company Ekazent, about the company’s retail activities.

The Serbian capital tends to be viewed as more of an insider tip than a universally acknowledged hotspot, among expansion-minded European retailers. This is partly due to the city’s challenging retail conditions.

According to the current “Shopping Centre Market Report Switzerland 2018”, the country’s malls have an average age of 30. A number of refurbishments are pending. But that alone will not be sufficient for future market success.

In these uncertain times, it is no surprise that consumers are being more savvy with their money. Nowhere is this better evinced than in the growing popularity of outlet retail, which is now more attractive than ever to the UK’s bargain hunting consumers.

The way malls co-exist with their immediate surroundings is currently undergoing a fundamental structural change–on a multitude of levels.