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A new breed of outlet shopping malls is emerging. Outlets that no longer sit on the periphery of city life but exist at the heart of an urban development complementing retail parks, shopping centers, and high streets alike. For example the London Designer Outlet.

Southern France will soon have a new shopping destination. Viaduc Village, developed by Etche France Group, will welcome customers from the beginning of 2016.

According to Barbara Topolska, COO of Neinver, the company does not just build open-air centers. Instead, it develops “villages” that draw upon the tradition, history, and architecture of the place in which they are built.

The next Christmasworld takes place from January 30 to February 3, 2015. Eva Olbrich, Director of Christmasworld, reveals what visitors can expect.

The Italian company Cogest Retail manages Tower Center Rijeka in Croatia. In an interview with ACROSS, CEO Carmen Chieregato talks about the daily business and tells us about the upcoming refurbishment.

As the year 2014 draws to a close, we have seen an unprecedented number of new foodservice locations opening in existing shopping centers. Some of these have taken existing spaces already used for food and beverage and refurbished it significantly, while other projects have taken released retail space and converted its use to foodservice to improve the guest experience.

The Austrian company Immofinanz Group has completed another retail project in Poland: the Tarasy Zamkowe mall opened in Lublin on March 4, 2015. Its lettable area of 38,000 sq m gives it room for shopping, entertainment, recreation, and leisure activities with a balanced tenant and range mix. The investment amounted to approximately €115 million.

Redevco recently celebrated the completed restoration of the Antwerp Inno building. The monumental department store was built in 1901 and has now been restored to its former glory.

Markthal in Rotterdam received the 2015 award for the Best Shopping Center at this year’s MIPIM. The developer, Provast, is rightly overjoyed.

Karl Reinitzhuber, head of the mfi management für immobilien AG in Germany, explains in an interview with ACROSS what has changed since France’s Unibail-Rodamco purchased a majority stake in mfi and accelerated the expansion of the shopping center portfolio.

Retail warehousing in Europe has evolved rapidly as a trading format over the last 30+ years and now accounts for a significant share of both retail floor space and sales volumes. Although retail warehouses were initially developed to service the needs of “bulky goods” retailers, the attraction to shoppers of easy access and convenient free parking soon registered with other retailer groups. Increasingly, fashion, footwear, sports, and household goods retailers have committed to out-of-town formats where planning conditions permit.

Despite an upturn in the UK shopping center market, few UK towns still warrant retail investment and landlords are looking to refurbishment to drive value. With core retailers still focused on larger hubs, secondtier assets need to ensure they are not left behind.

Clad in light, a shopping center’s architecture can become the talk of the town! It is a well-known fact that light always attracts crowds. What’s more, when used theatrically, its power of seduction increases significantly. These are the findings of the experts from the Luci Association after studying the economic and cultural benefits of light-based festivals. At a time when shopping centers are upping their game to compete with online sales, the use of new technology, such as interactive platforms, the internet, and smartphones can attract crowds.

More and more consumers are shopping with smartphones and tablets. Shopping center operators are trying to capitalize on this trend towards mobile commerce in myriad ways.

What the retail real estate industry can expect.

More exquisite, spectacular, and sophisticated: the projects presented by the top players at MAPIC.