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TREC Real Estate Consulting GmbH was founded in 2014 in Düsseldorf. The company focuses on investment management and commercial property-management for retail properties. What the four shareholders have in common is their professional position, their wealth of expertise as well as their joy in doing their job.

Marcus Wild, CEO of Austria’s SES Spar European Shopping Centers, tells ACROSS about the company’s 10-year anniversary and why malls have long needed to be more than mere shopping destinations.

It’s cooler here than in the square and the square has been left quiet by August, as the beach has become the destination. I confess, it’s the shade that brought me in.

For Marcel Kokkeel, CEO of Citycon, the future lies in the “perfect match” between commerce and communities.

Sustainability has earned an important role in the retail property sector in recent years and sustainability goals are now a pillar of outlet centers’ strategies.

Transformation from being the owner of standing assets to pure developer, considerable acceleration of development and leasing activity, high growth in apartment sales and focus on delivering return to the shareholders – these are Echo Investment’s 2016 highlights.

According to Colliers International’s “Poland Market Insights—Annual Report 2017,” only about 400,000 sq m of new retail space was created in 2016. This is one third less than in 2015. Around 400,000 sq m are expected for this year as well.

What customers have long demanded of malls is now being demanded of designer outlets. They must offer customers more than shopping, says Henrik Madsen, Managing Director Northern Europe at McArthurGlen, in an interview with ACROSS.

With more than 17 million visitors per year and 17 years after opening, Val d’Europe is once again at the forefront of retail innovation with an expansion bringing (opening April 12) its total sales area to more than 105,000 sq.m. The extension features 30 new brands and an even more tailor-made customer path.

Poland has been a free market economy for nearly 30 years and in that time, the retail landscape has been completely transformed. This is perhaps most apparent when it comes to the way we shop.

In an interview with ACROSS, Sebastian Baumann, Head of Department ECE Future Labs, speaks about the “Digital Mall” project and how shopping center operators can gain from new technologies.

So, here we are at the pre-Mapic breakfast. There’s the chat, the stronger-than normal-coffee, and most have ordered an omelet with the inevitable comparison between French and Spanish recipes. But there’s technology on the table and the conversation turns to client appointments and strategy. Then: A last-minute panic fumbling with ID badges and we are inside Mapic.