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GENERAL RULES DO NOT APPLY ANY LONGER TO THE RETAIL REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY

Shopping centers with high vacancy rates vs. booming outlets – so why not combine shopping centers and outlets? Haslinger Retail Real Estate Consulting is doing just that in St. Augustin, Germany: Huma World is a hybrid center with an outlet on the upper floor and a classic shopping center offering on the lower floors. In short, it is a weatherproof outlet with many restaurants and extended services. Michael Haslinger explains the advantages for brands, owners, and customers and why hybrid centers are not cure-all for the struggling shopping center sector.

The Inconvenient Truth of Customer Satisfaction and Memorable Experiences in Retail Spaces

It is a complex task to ensure project profitability. There is a struggle between doing what is right and what is reasonable. “However, in an ever-growing and competitive landscape, it is crucial to establish distinguishing factors that are recognizable and to embrace them wholeheartedly,” states Will Odwarka, Founder and CEO of Dubai-based firm Heartatwork Hospitality Consulting.

ACROSS Outlook 2024 (left), Gregory Fonseca (right) /// credit: ACROSS, BDP

OUTLOOK 2024: “THE ONLY RETAIL THAT IS DYING IS BORING RETAIL”

“In the current retail environment, it is the customers’ expectation for personalisation, speed, and lower costs that is driving industry innovation,” states Gregory Fonseca, Director of Architecture at BDP and member of the ACROSS Advisory Board in the latest “Industry Outlook 2024”.

Will’s F&B Insights: The Inconvenient Truth of Customer Satisfaction and Memorable Experiences in Retail Spaces

It is a complex task to ensure project profitability. There is a struggle between doing what is right and what is reasonable. As an expert in the world F&B development Will Odwarka, founder and CEO of Dubai-based firm Heartatwork Hospitality Consulting, states in his newest column: “However, in an ever-growing and competitive landscape, it is crucial to establish distinguishing factors that are recognizable and embrace them wholeheartedly.”

With their baumhouse projects, Dietmar Reindl (right) and Alexander Rössler (left) want to combine retail locations and housing sustainably and affordably. /// credit: baumhouse, ivanashoots

baumhouse: The mission is to combine retail locations with affordable and quality living space

With their baumhouse projects, Dietmar Reindl and Alexander Rössler want to combine retail locations and housing sustainably and affordably. They define affordable with rents 20% below the market level. They are planning high-quality, sustainably designed residential complexes above retail buildings. Furthermore, they explain to ACROSS what their motivation is, what social change they would like to help shape, and, above all, where the added value for investors lies.

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HOW OPERATORS AND RETAILERS STAY ON TOP OF CHANGES IN THEIR COMMUNITY

“Shopping centers shape the city’s identity and, at best, pay dividends for the municipality’s image,“ states Uwe Seidel. The Managing Partner at Dr. Lademann & Partners on the role of shopping centers for society and what tools are essential to monitoring these changes within the respective community.

25th Retail Symposium ///credit: Heidemarie Kriz

25th Retail Symposium by RegioPlan: “Follow the Beat!”

On May 10, 2023, the Austrian retail and retail real estate industry came together at the 25th RegioPlan Retail Symposium. The event highlighted current and expected market conditions, trends and investments and offered a valuable platform for industry experts to connect.

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FM SERVICE PROVIDER FOR RETAIL REAL ESTATE: FUTURE PARTNER FOR RETAIL

The property expert WISAG Facility Service offers specialized solutions and service packages for different market sectors. This also applies to retail real estate. WISAG deals with all the fundamental questions of the retail sector, far beyond the company’s core business. Joaquin Jimenez Zabala, who is responsible for WISAG’s business activities in the retail real estate sector, explains this and more to us.

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Collaboration is Key to Rebuilding the Retail Ecosystem

Societies have changed, retail has changed, and so must architecture and the real estate industry. “Le 31” has become a model for Redevco’s vision on how to redefine retail and create a connected community of stores, partners, and visitors.

“Leave More Equity for Retailers!”

In the retail sector, the dividing line between winners and losers is particularly sharp as a result of the pandemic. Correspondingly, a substantial number of retailers in Europe will suffer from “Financial Long COVID” for years to come if politicians do not react, says Dr. Stephan Mayer-Heinisch, who spoke with ACROSS about COVID-19 from a strategic point of view.

ACROSS Retail Talks online, on the topic “Outlook 2021”

The ACROSS Advisory Board has its say. On February 25, the ACROSS Retail Talk on “Outlook 2021” took place. 16 members of the ACROSS Advisory Board discussed the expectations and perspectives of the placemaking industry in an exciting year. A large, prominent expert audience followed the online event.

Time Retail Partners appoints Peter Wrigley to lead new professional services team

Time Retail Partners (TRP), the boutique retail property consultancy, has appointed Peter Wrigley, founder of 360Retail and a former senior director in CBRE’s lease consultancy business, as a consultant to head its new professional services specialism. Peter will work with Time’s established landlord and agency teams.

Shaping the Future of Retail

ACROSS interviews Constantin Wiesmann, Director of Leasing, and Anna Laura Riemann, Senior Leasing Manager, responsible for Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier, of Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) in Germany. They talk about current challenges in retail, omnichannel models, the future of the industry, and the Group’s key project, Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier.

Post-pandemic Retail

The new, close relationship with customers. These are the strategies that retailers and operators apply to prepare for life after the crisis.

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THE LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE WE SHOULD STRIVE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
Originally developed solely to meet the daily needs of consumers, shopping centers quickly became an asset class. The model worked very well for a long time, but as consumer behavior has changed, so have the requirements of tenants, operators and investors. The obvious task to satisfy customers, business partners and stakeholders is: Get your customers to return to your locations. Clear differentiation and positioning as well as a clear focus on people are crucial.
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