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Anita Stampfl (left), Tatkraft Forum Hanau (right) /// credits:digitalnaturals

Future Idea of presentation: Curated spaces

Many customers find it very pleasant when they see an area with a carefully selected product range where they can discover new products! Like online stores, which already make a pre-selection, department stores take up this idea and expand these specific areas enormously, says Anita Stampfl, Special Projects Managerin at HBB Centermanagement in this Q&A on Curated Spaces.

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The philosophy of daily routines @ House of Rituals, Amsterdam

If you want to give yourself a present as a brand for your 20th anniversary, it has to be something special. This was the approach of the founder of Rituals, Raymond Cloosterman, who gave himself his own house – the House of Rituals, in Kalverstraat, Amsterdam’s most prominent shopping street.

Place of the Week: MERLATA BLOOM LIFESTYLE CENTER – AN INNOVATION CASE STUDY

Nhood is scheduled to open an innovative Shopping Center in fall 2023. Merlata Bloom aims to be a smart and innovative place that combines technology and sustainability, entertainment and services, everyday life, and retail. Retail, gastronomy, and lifestyle are the conceptual components that shape the project.

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SEE: MARKETS WITH POTENTIAL, BUT ONLY FOR REALISTS

Mauro Abruzzese is an Italian retail and shopping center expert who develops projects in Kosovo for OCM International. In this interview, the CEO and Managing Director explains how the individual SEE markets are developing, what makes them different, what the local consumers are like, and what investors should consider before entering the market.

Country Profiles SEE-Markets

Learn about the potential! Country Profiles for Albania, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo and North Macedonia.

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DESPITE ALL OF THE CHALLENGES: THE WESTERN BALKAN REGION IS SHOWING GOOD RESISTANCE

The BALFIN Group is the largest shopping center developer and operator in Albania and North Macedonia and is one of the most important groups in the Western Balkans region. As one of the leading investment groups in Southeastern Europe, the Group’s Vice President of Retail, Julian Mane, spoke with ACROSS about the region’s strengths, weaknesses, and current developments.

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BRINGING NEW BRANDS TO THE REGION

“Through constant innovation, we can remain at the forefront of the industry and maintain our commitment to adding value to our clients’ assets,” said Cristina Santos. The Managing Director of Property Management of Sonae Sierra talked to ACROSS founder Reinhard Winiwarter about the Prishtina Mall management contract.

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THE SUCCESS STORY OF BEO SHOPPING CENTER: INSPIRATIONAL COMMUNITY CONCEPT

BEO Shopping Center is a best practice example of how to create a meaningful identity for a shopping center. What used to be a ruined factory has become a real community center and an award-winning shopping destination. Nemanja Bućinac, Retail Leasing Director MPC Properties, gives a unique overview of BEO Shopping Center.

Setting the table @Tritschler Stuttgart

Anyone strolling through Stuttgart cannot avoid Tritschler, a fundamental institution in the city’s specialist retail landscape. The company offers an almost unrivaled selection of tableware and lifestyle products across 3000 sq m on four floors in the middle of the market square.

Mario Schwann, General Manager Designer Outlet Parndorf / credit: CRM Medientrend Tanja Hofer

Designer Outlet Parndorf: The outlet giant in little Austria turns 25!

Twenty-five years of Designer Outlet Parndorf: It all started with a clear vision. Mario Schwann, General Manager McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Parndorf, talks in his extensive ACROSS interview about the development of the location, decisions about the brand mix, the development as a tourist location, and why the geographical location at the border triangle of Austria, Hungary, and Slovakia always pays off, especially in challenging times.

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Amsterdam The Style Outlets: Growing at pace and with style

Amsterdam The Style Outlet has made it clear that the experience element is a key component in its value proposition. Although shopping remains the primary attraction, creating a space where people can go to meet up and spend time together is a crucial part of the outlet’s growth strategy. Both the increasing number of visitors and rising sales figures at the centre show that its efforts to offer a go-to destination that brings people together and provides a unique shopping experience are proving very popular – the figures speak for themselves.

COMMUNITY SPACES ARE THE NEW ANCHORS

“The net to gross the proportion of tenanted space to the public realm is shifting,” states Ibrahim Ibrahim, Managing Director of Portland Design, in his discussion with Reinhard Winiwarter. Developers and asset owners of commercial spaces have no option but to rethink public spaces. But this changes everything and will require new skills to respond.

G3 shopping resort /// credit: ECE Group

ECE opens new sports world at G3 Shopping Resort Gerasdorf

With the opening of the new sports and outdoor experience world, ECE Marketplaces has successfully completed the comprehensive 12 million Euro project for the further development of the shopping center located at the gates of Vienna.

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Powerful entrance of BIG Shopping centers Ltd. into the Polish Market

BIG game changer has arrived in Andrychów and Lubin.
BIG Andrychow and BIG Lubin are the new names of Galeria Andrychów and Cuprum Park in Lubin and the first BIG retail parks in Poland. Both retail parks have been acquired by BIG Shopping Centers Ltd in 2022 and passed through the complete rebranding process during the last month.

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